1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (868+ words) Sri Lankans Catholic priests protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.) Arresting a retired general in Sri Lanka in a case around the 2019 Easter bombings is "the right direction," according to a leading Catholic official. The…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (842+ words) The St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is seen Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in El Cajon, Calif. (Credit: Gregory Bull/AP.) The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in California has'resigned and pleaded not guilty'to embezzlement and money laundering after prosecutors said…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (665+ words) Ed Martin speaks at an event at the Capitol in Washington, on June 13, 2023. (Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP.) WASHINGTON " The office that enforces ethics standards for attorneys in the nation's capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1141+ words) A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " The sound of the school nurse's office door opening. Light reflecting off a stained-glass window. Tearful outbursts…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1082+ words) St. Mary's Church is seen Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Cranston, R.I. (Credit: Charles Krupa/AP.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritized minimizing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (181+ words) Attorney General Peter Neronha gives a victory speech after winning a second term, during an election-night gathering of Rhode Island Democratic candidates and supporters on Nov. 8, 2022, in Providence, R.I. . (Credit: Mark Stockwell/AP.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (432+ words) The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school. The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (978+ words) Guadalajara Cathedral, Mexico. Image via Wikimedia Commons: Elserbio00, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, the Archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, as criticized a priest who sent letters to a judge in the United States on behalf of a slain Mexican drug lord's…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (721+ words) The Court of Justice of S'o Paulo. Image credit: Dornicke " Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link S'O PAULO " A Brazilian priest has been convicted of aggravated embezzlement involving nearly 700 electronic devices, including smartphones and tablets, donated by Brazil's Federal Revenue Service…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (346+ words) Sri Lankan police officers secure the area of exploded St. Anthony's Church on Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka " Police in Sri Lanka arrested the country's former intelligence chief in connection…...