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May 27, 2019

Priests in Kerala have read out an “unprecedented” circular letter in churches criticising their leader, Cardinal George Alencherry. Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if he loses an appeal against his conviction. Cardinal Robert Sarah explains why he was “profoundly shocked” by the reaction to Benedict XVI’s abuse crisis essay. Tecee Boley

Pope Francis: Soulless bureaucratic aid is ‘fake charity’

May 27, 2019

Charity should be given freely and lived humbly with the poor, never letting it become hypocrisy, a slick business or a way to soothe a troubled conscience, Pope Francis said. “Not only does charity that doesn’t ‘reach the wallet’ end up being fake charity, so does charity that doesn’t involve the heart, soul and our

The traditional friars bringing hope to a depressed Native American community

May 27, 2019

If you want to see how socialism will work in America, visit a Native American reservation and you’ll see the sad truth of it. I just spent four days with the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit, a new mendicant religious community which wants to revive the Latin Mass, and serve the poor. They do