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 The Roman Catholic Archiepiscopal Corporation of Quebec and The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec. [read post]
27 Jan 2024, 4:30 am by Menachem Z. Rosensaft
” “Why does the right of sanctuary no longer exist in our churches,” he asked. [read post]
10 Jan 2024, 12:54 am by Family Law
From Reuters: The Roman Catholic Church should "seriously think" about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and advisor to Pope Francis said in an interview published on Sunday. [read post]
Pope Francis on Monday showed concern when discussing the crackdown of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. [read post]
30 Dec 2023, 12:19 am by David Pocklington
” The Rt Rev John Taylor is the Bishop of Los Angeles, not his Roman Catholic counterpart, which if it has been the case would have debarred Princess Lilibet Diana from the line of succession. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 6:43 am by Bettina Hindin, Esq.
On December 18, Pope Francis approved a landmark ruling allowing Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. [read post]
19 Dec 2023, 2:24 am by Frank Cranmer
Cite this article as: Frank Cranmer, "The Catholic Church and the blessing of same-sex couples" in Law & Religion UK, 19 December 2023, https://lawandreligionuk.com/2023/12/19/the-catholic-church-and-the-blessing-of-same-sex-couples/ [read post]
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Roman Catholic diocese for the region, accused an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper of killing two women and injuring seven other church members at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday. [read post]
3 Dec 2023, 8:00 am by Paul Caron
New York Times Op-Ed: Pope Francis Tries to Settle Accounts, by Ross Douthat: For years now, Pope Francis’ governance of the Roman Catholic Church has been seemingly designed to drive the church’s conservative and liberal wings ever further apart. [read post]
10 Oct 2023, 12:06 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
  There was a Roman Catholic church in my hometown, but by the time I went off to college I had no stronger feelings about Catholics than I had about, say, Lutherans.By pure happenstance, however, I entered college just when parliamentary debate was becoming a big deal in US colleges. [read post]
5 Oct 2023, 6:01 pm by Family Law
From USA Today: Same-sex couples could soon have their marriages blessed in the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Francis considers same-sex unions ahead of a major meeting. [read post]
20 Sep 2023, 6:47 am by Frank Cranmer
It is the practice of the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches to guarantee absolute confidentiality of what has been disclosed. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding
Following ancient Roman jurists, he says law should stand for “peace, justice, and abundance,” updated under modern conditions to include “health, safety, and economic security. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 11:35 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  Perhaps one should not be surprised, but the increasing openness of all of this is notable.And to Scarborough's point about the Roman Catholic Church, there was a fascinating article in The Washington Post last week about Pope Francis's response to the hard-right US faction that is threatening to create a schism in the church (which they will then, no doubt, blame on Francis). [read post]
20 Aug 2023, 12:08 am by Frank Cranmer
It asks that an exception be made to the requirement for mandatory reporting in respect of ”the Seal of the sacrament of Confession, as practised in the Roman Catholic Church and parts of the Church of England”. [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 6:10 am by Jonathan I. Nirenberg
”  Similarly, the Roman Catholic Church prohibits sex outside of marriage, which the Church considers to be a sin. [read post]
12 Aug 2023, 11:41 pm by Frank Cranmer
Clerical abuse and vicarious liability in Germany A German news website reports that the District Court of Cologne has awarded a victim of clerical abuse damages of 300,000 euros against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne after the parties failed to agree on a settlement. [read post]