Former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Amid Abuse Scandal

Cardinal Ranjith Excludes Girls from Serving as Altar Servers in Sri Lanka

ZENIT Staff

According to the Prelate, the decision, formalized in a Letter dated October 22, 2024, responds to the need to protect priestly vocations, which depend exclusively on men.

Paris Foreign Missions Society Publishes Its Report on Sexual Abuses

Covadonga Asturias

The Superior General of the Foreign Missions expressed “graveness, sadness and indignation” when receiving the Report. However, this exercise of self-evaluation not only intends to acknowledge past errors, but also to establish solid bases for the future.The Report is not just a diagnostic but gives recommendations to implement a culture of protection, which encompasses all levels of the organization.

A Legacy in Shambles: Former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Amid Abuse Scandal

Elizabeth Owens

The controversy centers on Carey’s advocacy for David Tudor, an Anglican priest suspended in the 1980s for sexually abusing multiple teenagers. In 1993, Carey, then Archbishop of Canterbury, supported Tudor’s return to ministry under supervision—a decision the Church now admits was a grave mistake.

From Saddam to Assad, the collapse of regimes and the danger of an ‘Iraqisation’ in Syria

ZENIT Staff

In an exclusive sit down with AsiaNews, Prof. Saad Salloum draws a parallel between the overthrow of the Rais in Iraq and the flight of the Syrian dictator. In both cases it took 13 years for their ouster to ‘drain’ the resources around the leader. Baghdad must ‘take tangible measures to ensure the recovery of the new Syria’ starting with the fight against drugs. Limit the role of Turkey and Iran, set up a reconstruction fund.