ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pope Francis recently discussed with 800 members of the Roman clergy his stance on blessing gay couples. Basilica of St. John Lateran The dialogue came on Friday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, where Francis held a closed-door meeting that lasted nearly three hours. According to the Italian newspaper Avvenire,…

NEW ORLEANS (ChurchMilitant.com) – The second-oldest diocese in the United States is facing another legal challenge in its ongoing bankruptcy bid. Judge Meredith Grabill A federal judge recently ruled the archdiocese of New Orleans must turn over emails between its employees and a public relations firm to attorneys representing victims of clerical sexual abuse. The archdiocese…

VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – In a recent television interview, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Hell is empty and suggested a phrase in the traditional Act of Contrition is too harsh.  Pope Francis on Che Tempo Che Fa On the Italian show Che Tempo Che Fa Sunday, the pontiff stated, “I like to think Hell [is] empty. I…

ROTTENBURG, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) – A German district court and an ecclesiastical court have both prosecuted a clerical sex abuser from India who re-offended in Germany after being investigated for allegations of abuse in Canada. Monika Stolz The diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart announced on Sunday that Fr. Ashok Mascarenhas, who was assigned to a ministry of university pastoral work in…

DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Former President Donald Trump met expectations last night in the Iowa caucuses as he became the first nonincumbent candidate to secure a majority of the vote in the state’s history. The Democrats first voted in Iowa back in 1972, with Republicans following in 1976. It appears he will place first in 98…

Church Militant’s Rome correspondent, Dr. Jules Gomes, discusses Pope Francis’ “personal view” that Hell is empty.     Please make a donation below!     Read More