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MONTREAL, Canada — Cardinal Gerald Lacroix has been accused in Canada of sexually assaulting a female teenager, as part of a class action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec, court documents showed Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Makati City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed a perjury complaint that retired Sandiganbayan justice Harriet Demetriou filed against exorcist priest Fr. Winston Cabading last year.
A perjury case filed by retired Justice Harriet Demetriou against Dominican theologian and exorcist Fr. Winston Cabading has been dismissed for "insufficiency of evidence".
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — A Vatican appeals court on Tuesday sentenced a priest to two and half years in prison for corrupting a minor, the latest chapter of a teen sex abuse case at a school for altar boys in the Vatican City.
MANILA, Philippines — For a country that is replete with festivals all-year round, no time is wasted for the big events to commence — and the first one for Year 2024, the Feast of the Black Nazarene, took place last January 9, drawing millions of devotees, prompting Quiapo Church rector Fr. Jun Sescon to announce that they have sought the approval of the Vatican to declare the Traslacion a nationwide religious feast.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — The Vatican sought on Thursday to clarify the Catholic Church's recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples, denying it had strayed from doctrine while urging "prudence" in certain countries.
This refers to the news item in Philstar.com titled “Vatican authorizes blessings for same-sex couples, with caveats,” published on December 19, 2023.
VATICAN — Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon, South Korea’s patron saint and first priest, was recently honored with a towering statue in the Vatican.