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A Catholic 'priest' has been defrocked for being AI
An AI chatbot for a Catholic group claimed to be a real priest and said baptism in Gatorade was OK.…
Katie Notopoulos
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An investigation into a sex party in the Catholic church where a participant overdosed seems to have forced a bishop to resign
The Pope accepted a bishop's resignation following a police investigation into reports a priest hos…
Joshua Zitser
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Pope Francis thanked journalists for not allowing the Church to 'sweep' sexual abuse scandals 'under the carpet'
The pope said it was journalists' "mission" to leave their newsrooms to report on the world and exp…
Connor Perrett
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A Massachusetts middle school lost its Catholic status after a dispute with the bishop over pride flags at school
"The flying of these flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing and scandalous me…
Katie Balevic
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Pelosi's communion ban by San Francisco archbishop over abortion rights support prompts sharp reactions
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the House Speaker is risking a "danger to her own soul" and pe…
John L. Dorman
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Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged with sexually assaulting a teen. He's the highest-ranking US Catholic official to face charges in a sex abuse scandal.
McCarrick, a former archbishop in DC, was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery…
Natalie Musumeci
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just slammed the US Catholic Church's leadership in a 700-word statement, calling them 'monsters' who are 'controlled by Satan'
"America's Catholic bishops are some of the worst in the world," said Greene in a statement demandi…
Matthew Loh
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Catholic bishops' effort to deny Biden communion risks alienating church members, a majority of whom support abortion rights
One Catholic said it was "horrific that the bishops would abuse their authority in this way." Meanw…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A former seminary teacher admitted to stalking a reporter who was digging into abuse in the local Catholic diocese
The seminary teacher threatened to kill the reporter over his investigation into a sexual abuse sca…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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188 clergy suspected of committing child sex abuse in Kansas Catholic dioceses since 1950, attorney general says
A new report from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it suspected at least 188 clergy members …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Joe Rogan slams the Catholic Vatican as 'a country filled with pedophiles and stolen art'
Joe Rogan's attack on the Vatican came as Pope Francis visited Canada to "beg for forgiveness" for …
Bethany Dawson
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Catholic nun slams Paul Verhoeven's lesbian convent film 'Benedetta': 'We're not obsessed with sex. You guys are'
"Benedetta" has been described as "blasphemous" and "pornographic filth" by the American Society fo…
Zac Ntim
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Biden says the Pope told him he could still take communion despite his support for abortion rights
Some US Bishops have publicly considered denying President Joe Biden communion because of his stanc…
Kelly McLaughlin
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How A Beloved Priest Became An Accused Meth Dealer
When Wallin arrived in Bridgeport in the early '80s, the local papers hailed him as a "new breed of…
Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Pope Benedict Will Be Remembered For A Huge Corruption Scandal
Regardless, the leaks appear to have prompted official reactions from other entities. For the first…
Adam Taylor
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There's Been A Subtle, Yet Important, Shift In How The Vatican Handles Sex Scandals
Pointing to the complicated nature of the Pope's resignation, Haldane explained "I think in these c…
Adam Taylor
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With Just A Few Days Left Of Benedict's Time As Pope, A Fresh Scandal Has Emerged
The allegations against Archbishop of Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, appeared this weekend in t…
Adam Taylor
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Protesters storm churches in Poland on the 4th day of unrest after a court ruling tightened the country's already-strict abortion laws
The court banned abortion in the case of fetal defects, making abortion legal only in cases of ince…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A California church defying shutdown orders got at least $350,000 from a PPP loan in April
Pastor Greg Fairrington drew crowds for sermons about the government infringing on religious rights…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Bergoglio Has Ties To A Dark Period For The Catholic Church
[Verbitsky] recounts how the Argentine navy with the connivance of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now th…