3 d. ago What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square

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4 d. ago Reality check for worshippers who thought they found the blood of Jesus on a wafer

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

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4 d. ago Secret of Indiana Catholic church 'miracle' that saw communion wafers BLEED

Speculation rose last month that a miracle had occurred in a small Indiana Catholic church. However, the archdiocese conducted a study that debunked the theory.

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4 d. ago Carlo Acutis: Pilgrims flock to Assisi ahead of canonisation of first millennial saint

The London-born teen shows faithful ‘it’s possible to love Jesus while being a regular youth’

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4 d. ago Worshippers thought they found a miracle on a communion wafer – the truth was disappointing

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

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4 d. ago Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint

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5 d. ago It was bacteria — not a miracle — on a Communion wafer in Indiana church

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana

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6 d. ago Catholic Church sex abuse survivors launch database vetting cardinal's records

A network of survivors of Catholic clergy sex abuse has announced a database of cardinals' records on how they have handled such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave

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1 week ago Thousands allege sexual abuse in youth detention centers. It could cost Maryland a huge sum

Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims

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1 week ago Everything you need to know about 'first millennial saint' Carlo Acutis ahead of Brit

Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis was laid to rest at the Sanctuary of the Spoliation in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in April 2019.

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1 week ago Vatican battles wave of Pope Francis conspiracy theories as 'toxic' sceptics claim ailing pontiff is 'really dead' and 'papal deep state' is using 'fake audio' of his voice to hide the news

Italian social media users have flooded platforms with wild suggestions that the leader of the Catholic Church is dead and that the papal 'deep state' is hiding the news.

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1 week ago Lords back lifting of ban on Catholics representing King at Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill received universal praise during its second reading in the House of Lords.

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2 w. ago Poorly Pope seen for the first time in 30 days after being taken to hospital

The head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, has been photographed taking part in the hospital's Mass, but it is unclear when he will be leaving the institution

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2 w. ago Pope Francis seen for first time since he was hospitalised 30 days ago

The Holy See, the central body responsible for the Catholic Church, released the new picture showing the Pope participating in Mass in the chapel in his suite at the Gemelli hospital in Rome

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2 w. ago The move that proves Francis intends to continue his papacy, despite health troubles

It’s a clear sign he intends to remain as head of the Catholic Church

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2 w. ago Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana

Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to deathThe clergy abuse survivor who effectively ignited the US Catholic church’s reckoning with clerical molestation when – at age 11 – he testified in the 1980s that his priest had raped him was recently beaten to death in south-west Louisiana.Scott Anthony Gastal, whose later life was marked by legal struggles after enduring child sexual abuse at the hands of notorious clergy predator Gilbert Gauthe, was 50. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pope gets good news from doctors: An upgraded prognosis that he's no longer in immediate danger

Pope Francis has woken up to good news from his doctors

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3 w. ago Pope following Vatican's spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia

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3 w. ago King Charles's 'historic state visit to Italy and the Vatican in doubt' as Pope Francis remains in hospital amid double pneumonia battle

The highly anticipated visit, set for April as part of a royal tour to Italy and the Vatican, would be a historic moment for both the King and the Catholic Church.

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3 w. ago Catholics allowed to represent King at Church of Scotland after law overturned

A legacy of Stuart-era law was repealed to allow Lady Elish Angiolini to become Lord High Commissioner to Church of Scotland.

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