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Decades of alleged sexual abuse by Maryland priests detailed in report

Jerusalem Post The report described that history as one of “repeated dismissal or cover up of that abuse by the Catholic Church hierarchy.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738548

Church accused of Moscow ties expelled from two parishes in western Ukraine

Jerusalem Post Ukraine’s government has accused the UOC of retaining ties with Moscow, and has opened criminal cases against over 60 of its clergy on suspicion of crimes including treason and collaboration https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-738540

Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, striving to maintain presence

Jerusalem Post “That aspect is problematic for me, that they consider Christians as guests. We are not guests. We are part of the identity of the city.” https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-736181

Top Ukraine cleric accused of glorifying Russian invasion appears in court

Jerusalem Post The UOC has been accused of maintaining links to the pro-invasion Russian Orthodox Church, which used to be its parent church but with which the UOC says it all broke ties in May 2022. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-736122

Pope Francis set to leave hospital, attend Easter service, Vatican says

Jerusalem Post The pope, who marked the 10th anniversary of his pontificate earlier this month, has suffered a number of ailments in recent years. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-736047

Pope Francis has respiratory infection, needs hospital treatment

Jerusalem Post The Vatican said the 86-year-old pope had complained of breathing difficulties in recent days. It added that tests showed he did not have COVID-19. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-735838

Pastor John Hagee on a mission to build ‘pro-Israel machine’

Jerusalem Post The founder of Christians United for Israel brings first Rabbi Scheinberg Fellowship mission to Israel. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-735238

Eastern Orthodox Church could set up in Lithuania to rival Russian church

Jerusalem Post Orthodoxy in Lithuania dates back to the 13th century, Bartholomew said, when it fell under the ultimate supervision of Constantinople. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-734968

US Supreme Court rejects Christian preacher’s challenge to university

Jerusalem Post The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, in recent years has taken an expansive view of religious rights, though this case came to the justices as a free speech dispute. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-734906

Russia says Ukraine ‘illegally’ intruding on Orthodox Church

Jerusalem Post The Kremlin said Ukraine’s treatment of the Orthodox Church, under the authority of the Moscow Patriarchate, is a reason for Russia’s invasion. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-734634