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BREAKING: Pope cancels Dubai trip over health concerns

November 28, 2023

ROME – Just hours after a Vatican news conference confirming Pope Francis’s trip to Dubai this weekend for a United Nations climate summit, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it has been cancelled upon medical advice due to an ongoing infection causing lung inflammation. A Vatican spokesman announced, however, that Pope Francis will lead his Wednesday

Pope called Cardinal Burke his ‘enemy’ and threatened to strip him of privileges, reports claim

November 28, 2023

Pope Francis has referred to an outspoken American cardinal as his “enemy” and threatened to strip him of his privileges, according to reports from Italy. The New Daily Compass, which first reported the rumour in the English-speaking media, claimed that the Pope was overheard saying: “Cardinal Burke is my enemy, so I am taking away

Legal gap around ‘false mysticism’ may hamper Rupnik prosecution, experts say

November 28, 2023

ROME – As the abuse case of famed Slovene priest and artist Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continues to perplex Catholics around the globe, experts have warned that a perceived gap in church law regarding an offense known as “false mysticism” is preventing him and other alleged abusers from facing prosecution. However, some observers believe that

Pope Francis postpones commitments ahead of Dubai trip due to lung inflammation

November 27, 2023

ROME – As a result of what the Vatican described on Monday as an inflammation of his lungs, for which he’s receiving antibiotic treatments, Pope Francis has postponed several commitments in coming days in order to preserve his strength for a planned Dec. 1-3 trip to Dubai for the COP-28 climate change summit. Concern over

Bishop Barron’s ‘politely excoriating’ assessment of the Synod on Synodality

November 27, 2023

Last week Bishop Robert Barron released a statement about the “Synod on Synodality”, which he attended, in which he is politely excoriating of both the manner and depth of reflection that took place. He has added his voice to a growing chorus of critics, including Archbishop Fisher of Sydney, Archbishop Wilson of Southwark and Archbishop Gądecki, president of the Polish Bishop’s Conference, as

Pope Francis expresses strong ‘concerns’ about schismatic German Synodal Way

November 22, 2023

Pope Francis has written a letter in which he has expressed strong reservations about the direction of the Catholic Church in Germany, which he says “threatens to steer it[self] increasingly away from the universal Church’s common path”. The Pope expressed his concerns in a letter written in German to four German Catholic laywomen, who had

Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong

November 15, 2023

ROME –Bishop Li Shan of Beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in China, began a five-day visit to Hong Kong this week intended to strengthen ties between the two churches and to facilitate stronger communication between the Holy See and mainland China. According to the Sunday Examiner, the official news platform of the Diocese of

Dark forces in Vatican wanted me gone, says sacked Bishop Joseph Strickland

November 14, 2023

An American bishop has claimed he was fired by the Pope because dark forces within the Vatican wanted to stop him from preaching the Gospel. The Holy See announced at the weekend that Bishop Joseph Strickland has been removed from the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and that Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin will serve as