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May 31, 2019

There are big changes for Caritas International. But what do they mean?

May 31, 2019

Pope Francis has placed the pontifical charitable umbrella organisation, Caritas Internationalis, under the control of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Announced on Friday — the day the Holy Father left for a highly anticipated weekend pilgrimage to Romania — the Pope approved the decree containing the new dispositions on May 20th. Headquartered in

Pope Francis: Catholics and Orthodox bonded by blood of martyrs

May 31, 2019

Pope Francis said Friday that Catholics and Orthodox are bonded by a “shared inheritance” of suffering for Christ from the apostles to modern martyrs. “How many were the martyrs and confessors of the faith! In recent times, how many, from different confessions, stood side by side in prisons to support one another in turn,” Pope

Pope Francis: The Catholic Church wants to contribute to Romanian society

May 31, 2019

The Catholic Church wants to continue to be an active and contributive member of Romanian society, Pope Francis told the president and authorities of the Eastern European country Friday. The Catholic Church “desires to contribute to the building up of society,” he said May 31, on the first of a three-day trip to the Romanian

Louisiana’s Democratic governor will sign pro-life law

May 31, 2019

Louisiana’s Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards, a Catholic, said he will sign into law a measure that makes nearly all abortions illegal in the state once the fetal heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks. In a 79-23 vote, the state House approved the so-called “heartbeat bill” May 29. The state

Chilean bishop-elect apologizes to Jewish community for polemical statements

May 31, 2019

Fr. Carlos Eugenio Irarrázaval Errazuriz, who was appointed auxiliary bishop of Santiago this month, has apologized to the Jewish community after having made some controversial statements. Fr. Irarrázaval, a priest of the Archdiocese of Santiago, was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the same local Church on May 22. In an interview with CNN Chile the

Pope Francis will beatify these martyred Greek-Catholic bishops in Romania

May 31, 2019

On Sunday in Blaj, Pope Francis will beatify seven Greek-Catholic bishops of Romania who were killed by the communist regime between 1950 and 1970. These martyrs “have given all to defend the Church. And at the cost of their lives they did not accept the situation, they did not deny their very faith,” a Romanian

Augustine won arguments because he was more than a controversialist

May 31, 2019

Augustine is often remembered for being against things. He was against the Manichaeans, after having been one, because they denied the goodness of the created world. He was against the Donatists because they thought the sacraments depended on the holiness of the priest, rather than the holiness of Christ communicated in the sacrament. He was

Morning Catholic must-reads: 31/05/19

May 31, 2019

Pope Francis will beatify seven martyred Greek-Catholic bishops in Romania on Sunday. A new bishop has confirmed 62 inmates in Spain. A man has accused Mgr Tony Anatrella of abusing him when he was 14. Tim Busch says that Pope Francis “deserves praise for his strong leadership” on abuse. Fr Anthony Ruff previews the newly