Charles Collins, Author at Crux

Official at Vatican embassy to United States removed over child porn allegations
- Church in the US, Vatican
- September 15, 2017
The Vatican has confirmed that a priest serving at the Holy See embassy to the United States has been recalled to Rome after receiving information he had violated child pornography laws. The priest is now being investigated by the Vatican’s Promoter of Justice.
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Hundreds of children from Scottish orphanage believed buried in mass grave
- Global Church
- September 12, 2017
The Smyllum Park orphanage is currently undergoing investigation by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, after previous residents accused staff of neglect and physical abuse. A new investigation claims hundreds of children from the institution are buried in an unmarked grave at a nearby cemetery.
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Courage apostolate preaches chastity to homosexual Catholics at national conference
- Interviews
- July 29, 2017
In an interview with Crux, Father Philip Bochanski, executive director of Courage International, lays out the goals and beliefs of the groups Courage and EnCourage. He also discusses how he and the chaplains of Courage go about talking to its members and newcomers alike about some very difficult and counter-cultural issues.
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Is the “Marian Option” the key to saving civilization?

If we want to talk about conversions, protection from enemies, battling heresy, building culture and so on, Mary’s influence is unparalleled. In “The Marian Option,” Dr. Carrie Gress says even if it does appear that the power of evil is winning in today’s world, we know that Mary is still more powerful.

Jesuit journal close to pope says “Manichean vision” behind Trump

Vatican

July 13, 2017

An article in the influential Rome-based Jesuit publication ‘La Civiltà Cattolica’ argues “a strange form of surprising ecumenism is developing between Evangelical fundamentalists and Catholic Integralists brought together by the same desire for religious influence in the political sphere” in the United States.