Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sending a high-level Indian delegation to participate in the ordination of Monsignor George Jacob Koovakad as a cardinal by the Pope in a function that will be held in the Vatican City on Saturday (December 7), said former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

PM Modi sends delegation to attend ordination of Kerala priest as cardinal in Vatican

Pope Francis, while speaking about the non-admission of homosexual men in church seminaries because of the presence of 'too much' gay sexual activity, used an offensive slur which left the bishops shocked in Italy.

Vatican issues rare apology after Pope uses vulgar slur for gay men

Florida, over the years, has become synonymous with the weird antics of its residents. In the latest peculiar news stories from the US state: A priest has been accused of biting a woman.

Florida priest accused of biting woman in church during mass. Here’s what happened

A Spanish priest has been arrested under suspicion of illegally selling Viagra and other potent aphrodisiac substances from his residence. The arrest, which took place in Spain's Extremadura region, involved another person as well.

Spanish priest held for selling illegal Viagra from home

Voted Italy's most handsome man in 2019 at the mere age of 17, Edoardo Santini has abandoned his pursuit in the glamour industry. The 21-year-old last week announced he was renouncing his career in the entertainment industry for the path of god.

Ditching modelling career, Italy's 'most handsome man' joins church

The temple trust governing the affairs of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya said it has received more than 3,000 job applications for 20 posts of priests. As the inauguration date of the temple draws close (January 22, 2024), the staff are leaving no stone unturned to make sure that the shrine is open for the pilgrims within the stipulated time frame.

India: Ram temple in Ayodhya receives 3,000 applications for 20 priest posts 

Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday. The statement comes as the country is reeling from confessions of abuse that were found in the personal diary of a Spanish priest who died in Bolivia in 2009 after decades of service there.

Bolivia investigates 35 Catholic Church members over sex abuse

In a bizarre incident, the owner of a restaurant chain in California, USA hired a fake priest to take confessions from workers, with the 'father' urging them to "get the sins out", according to the US Department of Labor.

US: Restaurant hires fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’, ordered to pay $14k in fines

A priest from northwestern France has been charged with drugging and raping a 15-year-old boy whom he allegedly met on a homosexual dating app called Grindr, according to prosecutors and legal authorities.

Gay date-rape: French priest held for drugging and raping minor he met on Grindr app

Issuing a warning to aspiring clerics against the “vice” of online pornography, Pope Francis admitted that many nuns and priests, too, watch such illicit content.

Pope Francis admits even nuns, priests watch online porn, calls it a ‘devil’

A defrocked priest who once held senior positions in the Catholic Church in Chile was sentenced to 15 years in prison Saturday for raping and otherwise sexually abusing minors for more than a decade.

Defrocked Chilean priest gets 15 years for abusing minors

A retired priest has been charged with indecent assault following a decade-long investigation into a residential school in Manitoba, Canadian police said on Friday.

Retired priest charged with indecent assault after Canadian residential school probe

An 83-year-old former priest gave up his job to become a porn film star. The retired priest Norm Self recently appeared in his first adult film and described his experience as "delightful".

Priest turns porn star at 83

A knife attack has been reported from the French city of Nice and according to reports, the priest was stabbed multiple times inside a church. The French police said that they've managed to arrest the attacker and the priest is out of danger.

France: Attacker stabs priest multiple times in Nice

Gunmen on a motorcycle killed a Christian priest and wounded another in Pakistani city of Peshawar. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Christian Priest killed by gunmen in Pakistan's Peshawar

A dissident band of Roman Catholic priests leading a disobedience campaign against the Vatican said on Tuesday, they would carry on blessing same-sex couples in defiance of Church orders.

Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples 

Little children are innocent and peppy, and this leads to creating of memories that we can always look back at and smile. In one such act of innocence, a little girl dressed in a white frock and a white mask gave a high-five to the priest during a ceremony.

Watch| Little girl gives high-five to priest who raised hand to bless her

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion -- despite critics comparing the android to "Frankenstein's monster.

Japan temple puts faith in robot priest, faces criticism

A priest was stabbed in front of his congregation live on television during morning mass on Friday at Canada's biggest church, in what police described as an isolated incident.

Priest stabbed live on TV at Canada's biggest church

Priest stabbed during televised mass in Canada

In pics: Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest

The unnamed priest went on to say that the Church or the Bible doesn't give women the permission to dress like men

India: Video of priest denouncing women who wear jeans to church goes viral

Two attackers linked to Islamic State had interrupted a church service, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat

Muslims attend Catholic mass in show of solidarity after French church attack

The two men identified themselves as Abu Omar and Abu Jalil el-Hanafy in the one-minute video and pledged loyalty to Islamic State's leader

Islamic state posts video of men it says were French church attackers

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