A burglar posing as a visiting priest fleeced a real holy man of nearly $1,000 at a Queens church, police said Tuesday. The thief targeted the 63-year-old priest at the American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church on Bell Blvd. near Union Turnpike in Hollis Hills around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, according to cops. The crook told the […]
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Priest accused of selling Viagra suspended by Catholic Church
A Spanish priest has been temporarily suspended by the Roman Catholic Church after he was accused of selling drugs including the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra. The clergyman from Don Benito, a town of around 35,000 residents in the western Extremadura region, was detained Monday on suspicion of “trafficking narcotic substances”, the diocese of Plasencia, which […]
Russian priest arrested after announcing memorial service for Navalny: reports
A Russian priest was reportedly arrested Saturday after announcing he would hold a public memorial service for Putin critic Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia. Grigory Mikhnov-Vaitenko was reportedly detained outside his home while on his way to the Solovetsky Stone, a monument located in Moscow dedicated to victims of political repression, according to The […]
Former priest accused of molesting 15-year-old girl with cancer while giving blessing
A former priest molested a 15-year-old girl with cancer while giving her a blessing, Ohio officials said. Luis Barajas, 76, pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, WOIO reported. He was charged with six counts of gross sexual imposition, court records show. His attorney did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for […]
Retired 93-year-old priest struck, killed by truck while crossing Wauwatosa street
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner on Monday identified the 93-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by a pickup truck in Wauwatosa Friday. David H. Gau was a retired priest and member of the St. Camillus residential community for seniors who had taught at Marquette University High School for nearly two decades. The Milwaukee County […]
Man studying to be priest arrested on child porn charges; has Kettering tie
Feb. 9—A man studying to be a Catholic priest at the Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology in Cincinnati was arrested Friday morning after a child pornography investigation. Broderick Witt, 28, was taken into custody by Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies who had a warrant to search his living quarters, according to an email […]
Man studying to be a priest is found with child pornography at seminary, Ohio cops say
A man studying to be a priest in Ohio was arrested on child pornography charges, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati said. Broderick Witt was a seminarian at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology, according to a news release. Police searched Witt’s room at the seminary on Feb. 9 and then arrested him, the archdiocese […]
Oakwood Episcopal priest denies nepotism, cronyism, domestic abuse allegations
Feb. 6—An Oakwood clergyman who has faced previous allegations of domestic abuse will go before a hearing panel within the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio as part of a disciplinary process. Allegations of domestic abuse were made against Daniel W. McClain of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood in May 2022 by his then-wife in […]
Episcopal priest in Oakwood facing allegations, disciplinary process
Feb. 5—An Oakwood clergyman, who has faced previous allegations of domestic abuse, will be going before a hearing panel within the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio as part of a disciplinary process. Allegations of domestic abuse were made against Daniel W. McClain of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood in May 2022 by his then-wife […]
Victim group demands removal of Bishop Miege leader and Lenexa priest accused of abuse
After a priest accused of child molestation became the new pastor at a Lenexa church, and a man who faced a child sex abuse lawsuit was hired by a Roeland Park Catholic school, abuse victims are calling for their removal and an explanation from church leaders. Two members of the Survivors Network of those Abused […]
Retired priest, sister, fatally shot had legacy of ‘faith and service’
FORT PIERCE − A retired priest and his sister shot to death over the weekend in Palm Bay are from a family with strong ties to the Fort Pierce area, and dedicated themselves to others. Robert Hoeffner, 76, and his sister, Sally Hoeffner, 69, were found dead Sunday in their Palm Bay home in Brevard […]
Moscow Patriarchate church priest jailed for justifying invasion, praising pro-Russian proxies
The rector of a church in the Vinnytsia diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate was sentenced to two years in prison, the press service of Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Jan. 30. The priest called Russia’s armed aggression a “civil war” in Ukraine and praised “DPR” terrorists Alexander Zakharchenko, Givi, and Motorola. Read also: SBU […]