Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada

Catholic Church To Pay  Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada

Montreal: The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday. In 2020 the Archdiocese of St. John was found liable for one of Canada’s largest child sex abuse scandals, at Mount Cashel Orphanage, a now-defunct boy’s … Read more

AI less concerning than ‘natural stupidity’: Vatican priest

AI less concerning than ‘natural stupidity’: Vatican priest

(NewsNation) — A Vatican priest and technology expert believes “natural stupidity” and a disappearing middle class are more concerning prospects than the possible negative impacts of artificial intelligence. “Let me express with one sentence: Not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity. It’s the tools; it depends on the way in which we will use them. So … Read more

‘God’s influencer’: Pope clears way for the first-ever millennial saint – National

‘God’s influencer’: Pope clears way for the first-ever millennial saint – National

An Italian teenager so good at spreading the teachings of the Catholic church that he was dubbed “God’s influencer” is set to become the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis was 15 years old when he died from leukemia in 2006, but he did big things for Catholicism in his short time on earth, Pope Francis … Read more

Vatican investigation clears Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct

Vatican investigation clears Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2024 9:29 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An investigation commissioned by the Vatican has concluded a senior leader of Quebec’s Roman Catholic Church did not commit sexual misconduct. The allegations against Cardinal Gérald Lacroix, the archbishop of Quebec City, emerged … Read more

What counts as a supernatural event? Vatican overhauls rules amid hoaxes – National

What counts as a supernatural event? Vatican overhauls rules amid hoaxes – National

The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena that have long punctuated church history, putting the brakes on making definitive declarations unless the event is obviously fabricated. The Vatican’s doctrine office overhauled norms first issued in 1978, arguing that they … Read more