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Benedict XVI creates foundation for Catholic journalism in Germany
December 21, 2019
In what came as a surprise to many members of the Catholic elite in Germany, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has launched a foundation for Catholic journalism in his home country. “I want the Catholic voice to be heard,” the retired Roman pontiff, who has resided in a Vatican monastery since his 2013 resignation, said of
CDF official: Anthropology and Scripture document is not ‘open’ to same-sex unions
December 21, 2019
The secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, said Friday that a new document by the Pontifical Biblical Commission does not give an “opening” to the validity of so-called same-sex unions. Morandi referred to the book-length document “Che Cosa E’ L’Uomo? Un itinerio di antropologia biblica” (“What is Man?
Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
December 15, 2019
Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as Bishop of Lincoln, Neb. “I have been medically diagnosed with depression and anxiety, along with chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus, which is a constant ringing of the ears,” Conley wrote in a Dec. 13 letter to Catholics
For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem
December 15, 2019
Church leaders in Jerusalem are appealing to Israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the Christmastime travel permits that usually allow a few hundred Christians from the Gaza Strip to visit Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem. Israeli officials, citing security concerns, have broken with their usual practice and declined to grant the permits, Reuters reports.
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
December 14, 2019
A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. In an essay published in a Spanish magazine, Fr. Jordi Bertomeu Farnós said that there is “no evidence” celibacy has any relation to instances of sexual abuse, and warned that priests have
Peoria bishop announces novena for Venerable Sheen’s sainthood cause
December 11, 2019
Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria is inviting the faithful to pray a novena beginning December 12 to “petition God unceasingly” that Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s sainthood cause may move forward. Sheen, a beloved American evangelist and television personality who died in 1979, was set to be beatified on December 21 in Peoria, but the Holy See
Pope Francis blesses 100 nativity scenes
December 10, 2019
Pope Francis stopped by the “100 Nativities in the Vatican” display to bless Christmas scenes from all over the world. The unscheduled visit took place on the afternoon of December 9, with the pope spending about 40 minutes meeting the staff and artists of the exhibition and viewing the nearly 130 nativities from 30 different
Sheen beatification delay an act of ‘sabotage,’ Peoria official writes
December 08, 2019
After the Diocese of Rochester last week confirmed it had requested that the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen be delayed, a longtime Peoria diocese official is accusing the Rochester diocese of repeatedly “sabotaging” Sheen’s sainthood cause. “Under the veneer of the Rochester diocese’s call for caution, more than an overwhelming majority of people would conclude
Jesuit superior general: Satan is real, and wants us to reject God
December 06, 2019
The superior general of the Jesuit order told reporters on Tuesday that the devil is real, after making headlines in August by stating that Satan is a symbol, not a person. Satan “is the one who stands between God’s plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ, because he has made this irreversible and
Cardinal Zen: ‘Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father’ on China deal
December 05, 2019
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, has renewed his criticism of the Vatican-China deal, warning that he thinks Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is exercising undue influence in advising Pope Francis. “I have a clear impression that Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father,” Zen told New Bloom Magazine in a recent
New Buffalo apostolic administrator pledges ‘openness’ with victims
December 05, 2019
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany spoke to the press on Wednesday following his appointment as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo, and emphasized that although he is not yet sure how exactly he will divide his time between the two dioceses he is now tasked with shepherding, he trusts Pope Francis’ decision to appoint
Buffalo’s Bishop Richard Malone resigns after year of scandal
December 04, 2019
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Buffalo’s embattled Bishop Richard Malone. The Diocese of Buffalo will be administered by Albany’s Bishop Edward Scharfenberger until a permanent replacement for Malone is appointed. A December 4 communique from the United States’ apostolic nunciature said Malone asked Pope Francis for an “early retirement” during last month’s ad
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