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Italian priest kidnapped in Nigeria

Oct 13, 2017

Father Maurizio Pallù, 63, was kidnapped together with four companions in the southern Nigerian city of Benin. The motive for his kidnapping and the identity of the perpetrators remain unknown. On Friday, papal spokesman Greg Burke took to Twitter to say Pope Francis has been informed of the kidnapping, and he’s praying for the Italian priest.

By Inés San Martín

California priest who embezzled donations gets prison time, $1.9 million fine

Oct 5, 2017

A priest in California will spend three years in jail after being convicted of embezzling over $1 million. Prosecutors said he deposited 14 checks from parishioners into his personal account while he was pastor, although his lawyer argues he was not depositing the money for personal benefit.

By Catholic News Agency

Cross-burning victims to priest who was once a member of KKK: Apology is not enough

Aug 23, 2017

The couple who was terrorized 40 years ago by a member of the Ku Klux Klan who later became a Catholic priest is calling for him to give the authorities any information he might have on other white supremacists who participated in his crimes. Father William Aitcheson said his actions at the time were “despicable.”

By Associated Press

Priest pilots find inspiration, friends in the heavens

Aug 6, 2017

“Many people are surprised when they hear about a group of Catholic priests who are also pilots,” Msgr. John Hemann, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, said. “It is something many don’t think a priest would do.”

By Christina Lee Knauss

Mexican priest found bound, stabbed to death in his room

Jul 8, 2017

Another priest was found dead in Mexico on Wednesday causing the local archbishop to ask authorities to make sure this “damnable deed” does not happen again. Father Luis López Villa, who was found tied to a chair and stabbed in his room, is the 18th priest to be murdered in Mexico in the last six years.

By Catholic News Agency

India court affirms priests’ right to property despite poverty oath

Jun 18, 2017

The Catholic Church in India may still force the clergy to give up their property, and the ruling also does not benefit those who have already given their properties to the church, said Reji Njallani, national president of the priests’ association.

By Rina Chandran