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Slave turned priest is recognised by Vatican

16th June 201914th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 199 Views 0 Comment African American, black, church, Church news, priest, Saint, slave, Vatican

A former US slave who became the first African-American to become a Catholic priest, is now one step closer toward

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New Vatican rules on abuse will create ‘stronger Church’ – cardinal

17th May 201917th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 206 Views 0 Comment Church abuse, Church news, Vatican

New papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are “a blessing that will empower the Church everywhere to bring predators

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Controversial book claims that 80% of the Vatican clergy are gay

28th April 201926th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 1029 Views 0 Comment black, book, christian, Christians, Church news, Clergy, community, Faith, Gay, God, Sexuality, Vatican

Frédéric Martel’s new book claims that a majority of the clerics in the Vatican bureaucracy are gay and some have

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Vatican to open secret Holocaust-era archives

12th March 20198th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 298 Views 0 Comment christian, Church news, Faith, God, Holocaust-era, News, Vatican

Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during

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Vatican sand nativity scene

21st December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 595 Views 0 Comment angels, art, Christmas, Christmas Display, God, Italy, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, nativity scene, Sand, shepherds, Vatican

A nativity scene made entirely of sand is on display at the Vatican. Made out of 720 tonnes of sand,

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