5 h. ago Memphis police arrest man after allegedly threatening to ‘butcher’ churchgoers with a machete: police

A man is behind bars after Memphis Police said he was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to “butcher" parishioners at a local Catholic Church.

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32 h. ago Exclusive — Tommy Valentine: Trump Promises to Investigate Satanic Attack on Catholic Church in Kansas

President Trump recently offered a hopeful glimpse into the treatment Catholics can expect in his America when he pledged to investigate the attack on St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wichita, Kansas, that left a Satanic website address scrawled on the wall. The post Exclusive — Tommy Valentine: Trump Promises to Investigate Satanic Attack on Catholic Church in Kansas appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Salem group Satanic Temple

Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins changed an earlier plea of not guilty on one count of using an explosive to damage a building following the attack last year on the headquarters. The post Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Salem group Satanic Temple appeared first on Boston.com.

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6 d. ago ‘Face of evil’: Catholic Church named after St. Patrick vandalized with Satanic message

Authorities are investigating a possible hate crime after a Catholic Church named after St. Patrick was discovered with "extensive vandalism," including a Satanic message in Wichita, Kansas.

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2 w. ago Where is the Catholic Church amid the United States’ moral collapse?

Where is the Catholic Church amid the United States’ moral collapse?  La Croix International

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3 w. ago In Pittsburgh, Many Sentiments About Pope’s Health Reflect Concern, Not Closeness

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ambivalence.

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3 w. ago 'Jesus Wept' author chronicles the debates roiling the Catholic church

Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.

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4 w. ago What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?

His age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is transferred and under what circumstances. The post What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated? appeared first on Boston.com.

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