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Italian Catholics report archbishop, accuse him of destroying alleged Eucharistic miracle

This irreverent destruction of the sacred species might also have implicated Archbishop Lorenzo Ghizzoni in a very serious canonical crime.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Mar 21, 2025Mar 24, 2025

Italian lawyer reports bishop to authorities for allegedly insulting the Catholic faith

Lawyer Francesco Minutillo has formally filed a report to the Italian Public Prosecutor's Office to advise that Bishop Livio Corazza may have committed the crime of insulting the Catholic religion under Articles 403 and 404 of the Penal Code.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 2025

Christian mother of four sentenced to death in Pakistan for ‘insulting’ Muhammad

Pakistani Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka sentenced 40-year-old mother Shagufta Kiran to death in September for allegedly ‘insulting the Prophet Muhammad.’ An estimated 40 people are currently facing the death penalty for ‘blasphemy’ in the Islamic country.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Nov 20, 2024Nov 20, 2024

Conservatives, free speech advocates urge Elon Musk to support victims of government censorship

‘Given your commitment to free speech and unrivaled capacity to effect change, we ask that you harness X to make clear that no one should be punished under the law for peaceful expression on X or any platform.’

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Calvin Freiburger

• Oct 30, 2023Oct 31, 2023

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Italian Catholics report archbishop, accuse him of destroying alleged Eucharistic miracle

Italian lawyer reports bishop to authorities for allegedly insulting the Catholic faith

Christian mother of four sentenced to death in Pakistan for ‘insulting’ Muhammad

Conservatives, free speech advocates urge Elon Musk to support victims of government censorship