Priest apologises for unholy language on Facebook
A British priest has apologised for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says.
Canon Paul Shackerley, Vicar of the Minster Church of St. George in Doncaster in northern England, rais
Italian priest jailed for sex crimes against minors
A Catholic priest in Italy has been sentenced to almost a decade in prison for sexual violence against minors.
A court in the northwest city of Genoa sentenced Riccardo Seppia to nine years, six mont
Priest sex scandal shocks Poland
A priest in Poland, found guilty of having sex with a disabled 19-year-old girl who was entrusted in his care, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
This is the first time a priest has been cau
HC upholds 7 year jail term to priest for raping girl in temple
The Delhi High Court has upheld the seven-year jail term to a priest for raping a 16-year-old girl repeatedly in a temple here, ruing that the 'dehumanising act' has been committed by a 'trustworthy a
58 killed in botched bid to free Iraq church hostages
Baghdad, Nov. 1: A day after Iraqi forces stormed a church in Baghdad where gunmen had taken close to 100 hostages, Interior Ministry officials said on Monday that at least 58 people, including two pr
Swiss woman marries Hindu priest in Khandwa
A Swiss woman married a Hindu priest at Arya Samaj Temple in Khandwa district on Sunday morning.
The marriage rituals were performed with Hindu traditions amidst chanting of Vedic mantras.
The bri
Priest quits church post for acting in film
A Christian priest in Kerala has quit his clerical position apparently facing objections from the Church for acting in a Malayalam film released recently.
Johnson Karoor, 36, who acted in `Nirakkazh
Rome diocese asks gay priests to come out
The Catholic diocese of Rome has asked homosexual priests to "come out" because their behaviour "slings mud on others".
The Vicar of Rome - the office that governs the Rome diocese in the name of the