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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada

July 6, 2024 admin

Montreal: The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday. In 2020 the Archdiocese of St. John was found liable for one of Canada’s largest child sex abuse scandals, at Mount Cashel Orphanage, a now-defunct boy’s…

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Pope uses gay slur in Italian in private meeting with bishops: reports

May 28, 2024 admin

File picture of Pope Francis | Photo Credit: Reuters The alleged incident is said to have happened on May 20, when the Italian Bishops Conference opened a four-day assembly with a non-public meeting with the pontiff Pope Francis used a derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian…

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Pope Francis to lead interfaith dialogue in Mongolia

September 3, 2023 admin

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis on September 2, 2023, in front of the Saaral Ordon Government Building in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis will show support for interfaith dialogue on September 3 during his final full day in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, a visit that has seen…

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Pope Francis hails power of interfaith dialogue for peace in Mongolia

September 3, 2023 admin

Pope Francis hailed religion’s power to resolve conflict and promote peace Sunday, on his final full day in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar for a visit that has seen him seek to build bridges with neighbouring China. The morning address, which brought together leaders of major religions in Mongolia, took place in the intimate Hun…

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