(Crisis Magazine. Msgr. Richard C. Antall). The pope is a pastor more than a thinker. We cannot expect the intellectual rigor of either of his two most recent predecessors. But am I…
Month: June 2024
Législatives: les instances religieuses dépassées par leur base
(LE FIGARO. Jean-Marie Guénois). Les élections législatives plongent les religions dans un embarras profond. Si les consignes de vote ne sont plus à l’ordre du jour, sauf dans certains milieux très communautaires, plusieurs…
The pope’s right-hand man is reshaping the church, becoming a target
(The Washington Post. Antonio Masiello) When Pope Francis first asked if he would be willing to take one of the loftiest jobs at the Vatican, heading the office that sets the policies…
Pope Francis meets with leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass group
(Tyler Arnold. CNA). Pope Francis on Monday met with three leaders of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP) — an institute whose priests celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass and…
El Prefecto del Dicasterio para la Comunicación defiende el uso de obras de Rupnik por los medios vaticanos
(Religión en Libertad). En el último día de la Conferencia de Medios Católicos en Atlanta, el Prefecto del Dicasterio para la Comunicación del Vaticano, Paolo Ruffini, respondió a las preguntas planteadas por…
In historic ruling, High Court says government must draft Haredi men into IDF
(THE TIMES OF ISRAEL. JEREMY SHARON) In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the High Court of Justice ruled unanimously that the government must draft ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students into the military since there…
Vincenzo Paglia: “’Laudato si’ y ‘Fratelli tutti’ exigen superar el viejo antropocentrismo e impulsar una nueva visión de la humanidad”
(Vida Nueva). El presidente de la Academia Pontificia para la Vida, ha participado en la apertura de un seminario organizado por la Santa Sede en colaboración con Greenaccord, Greenpeace y UCSI “Todo…
El 95% de las conferencias episcopales del mundo han participado en la última etapa del Sínodo de la Sinodalidad
(ELENA MAGARIÑOS. Vida Nueva). Los días 23 y 24 de junio se han reunido los miembros del XV Consejo Ordinario, acompañados por algunos consultores de la Secretaría General del Sínodo, para discutir una…
Condolences from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill in connection with the terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala
(Patriarchia). His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences in connection with the terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, which caused deaths and injuries among law enforcement officers…
Conservative prelate warns that excommunicating Viganò will lead to further division
(Claire Giangravé. RNS). Even so, Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider said claims of Pope Francis’ illegitimacy are unfounded. An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said…
India’s Eastern Church fails to settle liturgy dispute
(UCA news). A post-synodal circular said all rebelling priests would have to follow a synod-approved Mass after a certain period Pacts achieved to settle the vexed liturgy dispute in India’s Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church…
Francia. Roma blocca le ordinazioni dei preti tradizionali
(Silere non possum. Staff). Mentre in numerose diocesi ci sono vescovi che affermano che “le unità pastorali e la chiusura di alcune parrocchie non sono il risultato di una mancanza di vocazioni…
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Des religieuses catholiques en Afrique expliquent comment les gouvernements peuvent répondre à la détresse des réfugiés
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa). Des religieuses catholiques du Ghana et du Nigeria, pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, et leurs homologues du Cameroun, pays d’Afrique centrale, se sont exprimées sur le sort des réfugiés…
Les chrétiens d’Égypte se lancent dans la construction d’églises alors que la persécution s’intensifie
(Redaction. ACI Africa) Les projets ecclésiastiques qui avaient été interrompus en Égypte lorsque ce pays d’Afrique du Nord était dominé par les Frères musulmans reprennent, car les chrétiens du pays commencent à…
Comment une religieuse catholique nigériane lutte contre le mariage précoce
(Redaction. ACI Africa). Sœur Bernadette Duru est le fer de lance de la protection des petites filles dans le diocèse catholique de Shendam au Nigeria contre les mariages précoces. Continue reading… Subjects:…
The Catholic Church in France will have 105 new priests in 2024
(By Walter Sánchez Silva.CNA). The French Bishops’ Conference (CEF) reported that, in 2024, 105 new priests will be ordained, 17 more priests than in 2023, when 88 new priests were ordained in the European country….
New media-training project empowers Kenya’s sisters to tell their own stories
(Global Sisters Report. Doreen Ajiambo). Dozens of religious sisters under the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (or AOSK) gathered on June 14 at the Radix Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, for the official launch…
I’m a Notre Dame peace studies student. I was arrested calling for peace in Gaza
(National Catholic Reporter. Joryán Hernández). What does it mean to be a premier Catholic university? One that cultivates “a disciplined sensibility to the poverty, injustice, and oppression that burden the lives of…
Student Cautions Pope Francis Against Using Anti-LGBTQ+ Language in Virtual Meeting
(New Ways Ministry. Robert Shine). A Filipino student has cautioned Pope Francis against using derogatory language about LGBTQ+ people, coming after reports the pope twice used an anti-gay slur. Last week, Pope…
Bruxelles : que vont devenir les églises désaffectées ? Des temples ? Et pourquoi pas des mosquées ?
(Belgicatho. From La Libre Belgique). Années après années, des églises ferment à Bruxelles. Pour des raisons patrimoniales ou budgétaires, leur assigner un nouvel avenir est cependant très complexe. Les cultes protestants, orthodoxes et…
Church in Haiti overwhelmed by spike in gang violence
(Crux. Eduardo Campos Lima). Gang violence has led 580,000 Haitians to leave their houses and move elsewhere, according to a new UN report released earlier this week, with the Catholic Church also…
Persecution Without Martyrdom: Modern-day Britain’s anti-Christian attitudes remain a cause for concern
(The Remnant Newspaper. Angeline Tan). In May this year, the Liberal Democrat party of Britain deselected David Campanale, a parliamentary candidate, due to his Anglican religion and anti-abortion views, in a move…
Amazon religious sister: Francis hasn’t given final word on women deacons
(National Catholic Reporter. Christopher White). A leading religious sister in the Amazon region believes Pope Francis’ recent interview that seemed to close the door to women deacons isn’t the final word on the…
Step Into Religious Freedom Week as Proud People of Faith
(National Catholic Register. Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer). The Catholic Church in the United States has always had a knack for responding not just to the needs of the faithful but of society at…
Namibia High Court declares anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional in attempt to impose LGBT ideology
(Life Site News. Louis Knuffke). A High Court in Namibia declared the country’s laws that criminalize sodomy “unconstitutional,” claiming they ran contrary to laws prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s sex. The…
Expulsados por Fidel Castro en 1961, los frailes dominicos vuelven a la Universidad de La Habana
(14 y medio). Impartirán clases en el posgrado “500 años de la Escuela de Salamanca”, para los 160 estudiantes inscritos Los frailes dominicos, la orden que fundó la Universidad de La Habana…
Vignettes of Uganda
(Crisis Magazine. Janet E. Smith). “You are welcome!” This “pat” phrase is delightfully warm when uttered with a somewhat lilting cadence, a beautiful broad smile, and direct, sparkling eye contact—as it regularly…
“He who keeps silent is to be taken as consenting…”
(The Catholic World Report. Christopher R. Altieri). “Who am I to judge the Rupnik stories?” Pope Francis’s Communicator-in-Chief, Dr. Paolo Ruffini, asked that rhetorical question on Friday in an Atlanta, GA hotel…
En el único hospital palestino, Soleterre garantiza que niños con cáncer no suspendan su tratamiento
(Religión en Libertad). La violencia y el trauma psicológico a los que están expuestos los niños en Palestina ha alcanzado niveles de intensidad sin precedentes en los últimos meses”, comenta el presidente…