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September 21, 2022
Pope Francis has a golden opportunity to make amends for his treatment of Cardinal Joseph Zen, set to go on trial in Hong Kong. The trial of Cardinal Zen has now been delayed after one judge tested positive for COVID. It is now set for September 21 instead. Zen – a long-standing critic of the
September 21, 2022
Pope Francis has addressed the conflict in Ukraine during his weekly address. Speaking in St Peter’s Square, the Pope said Ukrainians were subject to savageness, monstrosities and torture, and that a “noble” people are being martyred. The Pope’s message came as Russian President, Vladimir Putin, looked to order a partial mobilisation of the Russian armed
September 20, 2022
The recent assembly of the German Synodal Path may have finally put the German Church on the path toward schism, building on a legacy from the 1970s. The Synodal Path rounded off a recent three-day meeting by voting for a permanent council to oversee the local Church. This “decision-making body” will decide upon “pastoral planning,
September 19, 2022
Just when Cardinal Zen needed the Pope, there was silence, with the Pontiff shamed by German bishop
September 19, 2022
Communalist violence is erupting in England, more specifically the English city of Leicester in the Midlands, one of the most racially diverse parts of the UK. While an uneasy tension dressed up as tolerance and unity has long characterised cities like Leicester, recent violence between British Asian youths of Indian Hindu and Pakistani Muslim descent
September 16, 2022
Dr Gavin Ashenden, a former Royal Chaplain, offers his own insightful and extremely well-informed perspectives on the death of a Queen and the coming of a King in this 18th episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for the Catholic Herald. Queen Elizabeth II, recalls Dr Ashenden as he reflects on Her Majesty’s personal faith, was a perfectly
September 16, 2022
What now for the Traditional Latin Mass? Has Pope Francis permanently undermined the Traditional Latin Mass. TLM was the standard liturgy beginning with the Council of Trent until the Second Vatican Council. Unlike his predecessor, Benedict XVI – who lifted restrictions on the Mass – Pope Francis has issued two decrees reversing his predecessor’s edicts
September 16, 2022
The Holy Father risks alienating the remaining Catholics in the pews
September 15, 2022
A group representing survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in New Zealand has called on Pope Francis to intervene, claiming authorities are mishandling it and retraumatising victims. In a letter sent to the Vatican and seen by Reuters, the New Zealand chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), accused church
September 14, 2022
Pope Francis has begun his Apostolic Visit to Kazakhstan, with interreligious dialogue at the forefront of the trip. The Pope is attending the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and will close the two-day Congress on Wednesday. But perhaps less should be made of the visit itself than a potential meeting with
September 14, 2022
The traditional Latin Mass hit headlines recently after actor Shia LaBeouf announced his embrace of Catholicism because of what he experienced at the Traditional Latin Mass, the standard liturgy beginning with the Council of Trent until the Second Vatican Council. Unlike Benedict XVI – who lifted restrictions on the Mass – Pope Francis has issued
September 14, 2022
As predicted, the progressive Synodal Path capped off a three-day meeting in Germany by voting for a permanent council of clerics and laypeople to oversee the local Church. This “decision-making body” will decide upon “pastoral planning, future perspectives and budgetary issues” which are not decided at the diocesan level. In the end, 93 per cent
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