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November 11, 2019

Decision imminent on fate of Cardinal Pell High Court appeal

November 11, 2019

Australia’s High Court will announce on Wednesday whether it will hear Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of his conviction on sexual abuse charges. Two judges on the country’s highest court will announce whether the full court’s seven judges will hear their appeal, the Associated Press reports. The court rejects about 90% of appeals. In August, sources

Armenian priest gunned down

November 11, 2019

Armenian Catholic priest Fr Hovsep Bidoyan was murdered on Monday, 11th November at the entrance of a church in eastern Syria. Both Fr Hovsep Bidoyan, from Qamishli, and his biological father were killed during a visit to the Armenian Catholic Church in Deir Ezzor, a city in eastern Syria. The news was received this afternoon

Former Bishop of Shrewsbury laid to rest

November 11, 2019

Emeritus Bishop Brian Noble of Shrewsbury was laid to rest in a Wirral churchyard after a vigil Mass and Requiem Mass last week. In keeping with the wishes of Bishop Noble, the 10th Bishop of Shrewsbury, the vigil Mass was celebrated in Shrewsbury Cathedral and his funeral at the Church of St Michael and All

New questions emerge over apostolic visitation in Buffalo

November 11, 2019

As the US bishops begin their plenary meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, the Catholic bishops of New York are in Rome for their ad limina visits. Among them are Bishop Richard J Malone of Buffalo, and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, who has recently concluded a broadly mandated inspection of Buffalo at the behest of the

Analysis: USCCB elections and the Church’s theological vision

November 11, 2019

The U.S. bishops’ conference fall meeting is unlikely to offer any surprises to Church observers watching to assembly. In fact, while the meeting will begin Monday, its only real surprise came weeks ago, when the list of candidates for the conference presidency and vice presidency was published. The bishops will elect a new president Monday,

Corpus Christi bishop donates bone marrow to save a mother’s life

November 11, 2019

This week, Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi reflected on bone marrow donations and the life of the mother whom he helped save. Before he became a bishop, Michael Mulvey joined the Be the Match Registry, the world’s largest register for bone marrow transplants (BMT), which is run by the National Marrow Donor Program. After

Theology in ‘dialogue with cultures’ renews humanity, Pope Francis says

November 11, 2019

When theology and philosophy engage with cultures in creative ways, they become a powerful tool for renewing humanity with the Word of God, Pope Francis said Saturday, during the awarding of the 2019 Ratzinger Prize. “This is true for all cultures: access to redemption for humanity in all of its dimensions should be sought with

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/11/19

November 11, 2019

At yesterday’s Angelus, Pope Francis said that he plans to visit South Sudan in 2020 (full text, full video). Protesters have looted a Catholic church in the Chilean capital, Santiago. Cardinal Blase Cupich defends the presence of “artwork from the Amazon region” at last month’s synod. Cardinal Raymond Burke says the removal of the Amazon