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January 14, 2020

Ignatius Press to keep Benedict XVI listed as coauthor of new celibacy book

January 14, 2020

Amid still-unfolding controversy surrounding a new book on priestly celibacy, the book’s US publisher says it plans to continue identifying pope emeritus Benedict XVI as coauthor of the text. The former pope’s private secretary requested Tuesday that Benedict not be listed as a coauthor. The book, “From the Depths of Our Hearts,” is a text

Archbishop Ganswein: Benedict XVI wrote text, but did not agree to be book’s co-author

January 14, 2020

Archbishop Georg Ganswein, the private secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, has said the former pontiff was not informed he would be presented as co-author of a new book on priestly celibacy and that Benedict has asked for his name and photo to be removed from the cover. According to the German-language news agency KNA,

Cardinal Pell transferred to new maximum-security prison

January 14, 2020

Cardinal George Pell has reportedly been transferred out of the Melbourne prison in which he has been incarcerated for more than a year after a drone illegally flew over the prison grounds. According to the Herald Sun newspaper, Pell was moved out of Melbourne Assessment Prison after a drone flew over the prison garden in an

Four seminarians abducted in Nigeria

January 14, 2020

Four seminarians, between the ages of 18 and 23, were abducted last week from their seminary in Kaduna, in northwestern Nigeria. Pius Kanwai, 19; Peter Umenukor, 23; Stephen Amos, 23; and Michael Nnadi, 18, were taken from Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, around 10:30 pm on Jan. 8 by gunmen. Police are searching for the

Cardinal Sarah: Claim that Benedict did not co-author book on celibacy is ‘defamation’ of ‘exceptional gravity’

January 14, 2020

Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that claims Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not co-author with him a new book on priestly celibacy are “defamations of exceptional gravity.” The publisher of the book told CNA that critics suggesting that the pope emeritus did not co-author the book, or authorize its publication, are wrong. “Are these people

Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/01/20

January 14, 2020

The number of South Korean Catholics increased by 49 per cent between 1999 and 2018, a new study has found. Apostolic nuncio Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro has urged Indians to “subdue” their differences. Authorities have reportedly transferred Cardinal George Pell to a new maximum security prison. Charles Collins, Ed Condon, Sandro Magister, Matthew Schmitz and Fr John Zuhlsdorf