11 - 20 of 22 results for "westboro baptist church"

  1. 11. news | 05 Apr 2013

    Pope urges determined action against sex abuse

    By AFP

    » Pope Francis has given his first pronouncement on the Catholic Church's pervasive paedophile priest scandal, urging Vatican disciplinarians to act "with determination" against the scourge.

  2. 12. news | 23 Mar 2013

    Men in White: Pope meets predecessor

    By AFP

    » Pope Francis flew in to a papal residence near Rome on Saturday for a meeting with "pope emeritus" Benedict XVI -- an unprecedented encounter in the history of the Catholic Church.

  3. 13. news | 10 May 2013

    Anglican former archbishop denies abuse cover-up

    By AFP

    » A former Church of England archbishop has denied claims that he covered up allegations of child abuse against a senior clergyman, which were revealed in Friday's Times newspaper.

  4. 14. news | 28 Apr 2013

    Shanghai bishop dies after illness: government

    By AFP

    » China said the long-serving bishop of Shanghai's state-run Catholic church, Aloysius Jin Luxian, died on Saturday, raising questions over who will succeed him.

  5. 15. learning | 14 Mar 2013

    Latin American pope chosen

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square on Wednesday celebrated with Argentina Latin America's first pope – Jorge Mario Bergoglio – with many hoping he will revolutionise the Church.

  6. 16. news | 05 May 2013

    Catholic Church seeks to regain power in Philippines

    By AFP

    » In cathedrals around the Philippines, huge black and red banners are asking the faithful to choose between "Team Life" and "Team Death", with priests warning the nation's soul is at stake.

  7. 17. news | 29 Mar 2013

    Philippines marks Easter with bloody mock crucifixions

    By AFP

    » Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacted the last hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, whipping their backs and nailing themselves to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual that persists despite Church disapproval.

  8. 18. news | 21 Apr 2013

    Runners brave rain to join Bethlehem's first marathon

    By AFP

    » Hundreds of athletes on Sunday braved freezing rain to take part in Bethlehem's first ever marathon which started at the Nativity Church and ran through refugee camps.

  9. 19. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Bells toll for Warsaw ghetto uprising 70 years on

    By AFP

    » Sirens rang out and church bells tolled Friday as Poland marked the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising that saw young Jews take up arms against Nazi German forces.

  10. 20. news | 05 May 2013

    Gambling with Kampot's colonial charm

    By Luke Hunt, Newspaper section: Spectrum

    » Hidden in the clouds on a mountain overlooking the provincial capital of Kampot in Cambodia's south sits a relic of a long-gone French colonial era. For decades a Catholic church, possibly the oldest in the country, ...

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