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Christian charity must be supported by prayer, says Pope
March 03, 2019
Fidelity to Christ is the “secret” to every effective work of Christian charity, so every activity of outreach to the poor and suffering should be supported by prayer, Pope Francis has said. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Circolo di San Pietro, a charitable association founded to support the Pope and serve the poor, the
Duterte: Stop threatening priests or ‘deal with me’
February 27, 2019
After calling the country’s Catholic bishops “useless fools” who should be “killed,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now warned anyone against harming priests and prelates. The president made the warning after being told that people close to his family have threatened bishops and priests critical of his administration’s policies, reported ucanews.com. “Do not touch the
Supreme Court rejects abortion provider’s attempt to get bishops’ internal documents
February 20, 2019
The US Supreme Court has rejected hearing an appeal from Whole Woman’s Health, a Texas-based abortion facility chain, which aimed to get the Texas Catholic bishops’ internal communications about abortion. In December 2016, Whole Woman’s Health sued over a Texas law that requires abortion facilities to bury or cremate aborted human remains. The Texas Catholic
McCarrick ruling shows ‘no bishop is above the law of the Church’
February 17, 2019
The Vatican’s removal from the priesthood of Theodore McCarrick “is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated,” the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has said. “No bishop, no matter how influential, is above the law of the Church,” said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. “For all those McCarrick abused, I
Cardinal Nichols: ‘Illegal or immoral pleasure’ allows modern slavery to flourish
February 12, 2019
People have become unwittingly reliant on modern slavery for cheap goods and illicit pleasures, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said. Warning of a return to slave-driven economies, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster said slavery was again becoming “one of the most profitable criminal activities in the world.” He said that although it was an evil comparable in
Archbishop Kurtz calls for end to ‘religious test’ for judicial nominees
February 06, 2019
The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty called on the leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a line of questioning for judicial nominees at confirmation hearings that involves their religious faith. This type of questioning “amounts to a religious test” for serving in office, is unconstitutional and in recent hearings
India’s Supreme Court rejects bail for nun held seven months without charge
January 31, 2019
India’s Supreme Court rejected bail for a Missionaries of Charity nun arrested nearly seven months ago on suspicion of child trafficking. Ucanews.com reported the top court turned down the plea from Missionaries of Charity Sister Concilia on January 29 on grounds that police had not yet pressed charges in the case. However, the court left
Stop ‘Death Star’ abortion bill, bishop tells New York governor
January 22, 2019
Albany’s Catholic bishop has called on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to stop the “Death Star” as he called a bill in the state Legislature to expand current state law on abortion that has the full backing of Cuomo, a Catholic. “Although in your recent State of the State address you cited your Catholic faith
Poll: 75 per cent of Americans want ‘substantial’ abortion limits
January 16, 2019
An annual US poll has found that 75 percent of respondents want “substantial” restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as “pro-choice.” Conducted by the Marist Poll at Marist College, the survey of 1,066 adults on January 8-10 revealed that respondents would welcome limits on abortion so that it
Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary accused of abuse
December 19, 2018
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 69-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar of Los Angeles. He took the step after the archdiocese’s independent Clergy Misconduct Oversight Board recommended that Bishop Salazar not be allowed to minister because of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor in the 1990s. The Vatican announced on December 19
Muslim youth to help guard Indonesian churches at Christmas
December 19, 2018
More than 90,000 police and soldiers and a moderate Muslim youth group will help guard nearly 50,000 churches across Indonesia, including some previously attacked by terrorists, during the Christmas period. Brig Gen Dedi Prasetyo, national police spokesman, said Christmas security this year will be focused on churches in 13 provinces, including on the main islands
Jesuits’ Maryland province releases lists of clergy with credible claims
December 19, 2018
The Maryland province of the Society of Jesus has released the names of Jesuits who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors since 1950. They include Jesuits from the province and other Jesuits who have served the province. Most of the cases “date back decades, with the last known incident of sexual abuse
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