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March 29, 2019

Pope Francis: ‘Sacramental confession is the way of sanctification’

March 29, 2019

Pope Francis told priests and seminarians Friday that the sacrament of penance is “the way of sanctification” in which miraculous conversions occur. “Every single confession is always a new and definitive step towards a more perfect sanctification; a tender embrace, full of mercy, which helps to expand the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of love,

Pope Francis orders Vatican officials to report suspected child abuse

March 29, 2019

(ROME—29 March 2019) Pope Francis issued new child protection legislation on Friday, a little more than a month after promising the new measures at the conclusion of the recent child protection “summit” at the Vatican. A statement from the interim Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Alessando Gisotti, says, “A month after

Actors threaten to boycott Georgia over pro-life bill

March 29, 2019

Almost fifty celebrities have signed an open letter threatening to boycott the American state of Georgia should its Governor sign a bill making abortion illegal when a foetal heartbeat has been detected. The law, HB 481, is known as the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act and was passed in the state senate recently. The

Is Archbishop Wilton Gregory the right man for Washington?

March 29, 2019

It’s (almost) official: Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta will be appointed the next Archbishop of Washington, according to Ed Condon of the Catholic News Agency. The office has technically been vacant since the last archbishop, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, resigned in October. Wuerl had been damaged by claims that he covered up sex abuse in his previous diocese

Cardinal Sarah: God never abandons His Church

March 29, 2019

Cardinal Robert Sarah defended papal primacy and priestly celibacy, and called for unity among Catholics in the face of Church scandals and the moral crisis in the Western world during an interview published March 27. “Today everything is dark, difficult, but whatever the difficulties we are going through, there is only one person who can

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/03/19

March 29, 2019

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has insisted that the German Church is not seeking “to ‘adapt to the spirit of the times,’ as some people fear”. Peruvian Bishop Kay Schmalhausen has criticised the “metropolitan model” for holding bishops accountable over abuse. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has urged Sri Lankan Catholics to demonstrate against the illegal drugs trade. Philip

As Sudan’s government steps up the violence, a missionary doctor stays put

March 29, 2019

Dr Tom Catena has brought the beautiful but war-wounded culture of the Nuba Mountains to the attention of the world. A lay Catholic missionary from the United States, he stayed at his post in the Mother of Mercy Hospital when all the other expats left as fighting moved closer. In May 2014 the government of