By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic priest in the Philippines was found unconscious and tied up in his car after being reported missing two days earlier, said police, who suspect he was the victim of a kidnap attempt. Father Leoben Peregrino, 58, disappeared April 1, after parishioners saw him getting into his […]
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Real-life Father Stu has actor ‘continuing to carry on his message’
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie “Father Stu,” said the real-life Montana priest is “having me continuing to carry on his message.” “Father Stu,” in theaters April 13, tells the story of Father Stuart Long, a priest who had been […]
English police to allow priests to give last rites at crime scenes
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — Police in England have produced national guidelines to allow priests to give last rites to Catholics dying at crime scenes. The change follows the outcry by Catholics at the denial of permission to Father Jeffrey Woolnough to pass through a police cordon and administer the […]
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