Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed them to prey on others, a German cardinal has said.more
"We have failed, we must seek forgiveness" - said Cardinal Oswald Gracias from India on the second day of the Vatican-led summit under the leadership of Pope Francis on the fight against pedophilia.more
Pope Francis opened Thursday, February 21, a landmark summit at the Vatican on fighting child sex abuse, saying that the world expected "concrete measures" on tackling pedophilia in the Catholic Church.more
The German police searched 16 homes in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia yesterday morning. The radical investigators were targeted by radical Muslims who, according to the prosecutor's office, were to prepare to go to war in Syria.more
More than a third of people in the UK believe that Islam is a threat to the British way of life, according to a report by the anti-fascist group Hope not Hate.more
The chairman of the Conference of French Bishops Archbishop George Pontier admitted in an interview published yesterday that the Church was complaining about "systematic negligence" in the case of victims of homosexual abuses committed by clergy.more
The Portuguese right-wing daily "Observador" has launched its own investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Published in an electronic version, the newspaper called on readers to disclose the editing of cases of sexual abuse by clergy.more
On Feb. 6, a court in Oryol handed down the first actual - and not suspended - sentence against a Jehovah's Witness, the Danish citizen Dennis Christensen, for the crime of confessing his faith. more
Former far-right Dutch envoy Joram van Klaveren, for many years an ardent opponent of Muslims, completely surprised the Dutch public opinion yesterday, announcing his transition to Islam.more
Islamic State (IS) has tried to create an jihadist women's brigade in Spain. Muslims recruited to her came from several countries, the daily ABC reported, citing information from the Spanish special services.more
Amid the pre-Christmas crowd at the Skycourt shopping centre on Friday was a number of men in black who were seeking to bring comfort to the consumers of Shannon, Co Clare.more
While hundreds of police officers and gendarmes are trying to capture the perpetrator of the attack in Strasbourg, in France the debate over the ways of combating radical Islamism and the influence of jihadism on political life in the country has heated up again.more
Four out of five Jews in the UK believe antisemitism is a major problem in British politics, the worst record within the EU, and nearly a third are considering leaving Britain out of fears for their safety, according to the world's largest survey of Jewish people.more
More than one in three European Jews have considered emigrating over the past five years because they no longer feel safe amid a surge in anti-Semitism, a European Union study showed on Monday.more
The former leader of the Eurosceptic Independence Party (UKIP) in Great Britain and one of the leading politicians advocating the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, Nigel Farage announced that he was leaving the group.more
In Quebec, the debate about the ban on wearing visible religious symbols by public sector employees is back. The Prime Minister of the Canadian province of Francois Legault announced quick changes to the law.more
Pope Francis said that when it is necessary, you can sell church goods to help the poor. He also stressed that "sales should not be the first and only solution", and the decision about it can not cause "scandal" of the faithful.more
In the World Poor's Day celebrated yesterday, Pope Francis ate lunch with three thousand poor and homeless people. A festive meal at the Vatican was funded by one of the luxurious Roman hotels. The poor also invited well-known restaurants in the city center.more
"Migrants and refugees are ignored, exploited, raped and abused" wrote Pope Francis to forum participants on migration in Mexico. The head of the Catholic Church emphasized the importance of the global agreements on migration being prepared and called for the reception and protection of refugees.more
The Catholic Church is appealing for more donations from parishioners to help plug a €4m debt left over from staging the World Meeting of Families (WMOF).more