Jesuits confirm expulsion of a priest artist and lament that Vatican norms block harsher sanctions
Rome, ItalyAP The Jesuits said Monday that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women, and lamented they couldn’t prosecute him more vigorously under the Vatican’s internal procedures. Rev Marko Ivan Rupnik remains a Catholic priest but is no longer a Jesuit priest, after he […]
Venezuelans fret over new US border plan, saying “we can’t go back”
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Venezuelan migrants stranded on the US-Mexico border on Thursday worried they might never reach the United States after a bilateral deal this week sought to put a lid on a recent sharp increase in crossings by the South Americans. Under the plan announced Wednesday, Washington will grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans […]
World Council of Churches faces calls to expel Russian Orthodox Church; Vatican mulls meeting between Pope, Patriarch
RNS The World Council of Churches is under pressure to oust the Russian Orthodox Church from its ranks, with detractors arguing the church’s leader, Patriarch Kirill, invalidated its membership by backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and involving the church in the global political machinations of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The debate garnered a response on […]
UN suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits
United Nations Reuters The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce it was quitting the body. The US-led push garnered 93 votes in favour, while 24 countries voted no and […]