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June 03, 2019

Cardinal George Pell’s appeal will be heard tomorrow. Cardinal John Dew has suggested that priests should no longer be addressed as “Father”. Brazil’s trade unions have urged the country’s bishops to support a nationwide general strike. Sandro Magister says that the McCarrick case is now “more serious than ever”. Andrea Gagliarducci asks if we will

Full text of Pope Francis’s in-flight press conference from Romania

June 03, 2019

Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Holy See Press Office: Good evening. Welcome, Holy Father. Welcome. Return flight: Holy Father, the motto of this journey was “we walk together,” but we also fly together because I think we have really flown a lot, also the busyness, the fatigue — in your speech to the foreign

Bishop Tobin: Catholics should not support gay pride events

June 03, 2019

Bishop Thomas Tobin has defended a tweet calling on Catholics not to support “Pride Month” events, saying they promote a culture that is contrary to Catholic faith and morals. The Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, said it was his “obligation before God” to teach the faith clearly on such issues, and that he will continue

Pope in Romania: Martyred bishops gave their lives for fidelity to the Church

June 03, 2019

Declaring their beatification Sunday in Romania, Pope Francis said seven martyred Greek-Catholic bishops gave their lives for fidelity to the Church and in defense of the right to freedom of religion. “The new blesseds endured suffering and gave their lives to oppose an illiberal ideological system that oppressed the fundamental rights of the human person,”