Germany: over 1,400 youths accuse Catholic orders of sex abuse (DW) As the German Catholic Church seeks to acknowledge decades of sexual abuse perpetuated and covered up by its clergy, one faction of the church remained relatively silent — until now. A survey into sexual abuse within religious orders found that at least 1,412 people approached the organizations claiming they were sexually abused as children, teenagers or as wards. The research, published on Wednesday, was conducted by an umbrella group for the leaders of religious orders in Germany (DOK)…
Text: Sister Dede Byrne’s speech at Republican convention (CNA) Sr. Deirdre “Dede” Byrne, POSC, was among the speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention. Now a Catholic religious sister, Byrne previously served as a surgeon, retired army officer, and missionary…
How an old convent could help save New Orleans (The New York Times) Fifteen years ago, Hurricane Katrina flooded a convent in the heart of New Orleans, scattering its nuns. Now the Sisters of St. Joseph are using the ruins of their motherhouse to create one of the country’s largest urban wetlands. It will absorb millions of gallons of runoff during storms and will, the nuns hope, help save their city…
Lebanese cardinal says international court could look into Beirut blast (CNA) The Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch has said an international court may need to examine the circumstances that led to a massive explosion in Beirut on August 4. Speaking to media on Aug. 26 after a visit to a Catholic school in Beirut, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai said that while the Lebanese judiciary must look into the explosion, “if it fails, we must go to the international court…”
Eastern-rite Catholics offer churches to embattled Jacobites in India (UCANews.com) An Eastern-rite church in India has offered its churches for the liturgical celebrations of Jacobite Christians who have lost most of their churches to a rival faction following a court case. The head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, said Jacobite people could use its churches until alternative arrangements are made…
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