Francis has expressed appreciation for Hungary’s recent welcome of Ukrainian refugees. But he has challenged Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s hard-line anti-immigration policies.
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Judge in Catholic bankruptcy recuses himself over church donations
His recusal is likely to throw the case into disarray and trigger new hearings and appeals of every consequential ruling he’s made.
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Pope in Hungary meets with Ukrainian refugees, Russian envoy
He called for a culture of charity in a country where the prime minister justified firm anti-immigration policies with fears migration threatens Europe’s Christian culture.
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Judge stays on Catholic bankruptcy case despite his church donations
Within a year of his most recent contributions, he began issuing rulings that benefited the archdiocese, a report finds.
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Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90
His greatest fame came from his role in hosting ‘In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley,’ a Christian teaching program that began airing on the newborn Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978.
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Supreme Court case tests religious tolerance on Sunday work
The justices struggled with the question of when employers have to accommodate employees’ religious needs.
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Plans for religious charter school push church-state debate into new territory
The Conversation: Using public funds to support students at private religious schools, such as was litigated in a Maine case, is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
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Photos: Maronite church celebrates Good Friday in Central Maine
Holy Week, at Saint Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Waterville and other Maronite churches, is considered an independent Liturgical Season within the Season of Lent. According to Maronite heritage, it starts with “Naheero,” or the “Coming to the Harbor” on Palm Sunday evening and is over on Easter Sunday. Some may consider one week too short to be considered an independent season. However, Maronites say the intensity of ceremonies and celebrations, and the deep spirituality found in old Syriac texts, prayers and hymns in that week, make it worthy to be the most important week of the year. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.
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Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland
The Baltimore archdiocese says it has paid over $13.2 million for care and compensation for 301 abuse victims since the 1980s.
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Ukrainian court puts Orthodox leader under house arrest
The abbot of a famed monastery is suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense.