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July 03, 2019

Pope Francis gives relics of St Peter to Orthodox

July 03, 2019

In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St Peter. The only time the bronze reliquary has been displayed publicly was in November 2013, when Pope Francis had it present for public veneration

Christian student wins appeal after being thrown off university course

July 03, 2019

A Christian student was wrongly expelled from university for his views on gay marriage, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Felix Ngole was a student in the MA programme in social work at the University of Sheffield until he was expelled for sharing comments on Facebook saying, “the Bible and God identify homosexuality as a

Doctors to remove nutrition from disabled Frenchman

July 03, 2019

Doctors have said they will begin to remove intravenous feeding tubes from Vincent Lambert, though his parents have asked international authorities to intervene to avoid the death of the man, who requires artificial life support due to a severe injury. “Vincent is not at the end of his life, he is not a vegetable,” his

Cardinal Burke breaks silence over gifts from disgraced bishop

July 03, 2019

Cardinal Raymond Burke has broken his silence over the appearance of his name among those on a list of several senior churchmen who received gifts of money from the Bishop emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, Michael J. Bransfield, the subject of a recent Vatican-sanctioned investigation that found evidence of serious sexual and financial impropriety. Tasked with a

Analysis: New Vatican constitution to centralize power in state secretariat

July 03, 2019

Last week, Bishop Marcello Semeraro, secretary of the pope’s C6 Council of Cardinal Advisors announced that the group hoped to present Francis with a final draft of a new Vatican constitution in September. Praedicate Evangelium, as the new governing document for the Roman curia is to be called, completes the reforming work already begun of combining

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/07/19

July 03, 2019

The world is “becoming more elitist and cruel towards the excluded”, Pope Francis has said in a video message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. A man convicted of killing five members of his family has joined Fontgombault Abbey. The Russian Orthodox Church is reportedly planning to “construct its own Vatican City”. Mgr

British PM contenders rule out imposing abortion on Northern Ireland

July 03, 2019

Both candidates for next British Prime Minister have said they oppose forcing abortion on Northern Ireland. At a Conservative Party leadership hustings in Belfast, Boris Johnson, who is regarded as the frontrunner to replace Theresa May later this month, stated that the issue of abortion in Northern Ireland “is for the people of Northern Ireland and