(AP News. Binaj Gurbacharya). A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who’s believed by some…
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear SAFE Act Case
(The Washington Stand. Joshua Arnold). The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2023 Tennessee law protecting minors from gender transition procedures. After a divided panel of…
“Silence is complicity”: Nigerian Cardinal Encourages Catholic Church Leaders to “speak out against injustice”
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa). John Cardinal Onaiyekan has encouraged Catholic Church leaders in the West African nation of Nigeria to speak out against injustices in the country. In a report following the inauguration of the…
“Spécial” : Un évêque catholique sud-africain parle de la conférence sur la transparence à Rome
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa). Mgr Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, évêque du diocèse catholique sud-africain de Kokstad, qui a participé à l’atelier sur la transparence et la responsabilité dans l’Église catholique qui s’est tenu…
Ordinations increase in France as country continues to buck secular trends
(James Jeffrey. Catholic Herald). The number of French priests being ordained in 2024 has exceeded 2023’s numbers as France continues to baffle when it comes to secular trends. Ordinations in 2024 will…
Lobby religioso presiona contra resoluciones de la OEA en Paraguay
(Juan Oteiza. RDN). Representantes de la Iglesia Católica y evangélicas realizaron un lobby en la Cancillería paraguaya contra resoluciones de la Asamblea de la OEA. En un acontecimiento que ha generado controversia,…
Christian protesters join march for nature through London
(Aili Channer. Church Times). CHRISTIAN groups came together last Saturday to host a service of “prayer and lament for creation” at the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, London, before joining more than 60,000 people on…
El ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ del Sínodo de la sinodalidad regresa a las bases
(RD). Los días 23-24 de junio de 2024, se reunieron en presencia y por videoconferencia los miembros del XV Consejo Ordinario*, acompañados por algunos Consultores de la Secretaría General del Sínodo, para …
Crónicas Vaticanas: difícil semana para el Papa: 4 cismas, 1 demanda y 1 petición incómoda y 1 luto
(Jorge Enrique Múgica. Zenit). Han pasado 36 años desde la ordenación de 4 obispos sin mandato pontificio por parte de Monseñor Marcel Lefebvre. Aquel acto mereció la ex comunión que, por misericordia,…
Las monjas cismáticas de Belorado expulsan del convento a Pablo de Rojas y José Ceacero
(JOSÉ BELTRÁN. Vida Nueva). Las clarisas excomulgadas de Belorado habrían expulsado del convento al falso obispo Pablo de Rojas y a su colaborador José Ceacero, garantes de la llamada Pía Unión San Pablo Apóstol. Continue…
This election, the Catholic vote is essential for the Biden campaign
(JOHN KENNETH WHITE. The Hill). President Biden has returned from two very successful trips to Europe. One was to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War Two. The other was…
El papa Francisco se reúne con el embajador ruso en el Vaticano
(CN. Jonah McKeown). El Papa Francisco se reunió el 22 de junio con Ivan Soltanovsky, embajador de Rusia ante la Santa Sede, en su primer encuentro desde que Soltanovsky presentó sus cartas…
In Rome, Pope Francis—And His Language—Take Centerstage at Pride
(Sarah Cassidy. New Way Ministry). Beyond the rainbows and glitter everywhere on display at Rome’s Pride celebrations this year, one could also find papal hats, Vatican T-shirts, and cardboard cutouts of Pope Francis in…
Erezione della Diocesi di Labuan Bajo e nomina del primo Vescovo
(Agenzia Fides). Il Santo Padre in data 21 giugno ha eretto la Diocesi di Labuan Bajo (Indonesia), con territorio dismembrato dalla Diocesi di Ruteng, rendendola suffraganea della Chiesa Metropolitana di Ende. Il…
Un colloquio teologico internazionale per rilanciare la vocazione ecumenica della Chiesa melchita
(Agenzia Fides). Mentre la Chiesa cattolica greco-melchita celebra i 300 anni dal ripristino della piena comunione con la Chiesa di Roma (1724-2024), un Colloquio teologico internazionale di alto livello punta a rilanciare…
Cologne Catholics do not want AfD members in associations “No place in our ranks”
(Domradio). In the Archdiocese of Cologne, AfD members should not have a place in associations or parish councils. This was decided by the representatives of the Catholic laity. The party is also…
El Papa recuerda la tragedia de Melilla en la que murieron al menos 23 migrantes: “Los arrinconaron”
(Cope). Este 24 de junio se han cumplido dos años de la tragedia en la que 1.700 personas trataban de cruzar la frontera. La Fiscalía de Marruecos y España archivaron la causa…
What Does the Pope Really Mean?
(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…
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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