Roman Catholic Church
The decision to go through with the blessings will remain with individual priests.
The student’s mother claimed Our Lady Queen of Peace kicked her daughter out of the school after raising alarm about racist behavior.
David O’Connell, whose death is being investigated as murder, was named as a bishop by Pope Francis in 2015.
Joseph Zen was arrested with prominent activists including local pop singer Denise Ho in May.
Victims claim the church has a Mafia-style grip on the Italian authorities preventing habitual child-abuse offenders from being brought to justice.
A horrifying report on the extent of clerical sex abuse in France has sent shock waves through the Catholic Church. But will it change anything?
“I’m supposed to go there and have him serve the Mass when my mother dies from the virus?”