Catholic church confirms altar boy was one of 2 minors killed outside church in Mexico's Gulf coast

The Roman Catholic church has confirmed that an altar boy was one of two minors killed outside a church on Mexico’s Gulf coast

World - ABC News - November 12

Catholic Church rejects $40,000 from Kenya's president

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving women more equity as hoped

World - ABC News - October 26

Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

It remains unclear what if any authority or impact the synod's final recommendations will have, given the purpose of the exercise was to provide the pope with specific proposals on reform.

Pope set to give Catholic Church its first millennial and digital saint

In just a few months, the world will have its first digital saint.

Catholic church still failing to deal with sexual abuse cases, says Vatican report

Vatican’s child protection commission delivers first report on scandal that has engulfed church for decades. Church leaders who fail to take action against paedophile priests are a “further source ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Wife of missionary killed in Angola arrested in connection to his death, church says

The wife of a Minnesota missionary who was killed in Angola has been arrested in connection with his death, according to his church.

2 women, boy shot dead at altar to folk saint cult "Holy Death"

A leader of the folk saint cult was gunned down along with another woman and child at an altar to the skeletal figure, authorities said.

Police in Mexico find 11 bodies, including 2 of minors, dumped by highway

Prosecutors in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero have found 11 bodies, including two of minors, dumped by a highway

World - ABC News - November 7

14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda

Fourteen people were killed when lightning struck a church in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, according to police

World - ABC News - November 4

Hurricane Rafael tracker: Category 2 storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico after making landfall in Cuba

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Dream hire Florida Gulf Coast's Smesko as coach

The Atlanta Dream hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team Wednesday.

Sports - ESPN - November 13

Police say a minor broke into a police station in northwest Bosnia, killed one officer and wounded another

World - ABC News - October 24

2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours

A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death

World - ABC News - October 31

2 journalists killed in separate attacks in Mexico within hours

Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.

2 killed, 4 wounded by Mexico's National Guard near U.S. border

Colombia's foreign ministry said that all of the victims were migrants who had been "caught in the crossfire."

Alex Salmond laid to rest in funeral near family home

A private service has been held at Strichen Parish Church in Aberdeenshire.

Church covered up 'abhorrent' abuse, report finds

John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.

Bishop says Welby's position in Church is untenable

Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth's abuse in 2013.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

Abuse survivors call for further Church of England resignations

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down over a damning report into abuse.

Church at precarious moment after Welby resignation

Justin Welby behaved like a politician and in some ways has faced the downfall of one, writes religion editor Aleem Maqbool.

The Church of England is beset by shame and division. Can it survive?

After Justin Welby’s resignation and the John Smyth abuse scandal, critics say a reckoning can no longer be avoided. The resignation last week of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby , has ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

How Sabrina Carpenter Started a Brooklyn Church Battle

Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello is in hot water with his diocese. Prosecutors are looking into his dealings with the New York City mayor’s top adviser. It all started with Sabrina Carpenter.

Top stories - The New York Times - 15 hours ago

Tracking Hurricane Rafael: How it could impact the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Rafael is a Category 2 storm that could have a significant impact on parts of the Gulf Coast. TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the storm's projected path.

Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico

Four Roman Catholic bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero called Monday for civilian and military authorities to take steps to protect residents of a region rocked by violence that has ...

World - ABC News - October 28

Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade

Gunmen have killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in the last decade

World - ABC News - November 8

Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade

World - Yahoo News - November 9

Many churches shun Halloween – but witches and werewolves are welcome in mine | Ravi Holy

The modern ritual is just a chance for children to dress up, eat sweets and stay up late. For Christians to hate Halloween seems an own goal. Ravi Holy is the vicar of Wye in Kent On Thursday 31 ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Longtime music director at Michigan church fired for same-sex marriage

The longtime music director at a Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in a same-sex marriage.

The church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris shines in an immersive light show

As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame’s

Entertainment - ABC News - November 5

The church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris shines in an immersive light show

As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame’s

World - ABC News - November 5

WATCH: Immersive light show helps Paris church’s history ‘come alive’

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Church in Egyptian Desert Reveals Early Christian Burial Practices

A basilica from the 4th century held a surprising number of tombs with women and children, researchers found.

Science - The New York Times - November 8

German Protestant Church council chairwoman criticizes asylum debate

World - Yahoo News - November 10

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