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Italian priest who died at Dachau to be beatified

P(ANSA) – Vatican City, April 22 – An Italian priest who died at Dachau is about to be beatified for his efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust. Father Giuseppe Girotti will receive the title of “Blessed,” one level beneath … Continue reading

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Priest drives SUV into canal

IMG class=hide alt=”Priest drives SUV into canal” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2ffd0bcbd120e1f687087a0016e5efe3.jpg” (ANSA) – Ravenna, February 11 – A northern Italian parish priest drove his SUV into a canal after side-swiping a car at high speed, police said Tuesday. PFather Giovanni Desio was pulled … Continue reading

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Pedophile priest handed two-and-a-half year prison sentence

(ANSA) – Pesaro, December 3 – A judge on Tuesday handed a 43-year-old priest in the north-eastern city of Pesaro a two-and-a-half year sentence for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. The case of Father Giangiacomo Ruggeri, a former spokesman … Continue reading

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Crowd mobs Lefebvrian priest at Priebke funeral

(ANSA) – Rome, October 15 – An angry mob on Tuesday tried to attack a Lefebvrian priest as he entered St. Pius X church at Albano near Rome, where the funeral of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke was being held. … Continue reading

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