Northern Maine Catholic churches merge Brownville Junction parish closesJUDY HARRISONOF THE NEWS STAFF
Clearly, Protestant churches also have clergy and staff that who have committed sex crimes [7], but the focus today is on the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). This is the first of three articles on pedophilia in the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). This article goes much deeper than one on ...
Justin McLellan (CNS) Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod of Bishops on synodality. Approved by the Pope, the synod’s final...
It is more severe along the northern coast, which frequently remains ice-bound until the late summer, but it is tempered by the Gulf Stream on the southern and western coasts. Excellent sulphur is found in abundance, besides some coal and quarry stone. The flora is scanty. Some parts of...
Suddenly churches were built somewhat resembling bomb shelters, and the interiors were devoid of many of the things that made the church a Catholic church. Inside, the Eucharist was placed out of sight, or at least not in a prominent place. Stained glass windows and statues were minimalized....
In the meantime, Pelagius tried unsuccessfully to end the long-standing schism in northern Italy, where certain bishops had broken with Rome over the “Three Chapters Controversy,” a complicated dispute among the papacy, Justinian, and the Council (553) of Constantinople over thecensuringof Nestor...