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Zen meditation and ‘mindfulness’ are not Christian prayer, Spanish bishops warn

September 24, 2019

The Spanish bishops’ conference said that the “mindfulness” movement and other eastern meditation techniques cannot be considered a “properly Christian” practice of prayer. The Spanish bishops’ commission on doctrine approved April 3 “’My soul thirsts for God, for the living God’: A doctrinal orientation on Christian prayer. ” The document was officially published on September 3. The

Theologian withdraws from German synodal path

September 22, 2019

A member of the International Theological Commission has announced that she is no longer available to participate in the “binding synodal path” undertaken by the bishops’ conference of Germany. Marianne Schlosser, a member of the International Theological Commission, cited concerns over both the approach and methodology of the “synodal path” when she announced that she

Married priests are a possible option for the Amazon, says Vatican spokesman

September 21, 2019

Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communications in the Vatican, said that married priests will be a subject of discussion during the upcoming synod of bishops on the Amazon, which will take place October 6-27 in Rome, but noted that the synod does not have the power to make decisions on the matter.

How Padre Pio overcame suffering with hope

September 20, 2019

More than 50 years after the death of Padre Pio, one of the last journalists to interview the saint has reflected on the saint’s hope and suffering. Renzo Allegri, the author of the biography “Man of Hope,” visited the Italian saint a year before he died in 1968. He said Pio’s suffering was difficult to

Novena of thanksgiving to precede Newman’s canonization

September 20, 2019

The Oratories of England are organizing a novena next month leading up to the canonization of Blessed John Henry Newman, in thanksgiving for his life and holiness and asking his intercession. “This is a time of special grace for us to join together and form links in a great chain of prayer, where we call

After Chaput warning, more bishops weigh in on Fr James Martin

September 20, 2019

After the Archbishop of Philadelphia urged caution regarding the message Fr. James Martin, SJ, other bishops have weighed in on Martin’s message regarding homosexuality and Catholicism, as Martin and the archbishop have continued to exchange views on the matter. “Father Martin’s public messages create confusion among the faithful and disrupt the unity of the Church

Cardinal Marx holds ‘constructive dialogue’ with Pope Francis on synodal plans

September 20, 2019

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the German Episcopal Conference, has held talks with Pope Francis and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, about the German bishops’ plans for a “binding synodal path.” The meetings, held in Rome on September 19, followed a public exchange between the German hierarchy and the Vatican over

Bishops in US make the Real Presence a focus of their catechesis

September 19, 2019

Six weeks after a Pew Research study found that only one-third of Catholics in the US believe that the bread and wine become at Mass the body and blood of Christ, bishops across the country are writing to the faithful in the hopes of educating them about this central tenet of the Catholic faith. The

US abortion rates ‘at all time low’

September 19, 2019

A new study from a Planned Parenthood thinktank released on Wednesday has found that abortion in the United States have dropped to its lowest rate since the procedure was made legal in 1973. The report from the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, estimated that there were approximately 862,000 abortions in 2017. The

Chaput: Fr James Martin’s message causes confusion about Church doctrine

September 19, 2019

After Fr James Martin, SJ, spoke at a Philadelphia university, the Archbishop of Philadelphia urged caution about the priest’s message, especially regarding the possibility that Catholic teaching on sexuality might change. “Father Martin has sought in a dedicated way to accompany and support people with same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. Many of his efforts have

Bishops denounce ‘hatred against the faith’ as Eritrea seizes Catholic schools

September 18, 2019

Seven religious schools in Eritrea, four of them sponsored by the Catholic Church, have been seized by the country’s government this month. Catholic bishops in the country say the move was motivated by “hatred against the faith.” “If this is not hatred against the faith and against religion what else can it be?” Eritrea’s bishops

Cardinal Pell submits appeal to Australian High Court

September 17, 2019

Cardinal George Pell has submitted an application for leave to appeal his conviction to the Australian High Court, following the August 21 decision by the Court of Appeal in Victoria to uphold his conviction for child sexual abuse. The leave to appeal was filed in Melbourne by Pell’s legal team on September 17, one day

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