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Bishop Strickland: ‘I defended the truth and the Pope removed me’
November 29, 2023
The following interview appeared in the Tuesday, November 28 edition of the widely read Italian daily, La Verità, a translation of which is published here with their kind permission. A statement from the Holy See on November 11 announced the Pope Francis’ decision to “relieve” Bishop Joseph Strickland from governing the Diocese of Tyler, Texas.
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
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
Cardinal Sarah: ‘The crisis of the Church has entered a new phase’
November 09, 2023
ROME – In a rare intervention, Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that “the crisis of the Church has entered a new phase: the crisis of the Magisterium.”  Speaking to a standing-room only crowd on 26 October in Rome, at the launch of Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s new book “Credo: Compendium of the Catholic Faith” (Sophia Press,
Explaining Pope Francis’s perceived ‘ambiguity’ on Israel and Judaism
November 09, 2023
ROME – Leaders often speak at least as loudly by what they don’t say as by what they do, and such would appear to be the case in recent days regarding Pope Francis’s approach to Israel and the broader Jewish world. A series of perceived papal slights began in late October, when a group of
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