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The week in quotations
September 05, 2019
“These purported apparitions, messages and miracles are, in fact, a fabrication” Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, on alleged apparitions in his diocese Official statement “Macron could not avoid an obvious fire in a church that is a world heritage site” Onyx Lorenzoni, chief of staff to Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, refers to Notre-Dame
The week ahead: Pope in Mauritius, Glastonbury pilgrims, St Theresa relics
September 05, 2019
Pope Francis will meet government leaders and the bishops of Madagascar tomorrow before visiting the tomb of Blessed Victoire Rasoamanarivo. On Sunday he will visit the Akamasoa Community of Good Friends. On Monday he flies to Mauritius where he will visit the Shrine of Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval before meeting the president and prime minister. ***
Overlooked: Benedict XVI defends essay on abuse crisis
September 05, 2019
What happened? Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has defended his interpretation of the abuse crisis, in a brief statement four months after his original essay on the subject. In a message to Herder Korrespondenz, the Pope Emeritus said that his critics had overlooked “the central issue I wanted to raise”, which was the centrality of God.
Meanwhile: Pope gets stuck in elevator
September 05, 2019
Thousands waited anxiously for Pope Francis to appear at the window of the Apostolic Palace to say the Angelus on Sunday. When he arrived, seven minutes late, he apologised for the delay, explaining that he had been trapped in a lift for 25 minutes. The fault was apparently caused by a drop in voltage, causing
The best of the web: Stalin’s Catholic daughter
September 05, 2019
How Stalin’s daughter became a Catholic At Aleteia, John Burger observed that “The importance of grandparents in one’s life cannot be underestimated. It can be clearly seen in the life of Svetlana Alliluyeva” – better known as Stalin’s daughter. Born in 1926, Svetlana “grew up in an atmosphere where God was never mentioned”. Her father’s
World news: from Little Rock to Knock
September 05, 2019
Richmond, Virginia Appointee resigns over anti-Catholic remarks A new appointee to the Virginia state council on women’s issues has resigned following the disclosure of past remarks she made on social media about Catholics. Democrat activist Gail Gordon Donegan, nominated by Governor Ralph Northam (pictured), had made derogatory comments on Twitter, which were “extremely offensive to
Meanwhile: Exorcists’ uproar over Fr Sosa comments
August 29, 2019
✣ In 2017, there was a brief furore when the superior general of the Jesuits, Fr Arturo Sosa, opined that “We have formed symbolic figures such as the Devil to express evil.” At the time, Fr Sosa’s spokesman said that the Jesuit “does not hold a set of beliefs separate from what is contained in the doctrine
The big story: Cardinal Pell’s appeal fails
August 29, 2019
What happened Cardinal George Pell will attempt to make a final appeal against his conviction for child abuse, after the Victoria Supreme Court upheld the conviction by a 2-1 margin. The Catholic News Agency has reported that Cardinal Pell will try to make his case to the High Court. The Court often refuses to hear
The week in quotations
August 29, 2019
That forest lung is vital for our planet Pope Francis on the Amazon fires Angelus address You’ll find an operations manager who says, ‘We won’t perform it because it’s against my religious beliefs’ Judiac Ranape, a South African nurse who trains doctors to perform abortions, says conscientious objection is common in the country Catholic News Agency You are harming
The week ahead: Retreat, Pope in Africa, Day with Mary
August 29, 2019
Fr Jacques Philippe comes to London next week, to give a weekend retreat at Holy Apostles Church, Pimlico. Fr Philippe, whose books have sold a million copies, will preach over the weekend of September 7-8 on “Living in God’s Presence”. It’s £25, but free for priests and religious. Book here. *** Pope Francis will visit
The best of the web: An indestructible shrine, Christian marriage, McCarrick questions
August 29, 2019
Shrine weathers more than one storm At Asia News, Cần Giờ Parish reported uplifting news from Vietnam: around 80,000 people went to the celebrations of the Assumption at the shrine of Our Lady of La Vang. The shrine, in the central province of Quảng Trị, has a remarkable history which reflects the struggles, and the faith,
World News: From Wheeling to West Papua
August 29, 2019
Wheeling, Virginia New bishop of troubled diocese addresses scandals The new bishop of the troubled Wheeling-Charleston diocese has asked his flock to help bring it out of crisis. Preaching on the text from Isaiah, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who lived in a land of gloom, a
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