http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23991/atheists-sue-catholic-church http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23991/atheists-sue-catholic-church#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:10:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23991 Charging that the Catholic Church should lose its tax-exempt status, a consortium of atheists and Catholic activists filed two lawsuits against Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Assemblymember Vito Lopez (D-Williamsburg) and the Catholic Diocese over their role in producing a recorded message sent to Williamsburg’s registered voters less than a week before they went to the polls.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23991/atheists-sue-catholic-church/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23983/vatican-strips-archbishop-emmanuel-milingo-of-clerical-state-read-more-httpwww-monstersandcritics-comnewseuropenewsarticle_1519822-phpvatican-strips-zambian-born-archbishop-milingo-of-cl http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23983/vatican-strips-archbishop-emmanuel-milingo-of-clerical-state-read-more-httpwww-monstersandcritics-comnewseuropenewsarticle_1519822-phpvatican-strips-zambian-born-archbishop-milingo-of-cl#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:36:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23983 The Vatican announced Thursday the dismissal from the clerical state of rebel priest Emmanuel Milingo who in 2001 broke his celibacy vow by marrying a Korean woman -- via the Moonies cult -- and who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 2006 when he ordained bishops without papal consent.

The participation of the faithful 'in any future celebrations organized by Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo is to be considered unlawful,' the Vatican added.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23983/vatican-strips-archbishop-emmanuel-milingo-of-clerical-state-read-more-httpwww-monstersandcritics-comnewseuropenewsarticle_1519822-phpvatican-strips-zambian-born-archbishop-milingo-of-cl/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23970/malaysia-hearings-start-in-catholic-fight-allah http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23970/malaysia-hearings-start-in-catholic-fight-allah#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:11:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23970 Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church urged a court Monday to let Christians use "Allah" as a translation for God and overturn a government ban that has become a symbol of religious grievances in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

In 2008 The Herald, a weekly magazine circulated among the country’s 850,000 Catholics, nearly lost its publishing licence for using the disputed word.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23970/malaysia-hearings-start-in-catholic-fight-allah/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23907/techie-holy-water-and-geeky-bishops http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23907/techie-holy-water-and-geeky-bishops#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:03:50 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23907 An enterprising Italian inventor has patented an automatic holy water dispenser for use in Catholic churches. Some parishes in northen Italy have already installed the fonts and many more all over the country are expected to follow suit. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23907/techie-holy-water-and-geeky-bishops/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23789/a-mother-a-sick-son-and-his-father-the-priest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23789/a-mother-a-sick-son-and-his-father-the-priest#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:25:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23789 A rare look at how the Roman Catholic Church goes to great lengths to keep clergy members’ clandestine relationships hidden and the priests in active ministry.

Clergy members of many faiths have crossed the line with women and had children out of wedlock. But the problem is particularly fraught for the Catholic Church, as Catholics in many countries are increasingly questioning the celibacy requirement for priests. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23789/a-mother-a-sick-son-and-his-father-the-priest/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23763/trevor-dal-broi http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23763/trevor-dal-broi#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:36:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23763 A pharmacist in western NSW, Australia has banned the sale of condoms, the contraceptive and morning-after pill because it is against his beliefs as a Catholic.

In a move that has angered health experts, Griffith pharmacist Trevor Dal Broi has refused to sell the oral contraceptive pill, the morning-after pill and condoms, referring customers to other chemists in the area.

"As a practising Catholic, it is my obligation to accept the official teaching of the Catholic Church against the use of artificial contraception," he said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23763/trevor-dal-broi/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23601/unethical-investments http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23601/unethical-investments#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:53:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23601 BBC Northern Ireland presenter William Crawley has a blog post about "Hardcore Profits, a BBC documentary about the pornography industry, has been looking into those organisations who have investments, directly or indirectly, with in the adult entertainment business."

Crawley says following a change in ethical policy guidelines the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops in 2003, Christian Brothers Investment Services now have investments of tens of millions of dollars in companies that make sizeable profits from commercial pornography. The Bishops' guidelines permit these investments because the new rules allow the church to do business with a company as long as income from pornography does not represent "a significant portion of its revenues".]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23601/unethical-investments/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23496/opus-dei-film http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23496/opus-dei-film#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:09:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23496 British film-maker Roland Joffe is to recreate the life and miracles of Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer, the Spanish priest who founded Opus Dei, one of the most influential and secretive organisations within the Catholic Church.

The film seems set to stir up more controversy, following in the wake of several screen hits tapping into public fascination with tales of Opus-inspired crimes and conspiracies, which have set Vatican chasubles aflap. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23496/opus-dei-film/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23473/ireland-catholic-priests-child-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23473/ireland-catholic-priests-child-abuse#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 14:13:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23473 The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has spent nine years looking into allegations from thousands of former pupils of state schools and orphanages, some which date back more than 60 years.

It is due to report on Wednesday while a second report looking into how sex abuse complaints were handled by the Catholic Church will be published by the commission in the summer.

It is thought some 500 priests have been implicated in the abuse allegations.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23473/ireland-catholic-priests-child-abuse/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23455/vietnam-halts-church-construction http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23455/vietnam-halts-church-construction#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 10:34:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23455 Amid protests against reported church destructions, the city of Hanoi has ordered one of its districts to stop construction work on land claimed by the Catholic church.

The move was seen as a surprise turnaround by Communist authorities who since March demolished at least one historic church building in the Central Highlands, Christians said.

Government work crews reportedly destroyed a Protestant church building of Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN(S), in the area of Banmethuot om March 11.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23455/vietnam-halts-church-construction/feed 0