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March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
The Vatican’s deal with China on the appointment of bishops has not changed the government’s abuse of Catholics and sets a bad precedent for government interference with other religions, including Tibetan Buddhism, said the U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. “Since this provisional deal was announced last year, the Chinese government’s abuse of members of
March 12, 2019
Catholics should take an hour-long fast from their smartphones while in church during Lent, the Archbishop of Lahore has said. Archbishop Sebastian Shaw called for “an hour of fasting from smartphones to avoid distractions during the 14 stations of the Via Crucis and Sunday Mass.” “Mobile phones are like having Satan stashed away in your
March 12, 2019
A Catholic university in Ontario, Canada, says it will review any published work by its former president and vice-chancellor, Fr Thomas Rosica, C.S.B. “In so far as Fr Rosica has admitted that his published work has included unattributed material originally published by others, it is possible that what he published as President contained similar material.
March 12, 2019
The Archdiocese of Boston has announced it will implement a third-party system for reporting allegations of abuse or misconduct against bishops in the diocese. Boston is the second archdiocese to announce such a system, after a proposed national reporting system for allegations against bishops was scuttled during a November 2018 meeting of the U.S. bishops’
March 12, 2019
The results of an investigation into Bishop Michael Bransfield have been forwarded to the Vatican. Three more Filipino priests have said they have received death threats. The Archbishop of Lahore has said that “mobile phones are like having Satan stashed away in your pockets when you come to church” Fr Antonio Spadaro SJ says that
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