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New Zealand: Inquiry finds 200,000 children, vulnerable adults abused in state, church care for 70 years
The Anglican Church and the Catholic Church have acknowledged the abuses meted out to victims after an inquiry found 200,000 children and adults were subjected to abuse by church care for over 7 decades.
Catholic Church in Vatican had knowledge about Nazis killing 6000 Jews each day, reveals letter from World War II era
In May 2020, Germany’s council of Catholic bishops admitted that the Church was complicit in the actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War.
Tamil Nadu: Catholic priest Benedict arrested for sexual abuse, intimate videos with several women leaked on social media
Benedict Anto was absconding after his obscene videos with women surfaced. He has now been arrested
The Granada massacre of 1066: When a Muslim mob crucified a Rabbi and murdered almost the entire Jewish population in a city
The Muslim rule in Granada continued till 1492, when, after months of siege by a Catholic army under Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, the Muslim ruler of Granada finally gave up and surrendered the castle. January 2, 1492, marked the finale of the Catholic Reconquista against the Islamic rule in parts of Spain.
Amid the Vizhinjam port controversy, here are other instances where Churches have fuelled protests against developmental projects in India
This article discusses how Catholic churches and foreign-funded NGOs have had a role in stalling development projects in India.
‘Pope’s apology to indigenous people not enough’ – says Canada as Pope Francis omitted references to sexual abuse of native children at Church-run schools
The official reaction from the Government of Canada came after Pope Francis meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon.
Pilgrimage of penance: Pope Francis to formally apologise for crimes done by Catholic-run residential schools across Canada
Pope Francis to formally apologise to indigenous people of Canada for the suffering and pain caused by Roman Catholic Church's residential schools
Inside the world of ‘Saint’ Francis Xavier: From spearheading inquisition of Goa to tormenting the lives of local Hindus
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"(Indians) being black themselves, consider their own colour the best, they believe that their gods are black and seem to be as dirty as they are ugly and horrible to look at," Francis Xavier had noted.
Pope Francis apologises to Indigenous People in Canada after mass graves of children were discovered in Christian schools: Here is everything you need
Days after meeting the Indigenous leaders of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, Pope Francis tendered an apology
USA: Catholic priest resigns after carrying out thousands of ‘invalid’ baptisms for over two decades
The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix announced on its website that it determined after careful study that Father Andres Arango had used the wrong wording in baptisms performed up until June 17, 2021.