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Catholic Bishops of England and Wales in ‘absolute harmony’ with Vatican on gender ideology
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October 22, 2019
Who will write the Amazon synod’s final report?
October 22, 2019
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn explained Monday that the final document at the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon will be written principally by a team chaired by the synod’s Relator General, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes. “The word ‘drafting committee’ is not very clear, in fact, the drafts are from the principal relator and his team.
Vatican’s asset manager says Holy See is not going broke
October 22, 2019
The head of the Vatican’s sovereign asset management body has insisted that the Holy See is not headed for financial “collapse.” Bishop Nunzio Galantino made the comments in response to a book published on Monday by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, which claims that the Holy See is facing a serious cash shortage, and may soon be unable
Cardinal Turkson says ordination of married men may be subject of further study
October 22, 2019
Cardinal Peter Turkson said Monday that the ordination of married men will likely be the subject of further study for the universal Church after the Amazon synod. “This issue will probably be made the subject matter of a more detailed study of the issue with a view to the Church taking a consistent position, not
Polish bishops call for St John Paul II to be made Doctor of the Church
October 22, 2019
The President of the Polish Bishops Conference has asked Pope Francis to proclaim St John Paul II a Doctor of the Church and Patron of Europe. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki said the late pope’s reign was “filled with groundbreaking decisions and significant events that changed the face of the papacy and influenced the course of European
What Cardinal Newman can teach the modern world about freedom of conscience
October 22, 2019
The writings of newly-canonized St. John Henry Newman offer important reflections for contemporary society on freedom of conscience and the duty to search for truth, said a leading figure in international religious freedom. “Newman prefigured the Church’s 1965 Declaration on Religious Freedom, Dignitatis Humanae,” said Thomas Farr, president of the Religious Freedom Institute. Farr, who served
Digital rosary found to be hackable. Vatican says it has fixed problem
October 22, 2019
Shortly after the new “smart rosary” bracelet was released last week, the Vatican discovered an easy route for hackers to retrieve a user’s personal information. The issue has since been fixed. Launched on October 15, the device is called an eRosary and allows users to track their prayers, find spiritual resources, and connect with an
‘A shameful day’: Abortion legalised in N Ireland after deadlock in devolved legislature
October 22, 2019
Northern Ireland’s devolved legislature failed Monday to block a change to the region’s law imposed by the British parliament. As a result, both abortion and same-sex marriage will now be legal in the region. Same-sex marriages are expected to begin taking place in Northern Ireland by February 2020, while the new abortion law is set
A rare liturgical event is about to take place in Washington
October 22, 2019
The year 2019 is a confusing and distressing time for many Catholics, who wonder: How should we respond to troubles inside the Church and out? As for me, I go back to the year 1562. In 1562 the great Palestrina wrote his great Mass for Pope Marcellus. Pope Marcellus served for only three weeks. Palestrina’s
Catholicism has a stronger view of creation than both eco-religion and materialism
October 22, 2019
The Amazon Synod has displayed a bewildering array of images representative of various values and aspects of indigenous cultures. Some images, such as a woman suckling her own baby as well a fawn, evoke a sense of eco-religion that has many Christians confused about the kind of dialogue the Church is seeking with the world
The inaugural Catholic Herald Book Awards
October 22, 2019
The inaugural Catholic Herald book awards were launched last week at Browns Hotel with Mark Lawson acting as a master of ceremonies. Some last minute juggling of the order in which the awards were presented was necessary when it was noted that Adam Dant, the winner of the ‘Best Ilustrated’ book category was not in
Struggling to raise your child in the faith? Try this book
October 22, 2019
Roy Peachey, whose earlier book on home-schooling I blogged about some time ago, has written another book fizzing with ideas, questions and thoughts on raising one’s children in the Faith. Titled Did Jesus go to School? And Other Questions about Parents, Children and Education (Redemptorist Publications), it is divided into three chapters: parents, children and
The painting of Our Lady that was stolen by the Nazis
October 22, 2019
Having recommended Vasily Grossman’s great novel Life and Fate to a friend, I have been slightly disconcerted to discover that this same friend has now read more of Grossman than I have – viz. Grossman’s collection titled The Road: Short Fiction and Essays, first published in a paperback translation in 2011. The friend urged me
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