(14ymedio). El Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba (PDC) emitió este lunes un comunicado en el que apoya a la Iglesia católica como “mediadora justa e imparcial” para “hallar una solución pacífica e…
Day: April 25, 2024
Biden in worse trouble than Trump with Catholic voters – especially if they go to Mass
(The Catholic Herald). Recent survey data from the Pew Research Center indicates that incumbent US President Joe Biden is up against a high unfavorability rating among his fellow Catholics as the US…
UKRAINE and the VATICAN: a state-building concept
We don’t know Ukrainian neither, but we hit the button for automatic translation into our language because the article is interesting 😊 ( Zinovia Svereda. RISU). Одна з перших проблем для розуміння ставлення українців…
Thoughts on Dignitas Infinita
(The Catholic World Report. George Weige). When the always well-written and often wrongheaded New Yorker dislikes something, chances are good that I’ll like it – a principle that holds, with certain reservations, in the case…
Cardinal Fernández: New Document on Discerning Apparitions ‘Being Finalized’
(NCR. Edward Pentin). The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is putting the finishing touches to a new document that sets out clear rules on discerning apparitions and other such supernatural…
Cardinal Burke decries ‘persecution’ of Latin Mass at New York men’s event
(NCR. CAMILLO BARONE). Retired U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke decried what he termed the “persecution” of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass during a men’s breakfast event in New York City on April 23….
In five years, more than 100 religious communities have transferred from the Moscow Patriarchate to the OCU in Zhytomyr Oblast
We don’t know Ukrainian neither, but we hit the button for automatic translation into our language because the article is interesting 😊 (RISU) Починаючи від 2019 року, на Житомирщині 107 релігійних громад Української…
Towards a Female Pontiff of an Emasculated Church
(Kevin Beary. The Remnant). To make the Church less masculine: this is the task that Pope Francis has given the International Theological Commission. Or at least, that is the official translation of…
Vaticano pone ambulatorio para detectar cáncer de mama en plaza de San Pedro
(VALENTINA DI GIORGIO. Zenit). Encontrar un lugar para hacerse un chequeo médico es algo que probablemente no cruza por la mente de la mayoría de las personas que viven en la calle….
Radiografía a los seminarios. En 1968 había más de 7.000 seminaristas, hoy no llegan a 1.000
(Religión Confidencial. La Iglesia que amamos). De las 69 diócesis españolas, 14 tienen entre 0 y 1 alumnos, y otras 26 cuentan con menos de 10. La negativa de la Comisión Episcopal…
Discretion on ‘Patriarch of the West’ may reflect Francis/Benedict dynamics
(Crux. John L. Allen Jr.). A classic “tree falling in the forest” moment recently unfolded on the Vatican beat, meaning that an important decision was rolled out without any fanfare whatsoever, so…
DBK: Permanent Council adopts statutes for Synodal Committee
(Katolisch). The last formal hurdle for the continuation of the reform dialogue of the Church in Germany has been cleared: The bishops have also approved the statutes for the Synodal Committee. As the spokesperson…
Papa Francesco incontra il nuovo presidente di Ungheria, nel segno della pace
(Andrea Gagliarducci. Acistampa). Ha iniziato il suo mandato presidenziale lo scorso 5 marzo, ed è già da Papa Francesco per la sua prima visita: Támas Sulyok, presidente di Ungheria che è succeduto a…
CAFOD appeals to Catholic community to help bring Sudan back ‘from the brink’
(Catholic Herald. Charles Collins). Britain’s leading Catholic aid agency is making an emergency appeal to support families impacted by the conflict in Sudan. Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes…
Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence blacklist
(TOI STAFF. Time of Israel). Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of standing “shoulder to shoulder with the rapists and murderers of Hamas” for declining to include the…
What do Catholic bishops think about the European elections?
(Andrea Gagliarducci. Brussels Signal). In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June, Europe’s Catholic bishops have been far from silent. Over the past few months, leaders of the Catholic Church…
“I’m a witness to unspeakable suffering, death”: Bishop in Ethiopia on Tigray, Wants Pretoria Peace Pact Implemented
(ACI Africa. Silas Isenjia). The Bishop of Ethiopia’s Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, which covers the Tigray region has witnessed firsthand the “unspeakable suffering” and even death of the people of God in the…
BRASIL: Inspirados en Fratelli tutti, Santuario Aparecida recibió 1.° Peregrinación de Legisladores.
(VIRGINIA BONARD. ADN Celam). Promovida por la Oficina de Relaciones Institucionales del Gobierno de la Conferencia Nacional de Obispos de Brasil (CNBB), el sábado 20 de abril un grupo de unas 90 personas —entre ellos 63…
Ossequio o obbedienza cieca? Tucho pretende senza chiarire
(Luisella Scrosati. Nuova Bussuola Quotidiana) Se il magistero dice una cosa e poi il suo contrario, più che “autentico” è contraddittorio. Il cardinal prefetto elude le obiezioni, ma così facendo rende impossibile proprio…
Mexico’s likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background.
(MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ. Associated Press). MEXICO CITY (AP) — By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president. She would also be its first leader with a Jewish background…
Puerto Rico suscribe el Pacto Educativo Global.
(Ángel Morillo. ADN Celam). “El Pacto Educativo Global es una iniciativa histórica del Papa Francisco y que en el día de hoy firmamos todas las diócesis”. Así ha dicho monseñor Roberto González Nieves,…
Vatican promotes human dignity, but falters on concrete realities
(DAVID E. DECOSSE. NCR on line).- The students and I stood in a packed migrant shelter in Altar, Sonora, Mexico, in front of several young men who had clambered down from three-tiered…
“L’aborto è un delitto, non un diritto”: la vicedirettrice Tg1 Incoronata Boccia riapre lo scontro
(ANSA. Incoronata Boccia). A poche ore dal caso Scurati si accende una nuova polemica politica che lambisce la Rai. E che riapre scontri, dubbi e malumori, anche nella maggioranza, che erano andati…
Saving the Earth requires new images of God, says feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson
(Heidi Schlumpf. Earthbeat).- Elizabeth Johnson has spent her entire life — or at least her decadeslong theological career — trying to get people to think differently about God, beyond the patriarchal image…
“Dignitas infinita”: meglio testimoni che maestri
(SETTIMANA. Staff Settimana). Ho letto con attenzione la dichiarazione Dignitas infinita, a firma del Prefetto per la dottrina della fede del 25 marzo 2024. Un testo che ha avuto un lungo iter di…
Il ‘processo del secolo’ in Vaticano e le violazioni del diritto
(Geraldina Boni, Manuel Ganarin e Alberto Tomer. Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale). ABSTRACT: The clamor that has been caused by the sequence of eventsresulting in the judgement by the Vatican City State…
In the Courts of Three Popes: An Insider’s Insight
(Public Discourse. Chaput, Charles J.). Faithfully living what we claim to believe as Catholic Christians shapes the future. And the fact is, we can no longer afford a sclerotic Church, a comfortable…
Russia. Kirill sospende il sacerdote che commemorò Navalny
(Avvenire. Anna Maria Brogi). Trasferito per almeno tre anni, poi da rivalutare. Aveva chiesto la restituzione del corpo del dissidente alla famiglia e si rifiutava di recitare la preghiera per la vittoria…
Abuse news round-up
On a weekly basis, we will include a selection of news items on child sexual abuse, also outside the religious sphere, as they help to provide context. Accusations Photo of Susan Wilkinson,…
Theologian on women’s diaconate: It’s not a question of “if” – but “when”
We don’t know German neither, but we hit the button for automatic translation into our language because the article is interesting 😊 (RENARDO SCHLEGELMILCH. KATHOLISCH). Frauen können zu Diakoninnen geweiht werden, ist die…