Hundreds of bodies were buried under a playground at a home for unwed mothers, many in a disused sewage system. Almost six years after Ireland acknowledged the grim discovery, a resolution is finally near.
Tag: Roman Catholic Church
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At Qatar’s Church City, Sunday Comes on Friday
In a nation deeply rooted in Islam, worshipers from other faiths find community in a government-sanctioned island of Christianity on the outskirts of Doha.
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Amid Scandals and Politics, Poland’s Youths Lose Faith in Catholic Church
The Polish church is in a deep crisis, as its authority is sapped by cascading sexual abuse scandals and as more people grow wary of its perceived alliance with the country’s right-wing government.
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Pope Compares Russia’s War in Ukraine to Stalin-Era Famine That Killed Millions
The comparison to Stalin’s decision to let millions in Ukraine starve represents one of the pope’s strongest condemnations yet of the Russian invasion.
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For Hundreds of Maryland Clergy Abuse Victims, ‘No Parish Was Safe’
The state attorney general investigated more than 80 years of sexual and physical abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.