Tag: Clergy
Pope heads to Portugal as country grapples with clergy sexual abuse – EURACTIV.com
Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon on Wednesday (2 August) for a global gathering of young Catholics taking place in the shadow of Portugal’s huge clergy sexual abuse scandal and criticism of soaring costs for the event.
Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world have descended on Lisbon to welcome Francis, who is due to land at Lisbon’s military air base at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT).
World Youth Day was devised by the late Pope John Paul for
How Clergy Can Help Tackle Climate Anxiety – Mother Jones
Members of the Aymara community of Ichu pray and take the Virgin of the Clouds on a pilgrimage to ask for rain in the area due to the drought they are facing in Puno, southern Peru, on November 28, 2022.Juan Carlos Cisneros/ AFP via Getty Images
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