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January 07, 2020

The disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living since 2018. A spokesman for the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Conrad told CNA that McCarrick left St. Fidelis Friary in Victoria, Kansas, just days ago. He has moved to a residential community of priests who have been

Westminster Cathedral’s Master of Music resigns

January 07, 2020

Martin Baker has resigned as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, the diocese has announced. In a brief statement, the Diocese of Westminster said that his resignation had taken effect on New Year’s Eve. The statement said: “Yesterday it was announced: ‘It is with regret that we announce the resignation of Martin Baker as Master

Mob sets fire to Catholic church serving Chilean police

January 07, 2020

A mob of masked protesters set fire to a Catholic church dedicated to serving the national police in Santiago, Chile, while an anti-government demonstration was in progress in nearby Plaza Italia. According to local reports, a group of masked individuals surrounded Saint Francis Borgia Church, located two blocks away from the plaza, around 8 pm,

China announces new crackdown on religious freedom

January 07, 2020

China will enforce new restrictions on religious groups, organizations, meetings, and other related events starting on February 1. The country’s state-controlled media announced the new policy on December 30, after Chinese authorities moved to further suppress Catholics in the Archdiocese of Fuzhou who are refusing to join the state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. According to

Controversy continues over South Sudan archbishop appointment

January 07, 2020

Bari ethnic leaders in South Sudan have distanced themselves from critics of the newly-appointed Archbishop of Juba. The archbishop has faced controversy since his December appointment for several reasons, including that he is not a member of the region’s predominant Bari tribe. “Those indigenous clergy and faithful Bari who have rejected the appointment of the

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/01/20

January 07, 2020

Malta’s democracy “cannot function without respect for truth and justice”, Archbishop Charles Scicluna has said. Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher has written a prayer for rain to be said at Masses. An estimated 1.3 million people took part in Marches of the Three Kings in Poland yesterday. John Allen says the Holy See “might be a