(Caminante Wanderer). No sólo en la Curia Romana se preguntan a estas alturas si el Papa Francisco no está entrando en un preocupante estado de senilidad, sino también en las curias del…
Day: May 27, 2024
El Papa recibió a dos gobernadores de la Patagonia que se plantaron frente al Gobierno
(La Nación. Elisabetta Piqué). Ignacio Torres, de Chubut, y Rolando Figueroa, de Neuquén, se reunieron con Francisco en el marco de un evento organizado por el movimiento educativo Scholas Occurrentes y el…
Why women’s voices must be heard in the Church
(THE TABLET. Sarah Mac Donald). Significant challenges to women’s participation in the life and mission of the Church include the need for canonical and institutional reform and the lack of representation in…
Papa Francesco e Papa Tawadros, scambio di lettere per l’amicizia copto cattolica
(Andrea Gagliarducci. ACI Stampa). Non c’è alcun riferimento alla sospensione del dialogo teologico con la Chiesa Cattolica decisa dalla Chiesa Copta dopo la pubblicazione della dichiarazione Fiducia Supplicans sulla benedizione per le unioni irregolari. Anzi, lo scambio…
Kirill called Putin a man who feeds on God’s grace
(RISU. Glavkom). On the day of his name day – in memory of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Gundyaev thanked the dictator “for strengthening church life…
Nun: Pope’s veto on women’s diaconate “should not be overestimated”
(Katholisch). Benedictine nun Philippa Rath says she would like to continue to promote the ordination of women in the Catholic Church. “There are very, very many of us. And our arguments for…
La ‘absolución’ de Francisco a los ateos: “Nadie debe ser condenado si no cree”
(José Beltrán. Vida Nueva). Dentro de la ‘gira’ que el Papa está realizando por las parroquias de Roma para alentar la llamada ‘Escuela de Oración’ preparatoria para el Jubileo de 2025, Francisco recaló ayer…
Myanmar conflict: a state of unprecedented turmoil and suffering, Cardinal Bo says
(CNA. Ana Paula Morales, Andrés Henríquez). In an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, said there is an “unprecedented state of turmoil and…
Pope wants new statutes for worldwide missionary organizations
(Katholisch). Pope Francis wants to change the statutes of the Pontifical Mission Societies, which operate worldwide. These should further develop a “spirituality of the missionary community,” he said on Saturday in Rome…
EXCLUSIVE: Diocese bans celebration of ‘Pride month’ in Catholic schools
(Simon Caldwell. Catholic Herald). The celebration of so-called homosexual “Pride month” is to be banned in every Catholic school in the Diocese of Nottingham under new guidance which also cracks down on…
Francisco, el ‘defensor del paciente’: “Los enfermos son víctimas de la lógica del mercado”
(Jose Beltrán. Vida Nueva). Francisco no da un respiro en su denuncia contra el capitalismo que deshumaniza, también en el ámbito sanitario. Para el Papa urge evitar “el riesgo de que la…
Koch: Do not fear a schism in the Catholic Church over the ordination of women
(katholisch). Unlike in the Anglican Church, the Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch does not fear a split among Catholic bishops over the question of women’s ordination. “But even in the Catholic Church there…
Congo-Brazzaville and Rwanda 2022 Land Agreements Not “transfer, sale, spoliation of Congolese land”: Catholic Bishops
(Aciafrica. Jude Atemanke). The two memoranda of understanding and a concession agreement in the agricultural field, which the Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed in April 2022 is not a “transfer, sale…
El papa Francisco le pidió la renuncia al arzobispo de La Plata y provocó un terremoto en el Episcopado argentino.
(Elisabetta Piqué. La Nación). Gabriel Mestre, que había sucedido hace tan sólo ocho meses a Víctor “Tucho” Fernández en la segunda diócesis más importante del país, fue desplazado; en una carta explicó…
France : La confirmation des adultes en hausse
(Zenit. Anne Van Merris). Des milliers d’adultes de tous les âges, ayant été baptisés dans l’enfance ou l’adolescence, ont reçu à la Pentecôte le sacrement de confirmation. Cette hausse témoigne d’une quête…
Three Catholic bishops and a nun walk into the White House. Here’s why it’s no joke
(National Catholic Reporter. John Wester). Three Catholic bishops and a nun walked into a climate policy meeting at the White House. This isn’t the beginning of a joke. Bishop Edward Weisenburger of…
Il Papa ai bambini: «Pregate Padre, Figlio e Spirito per la pace»
(Avvenire. Mimmo Muolo). «Dobbiamo pregare Gesù per il mondo intero e soprattutto per la pace. Ma prima dobbiamo chiedere perdono per i nostri peccati e per i peccati del mondo. E Così…
Transgender Hermit Announcement Poses Questions About Church’s Teaching on Religious Life
(National Catholic Register. Matthew McDonald). A hermit in Kentucky who publicly identified as transgender this past weekend has prompted questions about how the Catholic Church should deal with such cases in religious…
El líder del episcopado polaco se defiende de las acusaciones de «negligencia» y «falta de empatía» en la gestión de un caso de abusos
(Infovaticana. redacción). Desde la caída del gobierno conservador en Polonia, la izquierda política y mediática ha puesto el foco en la Iglesia católica del país. Tal es así, que ahora centran sus…
Antioch Patriarch’s Church in India faces threat of split
(UCA news). The metropolitan archbishop of Knanaya archdiocese debarred temporarily by the Patriarch of Antioch for alleged disobedience An India-based Church group under the Patriarch of Antioch, the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church,…
Vatican News (English) uncritically publishes a picture of the scandalous priest Rupnik on the feast day of the Virgin Mary
(kath). The British periodista Damian Thompson commented: “Incredible, @VaticanNews used the art #Rupnik for the commemoration of Mary, Mother of the Iglesia. It is enfermizo y it intencional”. “Increíble, @VaticanNews used the…
Francesco ai militari: “il mondo ha bisogno delle vostre armi al servizio della pace”
(Exaudi. Hernán Sergio Mora). Papa Francesco ha inviato questo sabato un messaggio al 64° Pellegrinaggio Militare Internazionale, che si svolge a Lourdes dal 24 al 26 maggio presso il famoso santuario francese…
Chiefs’ Mahomes: Butker entitled to his beliefs, even though the QB doesn’t always agree with him
(AP. Dave Skretta and Tersa Walker). Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address, the Chiefs quarterback…
France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
(AP. Giovanna dell’Orto). Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French athletes at the upcoming Paris Olympics, France’s unique approach to “laïcité” — loosely translated as “secularism” — has been increasingly…
From schools to the Olympics, how France’s staunch secularism affects religion in public life
(AP. Giovanna dell’Orto). Walk around multicultural metropolises like Paris or Marseille, or any small village in the French countryside, and signs of faith are everywhere. Many Muslim women wear headscarves and historical…
Abortions surge past record 250,000 in a single year, with experts blaming cost of living crisis forcing women to terminate pregnancies ‘for purely financial reasons’
(Dailymail. Gemma Collins). A record 252,122 abortions were recorded in England and Wales in 2022, with Britain’s cost of living crisis to blame, according to charities. This figure is about 17 per cent higher than…
Is Italy’s ‘in persona episcopi’ experiment for diocesan mergers ending?
(The Pillar. LUKE COPPEN) No country in the world has as many dioceses united in persona episcopi as Italy. That’s partly because Italy has a vast number of dioceses to begin with: 226 in all. That’s…
Fiducia supplicans, Fernández visita Tawadros
(Vatican News). Fernández ha portato a Tawadros il saluto di Papa Francesco ricordando i diversi incontri avvenuti. Al centro dell’incontro la dichiarazione Fiducia supplicans, pubblicata lo scorso dicembre dal Dicastero vaticano. Nel…
Militarization of Ecuador prisons causing starvation and torture, Church officials claim
(Crux. Eduardo Campos Lima). Four months after criminals took control over several prisons, causing a wave of violence in Ecuador, officers are being denounced for continually violating the inmates’ rights. Prisoners who…
Breaking News!! John Paul II Justice and Peace Center Awarded For Witnessing the Values Taught By St. John Paul II.
(Laudato Youth Initiative). The Vatican Foundation named after Wojtyla announced the inaugural edition of the recognition established in 2023 to honor people, organizations, or initiatives that make use of the teachings of…