A 27 year old abbot was arrested in Udon Thani for allegedly assaulting a 12 year old boy. Evidence led to arrest; bail ...

According to the Vatican's U.N. Ambassador Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Pope defrocked 848 priests over the past 10 years, and doled out lesser punishments to another 2,572 accused of molesting ...

Over the past year Ronald Suresh Roberts has hounded the author William Gumede for ‘plagiarism' on the basis of the latter's weak referencing (subsequently corrected) in the 2005 version of his book ...

Phumtham Wechayachai visits Xinjiang, apologises for Uyghur detention, praises safe return, and checks on their well-being.

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Advocates claim that the Catholic Diocese of Peoria has done the 'bare minimum' to address sexual abuse cases involving ...

New England manager Thomas Tuchel has defended his shock selection of Jordan Henderson and claimed the 34-year-old has a ...

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Dublin City Council mobilises over 400 staff for St Patrick’s Day clean-up in city ...