Former oil boss who only became a Bishop last year expected to be named new Archbishop of Canterbury

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229054/Former-oil-boss-Bishop-year-expected-named-new-Archbishop-Canterbury.html Source says Justin Welby ’98% certain’ to be appointed The selection could mark a shift to the right for the church By James Chapman PUBLISHED: 21:08 EST, 6 November 2012 | UPDATED: 23:55 EST, 6 November 2012 Justin Welby is tipped to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury A former oil executive who was […]

Catholic bishop warns flock of ‘evil and gravely sinful’ policies of President Barack Obama

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210049/Catholic-bishop-warns-flock-evil-gravely-sinful-policies-President-Barack-Obama.html By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED: 09:48 EST, 28 September 2012 | UPDATED: 11:54 EST, 28 September 2012 Warning: Bishop Thomas John Paprocki criticises the Democratic Party’s position on gay rights in the video A Roman Catholic bishop has warned his flock that a vote for President Barack Obama could place ‘the eternal salvation […]

German Catholics will be denied Holy Communion or a religious burial if they refuse to pay church tax

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208520/German-Catholics-denied-Holy-Communion-religious-burial-refuse-pay-church-tax.html Worshippers must pay extra 8% on income tax bill to still be considered Catholics By Allan Hall PUBLISHED: 15:00 EST, 25 September 2012 | UPDATED: 15:00 EST, 25 September 2012 Germany’s Catholic Church will deny worshippers the right to Holy Communion and religious burials if people do not pay a special church tax. A […]

Pope visits Lebanon to bring message of peace to region torn apart by protests and civil war

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203205/Pope-visits-Lebanon-bring-message-peace-region-torn-apart-protests-civil-war.html By Rebecca Seales PUBLISHED: 07:49 EST, 14 September 2012 | UPDATED: 07:49 EST, 14 September 2012 Symbolic visit: Pope Benedict XVI’s journey to Lebanon comes at a time of conflict across the Middle East Pope Benedict has arrived in Lebanon for a three-day visit designed to bring a message of peace to the war-torn […]

The Crusaders’ last stand: Pot of gold worth £300,000 found in fortress where it was buried by doomed force of Christian knights

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2171883/Treasure-Crusaders-stand-Pot-gold-worth-300-000-fortress-buried-doomed-Christian-knights.html Pot of gold ‘Dinals’ were buried by Crusaders as enemy forces closed in 100 coins worth up to $5000 each Remained hidden in fortress since 1265 Hidden inside broken jug to prevent conquerors taking treasure By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 03:50 EST, 11 July 2012 | UPDATED: 08:17 EST, 11 July 2012 A pot of […]

‘It turned out better than I expected’: Jury ACQUITS man accused of beating retired priest who raped him 30 years ago

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169471/Will-Lynch-trial-Man-acquitted-jury-admitting-punched-priest.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:38 EST, 5 July 2012 | UPDATED: 21:36 EST, 5 July 2012 A jury acquitted a man Thursday of assaulting a priest he says molested him more than three decades ago during a camping trip and left him with tormented memories that led to alcohol abuse, depression and suicide […]

Monsignor convicted of endangerment in groundbreaking trial about his mishandling of sex-abuse claims

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2163378/Monsignor-convicted-endangerment-groundbreaking-trial-mishandling-sex-abuse-claims.html Facing seven years in jail on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child Acquitted on two other counts Jury deliberated for 13 days during the 10-week long trial Prosecutors argued he tried to cover up child sex abuse allegations By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:22 EST, 22 June 2012 | UPDATED: 15:22 […]

Jury sees photo of bloodied priest who man ‘beat up for raping him when he was seven’ – as video shows him saying he felt morally bound to attack him

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162319/Will-Lynch-trial-Man-beat-priest-raping-seven-goes-trial.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:05 EST, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 20:23 EST, 20 June 2012 The jury weighing the case of a man who beat up a priest who had raped him nearly 30 years earlier saw the aftermath of the brutal assault – photos of the bloodied clergyman slumped in a […]

Pope says family values are key to escaping modern ills

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/hundreds-thousands-gather-pope-family-mass-111458681.html By Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere | AFP – 17 hours ago The pope said traditional family values and Sunday rest were key to escaping the ills of modern society and reached out to divorced people at a mass to close the World Meeting of Families in Milan. Welcomed by a million flag-waving pilgrims gathered at Bresso […]

‘I could do anything with him that I wanted’: In his own chilling words, pedophile priest gives harrowing account of how he abused 17 young boys

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153224/Robert-Van-Handel-A-disturbing-look-mind-pedophile-priest.html By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 08:00 EST, 1 June 2012 | UPDATED: 08:49 EST, 1 June 2012 Van Handel is accused of molesting at least 17 boys, including his own 5-year-old nephew The priest would fondle his singers under the guise of tickling games or back rubs during one-on-one choir rehearsals at the St Anthony’s […]