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Washington state Democrats pass bill effectively legalizing infanticide

Washington Senate Bill 5093 will legalize infanticide and shield sex traffickers and abusers by allowing residents to hide the remains of babies who die after being born alive, conservatives warned.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 25, 2025

The devil must be proud of McCarrick’s role in hurting the Church

Who knows if McCarrick even believed in heaven?

Opinion

Elizabeth Yore

• Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 2025

Archbishop Viganò warns that McCarrick’s followers ‘remain in power’

'They still remain in power, in America and in the Vatican, those whom McCarrick shamelessly called 'my nephews,'' Archbishop Viganò wrote.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Apr 7, 2025Apr 8, 2025

Lourdes basilica covers Rupnik’s mosaics amid abuse scandal

The famous Rupnik mosaics at the Shrine of Lourdes were commissioned for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions in 2008, but alleged victims have repeatedly linked his art to his abuse.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 2025

Jesuits begin ‘reparation’ process for alleged Rupnik victims

The Jesuits' move to assist alleged victims will no doubt be welcomed as a positive first step, but many questions remain about the Vatican's investigation of his alleged serial, sexual abuse.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Mar 26, 2025Mar 28, 2025

Vatican again uses Rupnik image for St. Joseph’s feast despite ongoing abuse investigation

Disgraced former Jesuit priest Marko Rupnik’s mosaics have been used by the Vatican again to mark St. Joseph’s Day, even as victims allege depraved abuse and coercion related to his artwork.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Mar 19, 2025Mar 20, 2025

‘Have an abortion’: Alleged Rupnik victims detail abuse as Vatican slowly investigates

Over 500 days since Pope Francis was effectively shamed into opening an investigation into Father Marco Rupnik, alleged victims of the priest have revealed shocking new details of the abuse they accuse him of.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Mar 13, 2025

Is Fr. Rupnik, accused of sexual abuse, now staying in a convent with nuns outside Rome?

A convent in Montefiolo, once home to Benedictine nuns, appears to have been taken over by ex-Jesuits, including accused abuser Fr. Marko Rupnik. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, a known Rupnik ally, has built a private residence there as secrecy and scandal grow.

Opinion

Riccardo Cascioli and Luisella Scrosati

• Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 2025

Canadian pedophile claiming to be woman under investigation for sexually assaulting female inmates

'Dangerous' pedophile Frederick Radcliffe, an inmate at the Grand Valley Institution for Women, has a violent criminal history that includes sexual assault charges.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Mar 4, 2025

Cardinal Fernández defends slow Rupnik investigation by saying other cases are worse

The Vatican is investigating other cases of abuse, 'more serious' but 'less publicized' than that of Fr. Rupnik, said Cardinal Fernández this week. Rupnik's case was re-opened by the Pope in October 2023.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 24, 2025

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Washington state Democrats pass bill effectively legalizing infanticide

The devil must be proud of McCarrick’s role in hurting the Church

Archbishop Viganò warns that McCarrick’s followers ‘remain in power’

Lourdes basilica covers Rupnik’s mosaics amid abuse scandal

Jesuits begin ‘reparation’ process for alleged Rupnik victims

Vatican again uses Rupnik image for St. Joseph’s feast despite ongoing abuse investigation

‘Have an abortion’: Alleged Rupnik victims detail abuse as Vatican slowly investigates

Is Fr. Rupnik, accused of sexual abuse, now staying in a convent with nuns outside Rome?

Canadian pedophile claiming to be woman under investigation for sexually assaulting female inmates

Cardinal Fernández defends slow Rupnik investigation by saying other cases are worse