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November 10, 2021

Vatican City, Nov 9, 2021 / 10:30 am The Vatican on Tuesday announced that the canonization of Bl. Charles de Foucauld and six others will take place in Rome on May 15, 2022. Who was Charles de Foucauld? De Foucauld, also known as Brother Charles of Jesus, was a soldier, explorer, Catholic revert, priest, hermit,

Cardinal Kasper: Synodal Way’s ‘original sin’ was to set aside evangelisation

November 10, 2021

Munich, Germany, Nov 9, 2021 / 14:00 pm An influential Catholic theologian has said that the German Synodal Way’s “original sin” was setting aside Pope Francis’ call to focus on evangelisation. Cardinal Walter Kasper has repeatedly expressed concern about the multi-year process bringing together Germany’s bishops and laypeople to discuss the way power is exercised in the

Open comment on Northern Ireland abortion clinic buffer zone bill ends soon, critics warn

November 10, 2021

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov 9, 2021 / 17:01 pm Peaceful sidewalk efforts to reach women considering an abortion are in peril if a proposed “draconian” Northern Ireland bill passes, pro-life advocates have warned, calling for concerned citizens to respond to the public comment period ending on Friday, Nov. 12. “The purpose of the bill is

How Vatican City State’s government is changing under Pope Francis

November 09, 2021

Vatican City, Nov 9, 2021 / 03:00 am The recent appointment of new leaders at the Vatican City State shows Pope Francis’ determination to break some circuits of power, but at the same time preserve the severely tested finances of the world’s smallest state. On Nov. 4, the pope unexpectedly chose the Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini as

Poland’s Catholic Church to hold collection for migrants at Belarus border

November 09, 2021

Warsaw, Poland, Nov 9, 2021 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church in Poland will hold a collection this month for migrants facing deteriorating conditions on the country’s border with Belarus. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the president of the Polish bishops’ conference, appealed to Catholics to aid the thousands of migrants caught up in a “humanitarian catastrophe”

Vatican liturgy chief: Traditional Latin Mass ‘abrogated by Pope St. Paul VI’

November 09, 2021

The Vatican’s liturgy chief has said that the Traditional Latin Mass was “abrogated by Pope Saint Paul VI.” Archbishop Arthur Roche made the comment in a letter dated Aug. 4 to the English Cardinal Vincent Nichols. The prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments was replying to a letter

French Catholic bishops announce ‘vast program of renewal’ after abuse report

November 09, 2021

Rome Newsroom, Nov 8, 2021 / 08:00 am Catholic bishops in France announced Monday that they have agreed to “a vast program of renewal” of governance practices in response to a landmark report on clerical sex abuse. Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French bishops’ conference, said Nov. 8 that the bishops had decided

Pope Francis: Crisis in marriage is an ‘opportunity,’ not a ‘curse’

November 08, 2021

Pope Francis on Saturday praised the worldwide Christian marriage ministry Retrouvaille for giving spouses the opportunity to overcome crises in their relationship and grow as a couple. The pope met members of Retrouvaille at the Vatican Nov. 6. The lay-led ministry runs a Christian program to help struggling couples overcome difficulties and restore their marriage.