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June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019
On June 12, the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints announced that Pope Francis had moved forward the causes of canonization for eight servants of God, officially granting them the title of venerable. Of the cases moved forward, the Somiedo martyrs of the Spanish Civil War were also named venerable. Pilar Gullón Yturriaga, 25,
June 12, 2019
The Grand Master of the Order of Malta has forbidden the Extraordinary Form: as of Monday, we chaplains of the Order may only offer the Mass and the sacraments in the Ordinary Form. I believe this is a mistake, and I will respectfully write to the Grand Master asking him to reconsider. This is not
June 12, 2019
Fr Augustus Tolton has been named “venerable” after Pope Francis recognized his “heroic virtues,” moving him one step closer to sainthood. Tolton was the first African American to be ordained a diocesan priest and could become the first African American saint. Tolton’s cause for canonization was first announced in 2010 by Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis
June 12, 2019
Notre-Dame Cathedral has announced it will celebrate its first Mass on June 15, two months after a fire damaged the iconic French church. The cathedral’s rector, Mgr Patrick Chauvet, said the cathedral will be celebrating the anniversary of its dedication, the consecration of the altar, which is traditionally celebrated on June 16 every year. “It
June 12, 2019
Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to make public all documentation related to the misconduct of Theodore McCarrick, in accord with canon and civil law. “We once again present a resolution related to the McCarrick scandal,” stated retired Army Col. Anita Raines,
June 12, 2019
Catholic bishops in the US, England and Wales welcomed the Vatican’s statement that gender ideology is opposed to faith and reason, and that Catholic schools and parents must help teach children that gender is fixed from birth. Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of the US bishops’ Committee for Catholic Education, noted the complexity of the issue.
June 12, 2019
The first Mass since fire broke out in April will be celebrated at Notre-Dame on June 15. Indian police have exhumed the body of a bishop who died in a car crash in December. Bishop Antoine Hérouard explains his new role overseeing Lourdes. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Anton Jäger argue that populism is “a religious backlash”.
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