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World news: from Mexico City to Maiduguri
January 09, 2020
Washington, DC Supreme Court considering Louisiana abortion law More than 200 senators and members of Congress have signed an amicus brief supporting the abortion legislation in Louisiana. The law, which places strict restrictions on when and where abortions can be performed, was challenged in court when it was introduced in 2014. It was barred by
Meanwhile: why atheists adore cats
January 09, 2020
Churchgoers are much less likely to be cat people, according to a study which found that those who had never entered a church owned on average two pets, while people who worshipped more than once a week owned 1.4. Samuel Perry from the University of Oklahoma, who conducted the study, argued that atheists seek in
The big story: Pope apologises for slapping woman’s hand
January 09, 2020
What happened? Pope Francis has apologised for slapping the hand of a woman who reached out and grabbed him on New Year’s Eve. Film of the incident went viral. The Pope was greeting people in the crowd on his way to the Nativity scene in St Peter’s Square when a woman reached out and pulled
Big Story: ‘Papabile’ Cardinal Tagle given Vatican post
December 19, 2019
What happened? Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila to a senior post, in a move some observers see as an endorsement of a future Tagle papacy. Cardinal Tagle will lead the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, usually known by its former name of Propaganda Fide, which oversees the Church’s missionary
The week ahead
December 19, 2019
Midnight Mass at St Peter’s Basilica will take place on December 24 at 9:15pm. Celebrated by Pope Francis, it usually attracts a congregation of around 15,000 people. Tickets are free but should be applied for in advance as they are in high demand. Alternatively, you can watch a live televised version from St Peter’s Square
World news: from Buenos Aires to Bhopal
December 19, 2019
Sacramento Six California dioceses subpoenaed The office of California’s attorney general has informed six dioceses that they will be issued subpoenas as part of a review of child protection policies and procedures “to verify that safeguards are effectively in place and are being appropriately implemented”. California adopted a law in October extending the statute of
Overlooked: Vatican pro-life chief: I would hold hand in assisted suicide
December 19, 2019
What happened? The head of the Vatican’s pro-life academy has said that he would hold the hand of someone who chose to die in an assisted suicide. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said that Catholics should “let go of the rules” and prioritise accompanying those in need. “No one can be abandoned, even if we are against
The best of the web
December 19, 2019
A golden age for films about Christianity We live in a golden age of films about religious belief, declared Philip Jenkins in The Christian Century. “A survey of just the past decade reveals multiple presentations that would have to be included in any list of the greatest films ever made about Christianity or on Christian
Meanwhile
December 19, 2019
If you get restless about the length of homilies, just be thankful it’s not worse. A new survey suggests that Catholic priests give the briefest sermons, with a median length of 14 minutes, compared to an average of 37 minutes across denominations. The Pew survey, conducted in the United States, found that historically black Protestant
Overlooked: Love of country comes before Church, says Chinese bishop
December 12, 2019
What happened? The president of the state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) has said that “Love for the homeland must be greater than the love for the Church,” according to Asia News. Speaking at a state-sponsored meeting in Beijing, Bishop John Fang Xingyao also said that “the law of the country is above canon law”.
Meanwhile: ‘Bless me, Father, for I’ve failed to recycle’
December 12, 2019
More details of the campaign against “eco sins”. A lay-led campaign, Journey to 2030, is encouraging Catholics to go to Confession, with help from its “Ecological examination of conscience cards”. It also encourages parishes to accompany these with regular guides to Confession. The idea, it seems, is that taking needless flights or failing to recycle can
The big story: ‘Concerns’ delay Fulton Sheen beatification
December 12, 2019
What happened? The Vatican has postponed the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, “at the request of a few members” of the US bishops’ conference. Sheen was due to be beatified on December 21, but concerns were raised by the Diocese of Rochester, where Sheen was bishop from 1966 to 1969. The diocese said that there
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