(Alfa y Omega. Victoria Isabel Cardiel). El Papa se ha reunido durante 40 minutos en el Palacio Apostólico del Vaticano con la cúpula de la Conferencia Episcopal Española tras la renovación de…
Day: May 31, 2024
Sisters throughout Africa make pilgrimage to shrine for martyrs in Uganda
(Global Sisters Report. Doreen Ajiambo). Hundreds of religious sisters in Uganda and across other African countries are among hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims on their journey of faith to the Uganda Martyrs Shrine…
Catholic Relief Services unable to provide aid to southern Gaza amid ongoing war
(Kate Quiñones. Catholic World Report). A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unable to get humanitarian supplies through the southern Gaza Strip since early…
We Need to Take a Closer Look at the Suffering of Christians in North Korea
(Abigail Ferrara. The Whasinthon Stand). “Life for Christians in North Korea [is] a constant cauldron of pressure; capture or death is only a mistake away.” As cited by the 2022 State Department report,…
A un año de acusación por «lavado de dinero» contra Iglesia, la dictadura calla sobre investigaciones, pero «se robó el dinero», dice analista.
(Artículo 66). El politólogo Félix Maradiaga analiza que, las acusaciones contra la institución religiosa nunca han tenido base en la verdad ni en el derecho, sin embargo, la dictadura pretende que la…
‘Divorce law won’t make divorce moral’
(Gabriel L. Cardinoza. The Manila Times). Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said on Tuesday that the Catholic Church cannot support the bill legalizing divorce in the country because “it makes legal what to…
El Vaticano, en contra del uso de armas de la OTAN en Rusia
(Alfa y Omega. Victoria Isabel Cardiel). El cardenal Parolin viajará a Ucrania el próximo 21 de julio en representación del Papa para la celebración conclusiva de la peregrinación de los católicos ucranianos…
Former US senator from Indiana Joe Donnelly to step down as US ambassador to the Vatican.
(AP). Former U.S. senator from Indiana Joe Donnelly is stepping down as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and returning to his home state two years after assuming the role. In a post on…
Bätzing: “The Holy Father is open to change”
(Katholisch). Bätzing insists on the creation of synodal councilsThe president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, believes that the creation of synodal councils in the Catholic Church is possible despite the…
La Cei torna a parlare di pedofilia, ma la verità sugli abusi nella chiesa è ancora lontana
(Domani. FEDERICA TOURN). La Conferenza Episcopale Italiana illustrerà le nuove ricerche multidisciplinari. Forse è l’unica novità. Il resto segue lo schema degli ultimi anni: le istituzioni ecclesiastiche privilegiano un dibattito generico sugli…
Papa Francisco a consagrados: La castidad no es esterilidad austera, sino el camino para amar sin poseer
(Aciprensa. Almudena Martínez-Bordiú). El Papa Francisco dirigió un mensaje a los participantes del Congreso sobre la vida religiosa consagrada que se desarrolla en Brasil con motivo de su 70 aniversario, a quienes…
A template for change? Zero tolerance by the numbers
(The Pillar. ED. CONDON). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released on Tuesday its annual independent statistical report on abuse allegations in the Church in the U.S. As with previous years, the…
Santa Sede sobre los Estados insulares: Cancelar la deuda por una prosperidad resiliente
(Vaticans news. L’ Obsevatore Romano). Intervención de monseñor Robert Murphy, jefe de la delegación de la Santa Sede, en el debate general de la IV Conferencia sobre los Pequeños Estados Insulares en…
Papa Francesco, ai consacrati dice di rimanere in dialogo costante con Gesù
(Acistampa). Il messaggio del Pontefice al Congresso della vita consacrata promosso dalla Conferenza dei Religiosi del Brasile per i 70 anni di fondazione. In molti luoghi “il primo annuncio del Vangelo” è quello…
Papa Francesco, per la sinistra ormai è rimbambito
(Libero Quotidiano. Daniele Dell’Orco). C’è una scena di uno dei più celebri film d’animazione di sempre, Toy Story, quella in cui un ragazzino, Andy, getta nella spazzatura il pupazzetto protagonista della saga,…
Religious minorities in Pakistan most affected by modern-day slavery, British report says
(Crux. Charles Collins). LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Religious minorities in Muslim-majority Pakistan are disproportionately made into modern day slaves, according to a new report issued by a group of UK parliamentarians. The…
Catholic Relief Services unable to provide aid to southern Gaza amid ongoing war
(The Catholic World Report. Kate Quiñones). A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) official told CNA this week that the organization has been unable to get humanitarian supplies through the southern Gaza Strip since…
Papa Francesco: ai religiosi del Brasile, “la castità non è una sterilità austera”
(SIR) La vita consacrata “arricchisce la comunione ecclesiale e contribuisce grandemente alla missione della Chiesa in tutto il mondo”. Lo scrive il Papa, nel messaggio inviato ai partecipanti al Congresso della vita…
Diocese of Fresno to file for bankruptcy
(National Catholic Reporter. Osv News) Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said in a May 28 open letter that the Diocese of Fresno would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to address the substantial number of claims…
Il monastero benedettino di Norcia diventa abbazia: cosa significa
(Avvenire. Ricc. Macc). Norcia, la cittadina umbra patria di san Benedetto, torna ad avere un abate dopo oltre tre secoli, per la precisione dal 1792 quando morì dom Benedetto Cipriani. A interrompere…
Rupnik case complex, but in ‘advanced stage,’ Vatican official says
(Crux. Elise Ann Allen). OME – Seven months after the Vatican reversed its previous course and opened a canonical inquiry into a famed Slovenian priest and artist, a high-ranking official has said…
I am a gay priest. We need more than an apology for Pope Francis’ homophobic slur.
(America. Bryan N. Massingale). I am a priest who is publicly open about belonging to the L.G.B.T.Q. community. As a gay man, I was shocked and saddened by the Holy Father’s reported…
Chinese and Taiwanese Churches to walk ‘hand in hand’
(UCA News). They met in China and discussed history of Catholicism, growth of Church and faith practices on both sides of Taiwan Strait Catholic bishops and scholars from mainland China and Taiwan…
La ex abadesa de Belorado declara la guerra judicial al arzobispo de Burgos
(Vida Nueva. José Beltrán). Ocurrió anteanoche. En torno a las cuatro de la madrugada. La ex abadesa de las clarisas de Belorado, sor Isabel de la Trinidad, se presentaba en una comisaría…
Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again.
(National Catholic Reporter. Thomas Reese). My column last week, in which I gave a positive assessment of Pope Francis’ interview on CBS News, got some blowback. There were the usual haters who…
CHRISTIAN MEETING IN THE MIDDLE OF GERMANY – RECIPES AGAINST CRISES
“This Catholic Day is not a home game“ (CHRISTOPH ARENS. Katholisch). Can prayers change the world? The 103rd German Catholic Congress in Erfurt wants to show this. In view of the many…
Cardinal Marx: “Our democracy is based on the Christian view of man”
(CNA Deutchs). Cardinal Reinhard Marx affirmed in a major interview: “Our democracy is based on the Christian view of humanity.” The Archbishop of Munich and Freising spoke to the Süddeutsche Zeitung on…
170 opositores nicaragüenses piden al Papa «promover una transición democrática»
(Alfa y Omega. Redacción). «Hoy hablé brevemente con el Papa Francisco y le entregué una carta sobre una iniciativa apoyada por víctimas nicaragüenses para promover una transición democrática», ha revelado a través…
« Plus de collaboration que de difficultés » : Le cardinal congolais parle des relations entre l’Église et l’État
(Jude Atemanke. Aciafrique). Il y a « plus de collaboration » entre l’Eglise catholique en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) « que de difficultés », a déclaré le cardinal Fridolin Ambongo. Dans…
Bayonne come Toulon? Mons. Aillet riceve una visita. Chiesta dal Vaticano.
(Adista. Ludovica Eugenio). Una prima «visita fraterna» (sorella minore della visita apostolica) ai seminari di Bayonne, già avvenuta nel silenzio qualche mese fa, e un’altra, in procinto di iniziare, che ha come…