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December 10, 2015
Archdiocese hires two full-time evangelisers The Archdiocese of Birmingham has appointed two people to promote evangelisation full-time. Natalie Orefice, a member of Catholic Voices and a former police officer, and Paul Northam, a youth worker, will be based at the Maryvale Institute. Sciaf welcomes pledge from Nicola Sturgeon Sciaf, the Scottish Church’s aid agency, has
Pope criticises ‘fundamentalist’ Catholics
December 10, 2015
During an inflight press conference on his way back from Africa last week Pope Francis criticised “fundamentalists” within the Church. Asked about religious fundamentalism in light of the Paris attacks, the Pope responded by saying that “we are all God’s children, we all have the same Father … we need to live peacefully alongside one
In brief
December 10, 2015
New Argentine leader ‘close to the Pope’ Gabriela Michetti, newly elected vice-president of Argentina, is regarded as “one of the top five” politicians closest to Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio. Analyst Fernando Farias said Michetti was “very religious” and predicted improved Church-state relations. South Korean Church makes deal with North The Church in South Korea has said
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December 01, 2015
✣ Pope hails ‘wisdom of the poor’ in Nairobi What happened? The Pope denounced the conditions slum-dwellers had to live in during a visit to a Nairobi slum last week, saying that access to safe water was a human right and that everyone should have dignified housing. Francis insisted on access to a basic sewage system, rubbish
The best of the Catholic blogosphere
December 01, 2015
✣ Highlights from the week online A good man maligned Tim Muldoon of Aleteia wrote about the film Spotlight, based on the story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the clerical abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. Muldoon raised concerns about the portrayal of the public relations officer at Boston College, Jack Dunn. Muldoon quoted
Westminster gains two new auxiliary bishops
December 01, 2015
Pope Francis has appointed two auxiliary bishops to the Diocese of Westminster, Canon Paul McAleenan and Mgr John Wilson. The episcopal ordinations of Canon McAleenan, a priest of Westminster diocese, and Mgr Wilson, a priest of the Diocese of Leeds, will take place in Westminster Cathedral on January 25, the feast of the Conversion of St
Church welcomes abuse inquiry
December 01, 2015
The Catholic Church has welcomed the launch of an independent inquiry into child abuse in England and Wales and has set up a council to assist with inquiries. The national inquiry will examine 12 different institutions and locations, including the Church of England, Rochdale council and political institutions in Westminster, and will be chaired by Judge
In brief
December 01, 2015
Vatican approves new sacrament translations New translations of the texts used for marriage and confirmation in England and Wales have been approved by the Vatican. The texts will be published by the Catholic Truth Society in January and will be used from Easter Sunday, March 27. Diocese hires graffiti artist for Year of Mercy The Diocese of
Ordinariate gains its first bishop
December 01, 2015
Pope Francis has named Mgr Steven Lopes the first bishop of the ordinariate, which serves groups of former Anglicans living in full communion with the Catholic Church. Bishop-designate Lopes, 40, succeeds Mgr Jeffrey Steenson, 63, who has led the ordinariate in the United States, called the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter, since
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December 01, 2015
Vatican trial over leaks is postponed for a week A Vatican trial against two Italian journalists, a Spanish monsignor and two others has been postponed for a week to allow one of the defendants to change lawyers. One of the five, the author Emiliano Fittipaldi, has described the trial as “Kafka-esque”. Koreans pray for the Church in
Briefly noted
December 01, 2015
Out of Sorts by Sarah Bessey (DLT, £9.99). Subtitled Making Peace with an Evolving Faith, this candid and humorous book explores the common experience of feeling that nothing is “quite right” and that “nothing is where it belongs any more”. Bessey, a Canadian, married with four young children, uses incidents, setbacks and lessons from her
Saint of the Week: Pope St Damasus I
December 01, 2015
Damasus spent 20 years as pope during the last years of the Roman Empire’s greatness. Born in 305AD in what is now Portugal, he grew up during the reign of Constantine, who introduced tolerance for Christianity but also divided the empire and moved the capital east. As a young man he moved to Rome and
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