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October 03, 2019

Members of female religious orders have called for women to have voting rights at synods. Fr Paul Béré SJ has said he was “very surprised” to become the first African winner of the Ratzinger Prize. Philip Pullella, Robert Royal and Michael Sean Winters preview the Amazon synod. Rocco Palmo notes that Malta, with fewer than

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/05/19

May 22, 2019

The Archdiocese of Washington is facing “a defining moment”, Archbishop Wilton Gregory said at his installation Mass yesterday (full text, Rocco Palmo). The Vatican’s anti-money laundering watchdog has said there were fewer reports of “suspicious activity” in 2018. Joshua McElwee previews the papal visit to Romania. Juste Hlannon explains why Catholics in Benin are turning

The proof of the pudding is in Buffalo

May 16, 2019

An interesting question in the wake of Pope Francis’s reform of reporting law and bishop accountability measures is: who will be first? In the English-speaking world, the Diocese of Buffalo could be the first big test. The veteran Philadelphia-based Church-watcher Rocco Palmo even suggested that the whole business boils down to “Buffalo or bust”. The

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/05/19

May 10, 2019

Cardinal Blase Cupich has hailed the Vatican’s new norms on reporting abuse as “revolutionary”. Jesus and the Pharisees “must have had much in common”, Pope Francis has told members of the Pontifical Biblical Institute. Quebec bishops have criticised a pro-life leader for signing a letter accusing the Pope of heresy. John Allen, JD Flynn, Rocco

Morning Catholic must-reads: 30/04/19

April 29, 2019

Indian police have concluded that documents implicating Cardinal George Alencherry in financial wrongdoing were forged. The Pope has named Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne as coadjutor archbishop of Seattle (Rocco Palmo). Pope Francis may name a woman to succeed Cardinal Pell as prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Religión Digital has reported. Simon Roughneen says

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/03/19

March 22, 2019

Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz has defended St John Paul II’s handling of abuse cases (full statement). A Capuchin superior has been killed in Cameroon. The oldest living US Catholic bishop has died aged 97. A crucifix that has hung in Montreal’s City Hall since 1937 is reportedly being removed. Rocco Palmo considers the next Archbishop of

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/03/19

March 15, 2019

More than 1,000 people are expected to become Catholics in England and Wales this Easter. The Church in Phnom Penh is preparing to baptise 154 adults. Clergy abused 625 children between 1990 and mid-2018, the Polish Church has reported. Germany’s bishops have agreed to a “binding synodal process” on abuse, celibacy and sexual morality. Rocco

Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/02/19

February 28, 2019

New figures show there were 29 mob attacks on Indian Christians in January. Pope Francis will not visit Uganda in July, President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed. Massimo Faggioli says Cardinal Pell’s conviction is “a calamitous event for the Catholic Church”. John Allen suggests that “the people in the Vatican most inclined to welcome Pell’s conviction