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Cardinal Ouellet sues for defamation over sexual assault accusations

December 14, 2022

Cardinal Ouellet said in a statement on Tuesday that he was suing a woman who accused him of sexual assault more than a decade ago when he was the archbishop of Quebec. A prominent figure at the Vatican, Canadian Cardinal Marc Armand Ouellet is the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the

Discerning the work of the Spirit

December 02, 2022

Two pontificates. Two very different synodal visions. Which is correct?

Walsingham rector appointed new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark

November 29, 2022

(Photo credit: Marcin Mazur) Pope Francis has appointed the rector of the Marian shrine at Walsingham as a new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark. Mgr Philip Moger, 67, a former banker who has served as a priest of the Diocese of Leeds for 40 years, will be ordained on February 21 in St George’s Cathedral London.

What is the Catholic take on cryptocurrency?

November 28, 2022

Earlier this month, a conference held in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, brought together ideas from two seemingly distant worlds. The first-ever Catholic Crypto Conference gathered over 250 Catholics – theologians, philosophers, cryptocurrency enthusiasts and professionals from the financial services industry among others – to discuss the relationship between Catholicism and cryptocurrencies. More attended online. The ethos

Spots and leopards: China violates the Sino-Vatican Pact

November 27, 2022

In a surprising development from the Vatican yesterday, a statement was released revealing that Chinese authorities had violated the terms stipulated in the provisional agreement between the Chinese Communist Party and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops. The Vatican statement comes in response to the installation of Bishop John Peng Weizhao as an “auxiliary bishop

Cardinal Zen convicted: when will Rome speak up for him?

November 27, 2022

On Friday Cardinal Joseph Zen was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded humanitarian fund which paid medical and legal fees for pro-democracy protesters. He was among five people connected with the fund to be convicted. The 90-year-old cardinal was fined HK$4,000 (about £420), the same amount as barrister Margaret Ng, scholar Hui Po-keung, politician Cyd Ho and

Advent: let’s keep our eyes on the prize

November 26, 2022

Advent: the time of arriving, the beginning of the Church’s year, a season of preparation that concludes on Christmas Eve. Pope Francis tells us that Advent “begins a time of consolation and hope. A new liturgical year begins, which brings with it the novelty of our God, who is the ‘God of all consolation’. I wish you to experience Advent thus, as a time of consoling novelty, and joyous waiting.”

Bianca Jagger appeals to Pope to defend Catholic church in Nicaragua

November 22, 2022

Bianca Jagger has released a film in which she implores Pope Francis to speak out about the persecution of the Catholic Church in her native Nicaragua. Ms Jagger, a human rights defender, said in the film that bishops, priests and nuns have been targeted in an “unholy war” by Marxist President Daniel Ortega and his