Catholic

09/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during parliamentary question time at the lower house of Parliament (Congress of Deputies). Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

Spain

SEXUAL ABUSE

Spanish parliament agrees to probe of Catholic church over abuse

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

It is planned that the commission will present a report to parliament by the end of the year

FILED - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI waving at Munich airport on June 26, 2020. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa-Pool/dpa.

World

SEXUAL ABUSE

Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to abuse victims but denies wrongdoing

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

The accusations were categorically denied by Ratzinger's lawyers and advisers in a "fact check" also published on Tuesday

04/09/2020. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez received the Chief Public Prosecutor Dolores Delgado, who presented him with a copy of the annual report of the Public Prosecutor's Office. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

SEXUAL ABUSE

Spanish judiciary to investigate child abuse in Catholic Church

The Nomad Today 2/1/22

Chief Public Prosecutor Dolores Delgado has already instructed the regional public prosecutors' offices to collect all suspected cases and reports and send them to Madrid within the next 10 days

01/24/2022. The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, held a meeting with the President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Juan José Omella, in which they celebrated the agreement reached within the framework of the Registration Commission. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

REAL ESTATE ASSETS

Catholic Church to return 1,000 properties that it improperly registered

The Nomad Today 1/25/22

Between 1998 and 2015, the Spanish Catholic Church registered 34,961 properties located throughout the country in its name, of which 14,947 were neither temples nor religious facilities

FILED - 22 June 2020, Bavaria, Freising: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives at the airport for his return flight to the Vatican. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has admitted that he made a false statement during an investigation into child sexual abuse in the German Catholic Church that accused several current and former priests of misconduct. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa-Pool/dpa.

World

SEXUAL ABUSE

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI admits false statement in abuse probe

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/24/22

The report compounds damage already done to the Catholic Church's reputation following a string of child sexual abuse scandals internationally

20 January 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Ulrich Wastl of law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) speaks during a press conference on a report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa POOL/dpa.

World

SEXUAL ABUSE

German abuse study accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict of misconduct

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/22

According to the study, there were at least 235 alleged perpetrators - among them 173 priests and nine deacons

World

CHRISTMAS

Pope Francis calls on people to embrace humility at Christmas mass

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

About 1,500 faithful attended the mass, wearing masks and socially distanced

04 July 2021, Vatican, Vatican City: Pope Francis delivers the Angelus prayer from the window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photo: Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

HOSPITALIZATION

Pope Francis responded well to planned surgery, Vatican says

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/5/21

Francis has an intestinal disease which can cause protrusions to form on the wall of the intestine

Coronavirus

Philippine Catholic Church warns devotees against 'holy alcohol'

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

"There is no sacramental holy alcohol that we should make the sign of the cross with when we rub it to ourselves," the bishops stressed in a statement.