No confessions to cops: Court blocks Washington law forcing priest to report child abuse; says priestly revelations remain sacred

A federal court struck down a Washington state law last Friday that would have forced catholic priests to report child abuse even if the information came through confession. District judge David Estudillo said the law clearly interfered with religious freedom, placing priests in an impossible spot of either following their faith or breaking the law. […]

‘I couldn’t speak. I froze’: Indian origin priest accused of molesting beauty queen in Malaysia; police launch manhunt

Lishalliny Kanaran (Image credits: @HypeMY) Malaysian beauty queen and actor Lishalliny Kanaran, winner of Miss Grand Malaysia 2021, has accused an Indian priest of molesting her during a recent visit to a Hindu temple. The allegation surfaced after Kanaran shared a detailed account of the incident on Instagram two days ago, sparking public outrage and […]

French PM’s daughter says priest beat her as a teenager

Francois Bayrou (File Photo-AP) PARIS: A daughter of France’s prime minister became Wednesday the latest to accuse the clergy running a school in the Pyrenees of systemic abuse including while Francois Bayrou was a local official, saying a priest beat her during summer camp when she was 14.Bayrou’s eldest daughter Helen Perlant, who is now […]

Catholic priest from Andhra shot dead in US

Catholic priest Arul Carasala shot dead. (Image Credit: Facebook/Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann) A Catholic priest from Andhra Pradesh was shot and killed by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in Kansas, church officials said. An Oklahoma man is being held on suspicion of the killing.Officers found Arul Carasala, who hailed from Kadapa […]

Indian origin Catholic priest killed at his parish rectory in US’ Kansas

Catholic priest Arul Carasala shot dead. (Image Credit: Facebook/Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann) An Indian-origin Catholic priest was shot and killed in the United States’ Kansas on Thursday, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann confirmed the news on social media. “I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally […]

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