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Pope Francis postpones commitments ahead of Dubai trip due to lung inflammation

November 27, 2023

ROME – As a result of what the Vatican described on Monday as an inflammation of his lungs, for which he’s receiving antibiotic treatments, Pope Francis has postponed several commitments in coming days in order to preserve his strength for a planned Dec. 1-3 trip to Dubai for the COP-28 climate change summit. Concern over

Bishop Barron’s ‘politely excoriating’ assessment of the Synod on Synodality

November 27, 2023

Last week Bishop Robert Barron released a statement about the “Synod on Synodality”, which he attended, in which he is politely excoriating of both the manner and depth of reflection that took place. He has added his voice to a growing chorus of critics, including Archbishop Fisher of Sydney, Archbishop Wilson of Southwark and Archbishop Gądecki, president of the Polish Bishop’s Conference, as

Pope Francis expresses strong ‘concerns’ about schismatic German Synodal Way

November 22, 2023

Pope Francis has written a letter in which he has expressed strong reservations about the direction of the Catholic Church in Germany, which he says “threatens to steer it[self] increasingly away from the universal Church’s common path”. The Pope expressed his concerns in a letter written in German to four German Catholic laywomen, who had

Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong

November 15, 2023

ROME –Bishop Li Shan of Beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in China, began a five-day visit to Hong Kong this week intended to strengthen ties between the two churches and to facilitate stronger communication between the Holy See and mainland China. According to the Sunday Examiner, the official news platform of the Diocese of

Dark forces in Vatican wanted me gone, says sacked Bishop Joseph Strickland

November 14, 2023

An American bishop has claimed he was fired by the Pope because dark forces within the Vatican wanted to stop him from preaching the Gospel. The Holy See announced at the weekend that Bishop Joseph Strickland has been removed from the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and that Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin will serve as

Cardinal Sarah: ‘The crisis of the Church has entered a new phase’

November 09, 2023

ROME – In a rare intervention, Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that “the crisis of the Church has entered a new phase: the crisis of the Magisterium.” Speaking to a standing-room only crowd on 26 October in Rome, at the launch of Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s new book “Credo: Compendium of the Catholic Faith” (Sophia Press,

Explaining Pope Francis’s perceived ‘ambiguity’ on Israel and Judaism

November 09, 2023

ROME – Leaders often speak at least as loudly by what they don’t say as by what they do, and such would appear to be the case in recent days regarding Pope Francis’s approach to Israel and the broader Jewish world. A series of perceived papal slights began in late October, when a group of

Vatican has unique role to play in tempering Iran

November 07, 2023

ROME – As the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies on the Gaza Strip, so too does diplomatic activity intended to prevent a wider regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, for instance, currently is setting new records for frequent flyer miles in a single week, visiting virtually every Middle Eastern capital of note.