Tag: Religion
Pope grants German archbishop faulted over abuse ‘time out’
BERLIN — Pope Francis has granted a “time out” to a German archbishop who offered his resignation after being faulted for his handling of...
Vatican punishes Polish churchmen for alleged abuse cover-up
WARSAW, Poland — The Vatican said Monday that it is punishing a retired Polish archbishop and a bishop for their alleged roles in covering...
Appellate court arguments set for Charleston church shooter
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for the man sentenced to federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina...
Merkel’s bloc dips in polls 6 months before German vote
BERLIN — A leading figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc has warned that there’s a growing “mood for change” in Germany, as...
Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship
VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominated...
Auschwitz museum slams New Yorker Holocaust piece on Poland
WARSAW, Poland — The Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum has sharply denounced an article in the New Yorker that looks at Holocaust scholarship in Poland, accusing...
Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus
JERUSALEM — A year ago, Giordana Grego's parents spent Passover at home in Israel, alone but grateful that they had escaped the worst of...
California woman sentenced for Catholic school bomb threats
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A California woman who threatened to bomb a Roman Catholic preparatory school for planning to publish same-sex wedding announcements was...
Church in NY virus epicenter leads congregants out of sorrow
NEW YORK — For nearly two decades, Juan Tapia, head of maintenance at Our Lady of Sorrows, has taken pride in the upkeep of...
Belgium shows restored masterpiece but stolen panel rankles
GHENT, Belgium — Look closely, and one panel of the brilliantly restored lower half of the Ghent Altarpiece still has old varnish, right next...
