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An ultra-conservative Catholic group ordains four bishops without papal approval in Switzerland, defying Pope Leo and triggering automatic excommunication amid fears of church schism.
The Christian Brothers obtained a moratorium on civil claims from abuse survivors, citing Gospel imperatives to support nine convicted child abusers remaining as order members.
US and Canadian authorities have charged 37 people, including imprisoned Indian gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi, in connection with murder-for-hire plots, extortion, and drug trafficking as part of a multiyear investigation called Operation Hard Ball.
The Church of England’s £100m Project Spire, a reparative justice initiative addressing historical links to slavery, faces a legal challenge as staff experience harassment from critics.
The Church of England voted to formally hear a Palestinian Christian document describing Israel as a “colonial enterprise,” sparking concerns from Jewish leaders about Christian-Jewish relations.
Kenyan Rastafarians are pursuing legal challenges after a court dismissed their petition to decriminalize marijuana for religious purposes, which adherents view as a sacred sacrament.
