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Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

The Roman Catholic Church called on the president of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas asked President Nayib Bukele not to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 2017. On Wednesday, Bukele called the 7-year-old ban ... The Roman Catholic Church called on the president of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas asked President Nayib Bukele not to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 2017. On Wednesday, Bukele called the 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd,” and claimed unmined gold would be “wealth that could transform El Salvador,” in comments on the social platform X.In 2017, El Salvador banned all metals mining above ground and below. A broad coalition of sectors, including the Catholic church, supported the prohibition in order to protect the small country’s water resources from contamination.SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church called on the president of El Salvador Sunday not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining.

Archaeologists Just Discovered a Christian Church from the 4th Century—One of the Oldest in the World

Armenian King Tiridates III may have made it happen For obvious reasons, the life and death of Jesus Christ had a wide-ranging impact on the world’s culture, including architecturally. Early Christian churches were often shaped like an octagon, which was an early Christian church symbol for the resurrection of Jesus and, more broadly, the rebirth of life.Dating to the mid-fourth century AD, it is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country and provides additional evidence for early Christianity in Armenia, Achim Lichtenberger, professor at the University of Münster, said in a statement.In a biblical context, the number eight often symbolizes rebirth, so because of that, the octagon was one of the key symbols of the early church—not to mention that the octagonal shape, rather than a rectangle, allows for a larger main area inside a church.The Armenia find, radiocarbon-dated to the mid-fourth century AD, features a roughly 100-foot-diameter octagonal structure with a simple mortar floor and terracotta tiles. Researchers noted that the cross-shaped extensions showed remains of wood platforms. The archaeologists also found remnants of marble suggesting that the church was lavishly decorated with material imported from the Mediterranean.

Kenya's Catholic Church rejects $40,000 from President Ruto

The donation followed a recent statement by bishops that was critical of the government. Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto.He offered the money towards the building of a priest’s house and as a gift to the choir during Mass on Sunday at the Soweto Catholic Church in the capital, Nairobi.Churches have been under pressure this year from young anti-tax protesters who have accused them of being too close to politicians.Following Ruto’s much-publicised donation on Sunday, many Kenyans urged the Catholic Church to reject the money.

Madras HC observation on Waqf-like body leaves churches worried | India News - The Indian Express

Leaders of two major bodies — the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) and Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) — which govern about 90% of the churches in India expressed their discontent at the observation made in the last week of October. The NCCI and CBCI, however, have said that church properties are governed by existing laws in the country, including Societies Act, Trusts Act and Companies Act. A Madras High Court observation that church properties should be governed by a statutory body similar to the Waqf Board is worrying churches and Christian missions across the country.The NCCI’s contention is that the Constitution allows minority communities to set up and govern their own institutions. “Another body… will infringe upon our constitutional rights,” Ebenezer said. Christian properties include not just churches but also educational and healthcare institutions.CBCI official Robinson Rodrigues said, “… Christian properties under the Catholic church are all registered properties which have proper records.”

'Defeats social ethos of reservation': Supreme Court upholds Madras HC decision over religious conversion | India News - Times of India

India News: The Supreme Court rejected a woman's claim for scheduled caste benefits after converting to Christianity and then back to Hinduism. The court deemed h Selvarani applied for an upper-division clerk position in Puducherry in 2015, seeking an SC certificate on the basis of her father's Valluvan caste, which is classified under scheduled castes. However, evidence presented to the court indicated that she regularly practiced Christianity and attended church services, sabotaging her claim of identifying as a Hindu.'Defeats social ethos of reservation': Supreme Court upholds Madras HC decision over religious conversion

NYC thief, Deikel Alcantara arrested for stealing gold-plated 9/11 memorial rose from Midtown Catholic church

The heartless crook accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial at a Midtown Catholic church was arrested Friday for the unholy crime, according to the NYPD. Deikel Alcantara, 21, was turned over to police by his father and charged with grand larceny for allegedly pilfering a $3,000 rose — forged of metal from Ground Zero and plated in gold — from a shrine inside the Church of St.Deikel Alcantara is accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a 9/11 memorial at a Midtown Catholic church.The fate of the gold-plated rose remains unknown as it has yet to be returned to the church, despite Alcanatara’s arrest, police sources said.

High court rules Catholic church not liable for child abuse by priest it didn’t directly employ | Law (Australia) | The Guardian

Church wins case reversing 2023 decision of Victorian court that it was vicariously responsible for abuse suffered by five-year-old at hands of assistant priest Last year, Victoria’s highest court delivered an unprecedented ruling that the church was vicariously responsible for the abuse of a five-year-old child, known as DP, by assistant priest Father Bryan Coffey.The Victorian court said that despite the lack of a formal employment arrangement, the church was vicariously liable for Coffey’s actions because he was a “servant of the diocese” whose role gave him the “power and intimacy” to access and abuse children.The high court has ruled in favour of the Catholic church and against expanding vicarious liability beyond the employer-employee relationship.The Catholic church has won a landmark case limiting its liability for the abuse of children by priests not under its direct employment.

The Catholic Church Just Rolled Out an Official Anime-Inspired Mascot - IGN

The Catholic Church is preparing to celebrate what it refers to as a "Jubilee" year in 2025. And as a part of its preparations, the Vatican has rolled out a brand new kawaii mascot: Luce. The statement says that Luce was "created from the desire to enter also into the world of pop culture, so loved by our young people." Her creation comes as a part of the Catholic Church's Jubilee year, a once-every-25-years special year traditionally marked by celebration, prayer, reconciliation, and an intent to strengthen the faith of those who participate.Luce and her friends are emblematic of what seems to be greater efforts from the Catholic Church to reach the youth via gaming and general pop culture. Earlier this year, the Church canonized the first-ever known "gamer" saint, Carlo Acutis.Meet the Catholic Church's brand-new mascot.

Catholic church still failing to deal with sexual abuse cases, says Vatican report | Vatican | The Guardian

Vatican’s child protection commission delivers first report on scandal that has engulfed church for decades Church leaders who fail to take action against paedophile priests are a “further source of evil” for victims of sexual abuse and should be removed from their posts, the Vatican’s child protection commission has said.In its first report on a scandal that has embroiled the Catholic church for decades, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said the church was still failing to ensure that clerical sexual abuse cases were dealt with adequately.The report said: “Over its 10 years of service, the commission has seen church leaders being the object of past administrative actions and/or inactions which were a further source of evil for victims/survivors of sexual abuse.Cardinal Seán O’Malley, the commission’s chief, said during a press conference that it was thanks to journalists that the church had been forced to confront its history of “terrible abuses”, and that the report marked the first step in its “firm commitment to ensure these events never happen again”.