Richard Williamson, Renegade Priest and Holocaust Denier, Dies at 84
Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died ...
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Death of Richard Williamson: What does the Society of Saint Pius X represent now?
Richard Williamson was one of the four bishops consecrated in 1988 without a papal mandate by the former Archbishop of Dakar, Marcel Lefebvre, who opposed the Second Vatican Council. After ...
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Archbishop Anastasios, visionary leader who revived Albania's Orthodox Church, dies at 95
Archbishop Anastasios guided the Albanian Orthodox Church for nearly 33 years. The Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania passed away January 25 at the age of 95 in Athens, Greece, where he had been ...
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Who are the 21 new cardinals chosen by Pope Francis?
Archbishop Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers Nothing ... French theologian Henri de Lubac in dialogue with philosopher Gabriel Marcel. A canon of the royal church of Saint-Laurent in Turin since 2010 ...
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Will homosexuals be able to become priests more easily in Italy?
The Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) published a series of norms regarding the formation of future priests, January 10. The possible homosexuality of candidates for the priesthood is addressed ...
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Mexico's women lead painful fight to find missing loved ones
A student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico holds up a banner with the faces of the 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa. (Photo from Flickr by Montecruz Foto / CC BY-SA 3.0) It was a ...
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DR Congo: Goma bishop outraged after deadly maternity ward bombing
In an appeal January 27, Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma said he was “sickened to learn of the bombings, including the neonatal ward of the Charité Maternelle General Hospital, resulting ...
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DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square during his Sunday Angelus address February 2. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot/Vatican Media) Pope Francis called on the faithful gathered ...
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Chile's National Youth Day calls for building a just, hopeful society
Young Catholics during Chile’s first National Youth Day celebrated faith, hope, and solidarity, inspiring each other to embrace inclusion, evangelization, and transformation of society through ...
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India: Stampede at massive Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage leaves at least 15 dead
At least 15 people were killed and many more injured on Wednesday in Prayagraj, northern India, during a stampede at the giant Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage. Held every 12 years, the gathering ...