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Doctors, bishops express concerns as legal abortions begin in Ireland

January 04, 2019

January 1, 2019 marked the beginning of legalized abortion in Ireland, drawing dismay from Irish pro-life groups, who campaigned extensively against the reform. Once a majority-Catholic and pro-life contingent, voters in Ireland last May voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to their constitution, which had banned abortion. The repeal was officially enacted by President Michael

Pope calls for ‘change of mindset’ in letter to US bishops

January 04, 2019

Pope Francis has written to the bishops of the United States calling for a “change of mindset” to restore the Church’s credibility and trust among the faithful. “Clearly a living fabric has come undone, and we, like weavers, are called to repair it,” the pope wrote in a letter to the American bishops, dated Jan

Chilean bishops’ president names delegate to replace him at papal meeting

January 03, 2019

At the Vatican summit to discuss sex abuse next month, the secretary general of the Chilean Bishops Conference will take the place of the conference president, who is embroiled in the nation’s current sex abuse crisis. Bishop Fernando Ramos, apostolic administrator of Rancagua and secretary general of the conference, will represent the Chilean bishops at

Ouellet letter: US bishops’ vote on abuse reform measures was blocked to allow more discussion

January 02, 2019

Cardinal Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, said the proposals needed time to 'properly mature'

O’Malley sent concerns about NY priest to apostolic nuncio after NY Times report

December 31, 2018

The Archbishop of Boston this month forwarded to the pope’s U.S. representative concerns sent to him about a New York priest who was in active college and parish ministry while under investigation for charges of sexual abuse. The cardinal forwarded the correspondence the day after media reports emerged detailing the allegations made against the priest.

Monks attacked during Vienna church robbery

December 28, 2018

Two men robbed the monastery church of the Immaculate Mary in Vienna Thursday, according to Austrian police, injuring five religious in doing so. The perpetrators entered the complex early in the afternoon of December 27, attacking the brothers. According to Die Presse, an emergency call to the police was made only after several hours. The

Illinois Attorney General says dioceses failed abuse victims

December 20, 2018

Illinois’ attorney general released a report Wednesday outlining the early findings into an investigation into clerical sexual abuse in the state’s six Catholic dioceses. Attorney General Lisa Madigan began an investigation in August, following the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailing seven decades of clerical sexual allegations in six dioceses of that state.

Pope Francis reiterates opposition to death penalty

December 18, 2018

The death penalty is always a rejection of the Gospel and of human dignity, and therefore must be rejected by all countries, Pope Francis told the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty on Monday. In his meeting with the delegation at the Vatican, the Pope set aside his prepared remarks and gave

Five dead in Brazilian cathedral shooting, cathedral priest asks for prayer

December 12, 2018

A gunman killed at least four people people Tuesday, inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Campinas, Brazil. After opening fire inside the cathedral, the gunman took his own life. The man entered the cathedral at the conclusion of a midday Mass on Dec. 11 and began firing, according to the Military

Site of Baptism of the Lord nears reopening as landmines cleared

December 11, 2018

Churches at the site along the banks of the Jordan river where Jesus is believed to have been baptised could reopen within a year, following progress on a project to clear thousands of landmines and other ordnance from the location. In a statement released December 9, the Israeli government and international anti-landmine workers praised the

Scottish mall refuses to allow nativity scene amid Christmas display

December 10, 2018

The Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St Andrews criticised the 'Grinch-like' ban

After China deal, two underground bishops step down at Vatican’s request

December 06, 2018

Two underground bishops in China have agreed to step aside in favor of bishops of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, in the wake of a deal signed between the Holy See and the Chinese government. AsiaNews reported Dec. 13 that Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin of Mindong (Ningde) has agreed to become auxiliary bishop and that

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