SC priest placed on leave after lawsuit (AP) A Catholic priest in South Carolina has been placed on leave after he was sued by a woman who said the pastor manipulated her into a sexual relationship. Father Wilbroad Mwape was removed at least temporarily as the pastor at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Greenville by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, The Greenville News reported…
Praise, doubt as Facebook rolls out prayer tool (AP) Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns they have with Facebook…
Teen allegedly shot woman waiting to pick up children at Catholic school (AP) Police are looking for a teen they say shot and wounded a woman waiting to pick up her grandchildren outside a Catholic school Friday in Louisiana. Houma police issued warrants to arrest 17-year-old Jamanie Dotch on charges of attempted-first-degree murder and possession of a firearm in a school zone…
Argentine bishop to stand trial in October (CNA) Argentine Catholic Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta will go on trial on sexual abuse charges in October. The public prosecutor’s office of the Argentine province of Salta announced on Aug. 6 that the trial would take place on Oct. 12-15. Zanchetta was given a Vatican post by Pope Francis after he resigned as bishop of Orán, northwest Argentina, in 2017…
Colorado bishops back conscientious objection to vaccines (CNA) The Catholic bishops in Colorado have emphasized the need to respect those with conscientious objections to the COVID-19 vaccines and have provided a template letter for any Catholics with objections to mandatory vaccination. They also welcomed the City of Denver’s vaccination mandate for including a religious exemption…
India diocese offers cash incentives to families with more children (CNA) A Catholic diocese in India has announced that it will offer cash incentives to families who were married from the year 2000 onward and have five or more children. The Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Diocese of Palai in Kerala state said it will pay 1,500 rupees (about US$21) monthly to the families and will provide free education to the fourth and the subsequent children…
