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Iceland’s Catholic leaders condemn circumcision law as anti-Semitic
The Catholic Church in Iceland is speaking out against a popular proposed law that could land Jewish and Muslim parents in prison for up to six years for circumcising their infant boys.
Scottish bishop criticizes BBC film for mockery of Eucharist
The video, produced by BBC Scotland, seeks to show how people who experience same-sex attraction continue to be made to feel outcast and ostracized in 2018.
Philippines to deport Australian nun, 71, who advocated for farmers
Although the prosecutor in charge "found no probable cause" for her arrest and ordered the nun's "release for further investigation," immigration officials insisted on the nun's detention.
Church supports move to legalize sodomy in Trinidad and Tobago
In an April 13 statement, Archbishop Charles Gordon of Port-of-Spain said, "Buggery is a serious moral offense, but it should not put someone in prison for 25 years."
Violent extremists tarnish image of their own faith, cardinal says
Religious leaders "have a duty to keep religions from being at the service of an ideology" and to know how "to recognize that some of our fellow believers, like the terrorists, are not behaving properly,"
St. Joseph’s pastor resigns amidst cloud of financial misuse
Msgr. Joseph McLoone has resigned from the Downingtown, Chester County parish after it was revealed that he improperly ran an off-the-books bank account and took proceeds for "inappropriate relationships."
Conference looks at how to preserve religious orders’ archives
For American religious orders an upcoming conference at Jesuit-run Boston College will address a pressing need -- the preservation and archiving of their history, typically of grass-roots assistance of the neediest in rural as well as urban areas.
CNEWA trustees meet Lebanese, refugees who benefit from their projects
Cardinal Dolan led a delegation from Catholic Near East Welfare Association. The group visited health care facilities across the Lebanese capital April 16.
Christian pilgrims to Holy Land get tattoos to mark their pilgrimages
The Razzouk family has been tattooing Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land for 500 years, and 200 years before that in Egypt.
Archbishop Chaput announces clerical changes
Two diocesan priests and a Norbertine priest have received new assignments, the Philadelphia Archdiocese announced this week.