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Belgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPope Francis on Thursday defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he...
A Belgian bishop says the Vatican has for years snubbed pleas to defrock a pedophile ex-colleague
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA prominent Belgian bishop on Wednesday criticized the Vatican for failing to defrock a former...
Belgian former bishop who sexually abused nephews removed from priesthood, years after confessing
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Vatican said Thursday that Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, 87, had been “dismissed from the clerical...
Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively...
In Europe's empty churches, prayer and confessions make way for drinking and dancing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of...
Belgian bishop declines cardinal honor over abuse record
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of Pope Francis’ proposed new cardinals, the retired bishop of Ghent, Belgium, has bowed out of accepting the honor over his insufficient response to cases of clergy sexual abuse, the Belgian ...
New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe new president of the Italian Conference of Bishops on Friday said he would launch an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy,...
Italy church says 600 sex abuse cases sent to Vatican
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoItaly’s Catholic bishops provided their first accounting of clergy sexual abuse and revealed...
List of new cardinals named by Pope Francis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Here is a list of the 21 men Pope Francis will install as Roman Catholic cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory on Aug....
German bishops press for same-sex union blessings | Terry Mattingly
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus proclaimed, "Judge not, lest you be judged." Early in his papacy, Pope Francis told journalists: "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good ...
