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March 05, 2019

Appeals court says Fulton Sheen’s body should go to Peoria

March 05, 2019

A New York appeals court has unanimously ruled that the earthly remains of Venerable Fulton Sheen should be moved to Peoria, Illinois – a ruling that could pave the way for the archbishop’s beatification unless there is another appeal. A statement from the Diocese of Peoria on Tuesday welcomed the decision and called on the

Analysis: Pell’s appeal for justice

March 05, 2019

Cardinal George Pell remains in an Australian jail, pending the appeal of his recent conviction for child sex abuse. His conviction has sharply divided public opinion, and has also shone a light on the difficulty of dealing legally with historical sexual abuse allegations, especially in a climate conditioned by decades of scandal. The verdict in

French minister calls on Holy See to revoke nuncio’s diplomatic immunity over abuse claims

March 05, 2019

France’s European affairs minister encouraged the Holy See last week to aid in an investigation of the apostolic nuncio to France, who has been accused of sexual assault in Paris. Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, is accused of having inappropriately touched a young male staffer of Paris City Hall during a Jan. 17 reception for the

Tennessee bishops oppose ‘Heartbeat Bill’ over legal concerns

March 05, 2019

The Catholic bishops of Tennessee have voiced their opposition to a fetal heartbeat law being considered in the state and instead urged alternative legislation less open to legal challenges. The leaders of the state’s three dioceses released an open letter on February 26 stating that while they are opposed to abortion, they believe the Heartbeat

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/03/19

March 05, 2019

Pope Francis has appealed for “a new presence of Catholics” in Latin American politics. The Rome-Beijing agreement “will greatly help the Catholic Church” in China, Cardinal Fernando Filoni has said. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has accepted Kim Jong-un’s invitation to visit North Korea. Fr Michael Sweeney OP asks why the Church has come “to be

The forgotten canonisation Cause of King James II

March 05, 2019

The publication of my piece on the possibility of Charles I’s sanctity awoke something of a hornet’s nest. Not surprisingly, Ordinariate folk in particular were harshly divided, and a number of English-speaking cradle Catholics were simply outraged. It is interesting to note that Francophone Catholics (notably Bishop Bossuet, Louis XVI, and Fr. Jean Charles-Roux) often