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Luke Coppen

June 02, 2019
Pope Francis hailed “the sons and daughters of the Greek-Catholic Church” for witnessing to the faith at yesterday’s Regina Caeli (full text, full video). Catholic schools in Brisbane are reportedly using gender-neutral terms for God. Parents shouldn’t give children smartphones as First Holy Communion presents, an archbishop has said. Italy’s culture ministry is evicting Steve
May 31, 2019
Pope Francis will beatify seven martyred Greek-Catholic bishops in Romania on Sunday. A new bishop has confirmed 62 inmates in Spain. A man has accused Mgr Tony Anatrella of abusing him when he was 14. Tim Busch says that Pope Francis “deserves praise for his strong leadership” on abuse. Fr Anthony Ruff previews the newly
May 27, 2019
Priests in Kerala have read out an “unprecedented” circular letter in churches criticising their leader, Cardinal George Alencherry. Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if he loses an appeal against his conviction. Cardinal Robert Sarah explains why he was “profoundly shocked” by the reaction to Benedict XVI’s abuse crisis essay. Tecee Boley
May 26, 2019
We must free ourselves from “worldly bonds” and listen with docility to the Word of the Lord, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Regina Caeli (full text, full video). Spanish Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot is the new president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The Pope has encouraged Italo-Albanians to maintain “their own proper traditions”.
May 24, 2019
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been re-elected president of Caritas Internationalis. The Rwandan Church has rejected calls to expel clergy convicted of taking part in the 1994 genocide. A Swiss bishop has confirmed that he will retire to an SSPX hostel. Emma Green says that Middle Eastern Christians “serve as chips for more powerful players
May 23, 2019
Pope Francis has urged China’s Catholics to remain “united in the communion of the universal Church”. President Jair Bolsonaro has taken part in a ceremony consecrating Brazil to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Rising violence threatens the “unity and togetherness of the Nigerian people”, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has said. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard has announced the
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
May 20, 2019
Cardinal Robert Sarah has criticised the “wretchedness and coarseness” of responses to Benedict XVI’s abuse crisis essay. French bishops will meet the children of priests next month. Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris has intervened in the debate over life support for Vincent Lambert (French text). Archbishop Charles Scicluna will donate money from a charity concert
May 19, 2019
“The only force capable of transforming our heart is the love of Jesus,” Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Regína Caeli (full text, full video). The Archbishop of Canterbury has released a mobile phone interview with Pope Francis. The president of the Polish bishops’ conference has thanked the director of a film exposing clerical abuse. Adam
May 17, 2019
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has said he “was shocked and trembled” when the Pope kissed his feet. A former official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith won’t be tried on sexual misconduct charges. South Africa’s bishops have urged new President Cyril Ramaphosa to halve the size of his cabinet (full
May 16, 2019
Notre-Dame Cathedral has received only 13.5 million of the promised billion euros for reconstruction, Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris has said. Four more Catholics have been killed in Burkina Faso. The Nigerian government will only take rising insecurity seriously when the president is kidnapped, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has said. A missionary dubbed “the new St Francis”
May 15, 2019
Brazil’s bishops have criticised President Jair Bolsonaro’s move to liberalise gun laws. Pope Francis has advanced the Cause of Brazil’s “Mother Teresa”. Unknown assailants have attacked a Catholic parish in Niger. Chilean Bishop Celestino Aós Braco has insisted that he “didn’t deny Communion to anyone”. Jan Cienski says a Polish clerical abuse documentary has “turned
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