(George Weigel. CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT). According to a source well-positioned to know, one of the behind-the-scenes dramas of the present pontificate involved Pope Francis’s determination to amend the Catechism of the Catholic Church and…
Month: June 2024
Pope Francis meets with leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass group
(CNA. Tyler Arnold). 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 silencio de los obispos católicos ante el RN (Asamblea Nacional) es una negación de los valores evangélicos
(Religión Digital. Christine Pedotti/Anthony Favier) ¿Se imaginan a Jesús votando al Rassemblement National, o a Francisco de Asís, al Abbé Pierre o a la Hermana Emmanuelle votando a ese mismo partido, o…
La eutanasia es legal en Ecuador ¿cuántos pedidos hay para aplicarla?
(Ana Guerrero. El Comercio). La eutanasia en Ecuador debe contar con una ley. Un reglamento está en vigencia. La eutanasia en Ecuador se despenalizó el 7 de febrero de 2024 y el reglamento para la aplicación…
Lack of Patriotism, Unequal Resource Distribution, Nepotism among “blindness” Manifestations in CAR: Catholic Bishops
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa). The Central African Republic (CAR) is ailing from multiple conditions that have left the country reeling in life-threatening deficiencies, Catholic Bishops in the country have lamented. In a…
With storms affecting Bangladeshis, Catholic nuns offer shelter, support
(Global Sisters Report. Sumon Corraya). After the severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall in Bangladesh, May 26-27, more than a dozen people died, with the heavy rain and strong winds affecting about 3.7 million….
Belarus human rights group denounces detention of priest who posted Ukrainian flag on social medi
(AP News). The prominent Belarusian human rights group Viasna on Tuesday denounced an extension to the detention of a Roman Catholic priest who was jailed after displaying the Ukrainian flag in a…
La Chiesa in Libano testimonedel “vivere insieme”
(L’Obsservatore Romano. Staff). «Mantenere vivo ed efficace il messaggio del “vivere insieme”, caratteristico della Terra dei Cedri»: questo uno dei compiti primari della Chiesa in Libano. A ricordarlo, il cardinale segretario di…
Las 7 claves del papa Francisco para cuidar la Creación
(Vida Nueva. Rubén Cruz). Espera y actúa con la Creación’ es el titulo del Mensaje del papa Francisco para la Jornada de Oración por el Cuidado de la Creación, publicado hoy y cuya…
U.S. Theology Conferences This June Mark Turning Point on LGBTQ+ Issues—Here’s Why
(New Ways Ministry. Brian Flanagan). For many theologians, June, in addition to being Pride Month, is a month of conferences. As the academic year ends, we take trains, planes, and automobiles to…
Woman rejected as deacon: Archbishops must pay compensation
(English.katholisch). Only men can be ordained as deacons in the Catholic Church. A Belgian court does not want to change this – yet it has awarded compensation for discrimination to a woman…
On Juneteenth, a noted DC Catholic church asks forgiveness for its racist past
(National Catholic Reporter. Rhina Guidos). Not far from a plaque marking it as a place where the nation’s first Catholic president worshiped, there’s now a less auspicious marker outside Holy Trinity Catholic Church, in…
Christians in Egypt embark on construction of churches as persecution ebbs
(CNA. Oleg Shihskov). Church projects that had been halted in Egypt when the northern African nation was dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood are being resumed as Christians in the country begin to…
Un impianto agrivoltaico voluto da Papa Francesco
(ACI Stampa. Di Redazione) Con la Lettera Apostolica in forma di motu proprio “Fratello sole”, Papa Francesco ha affidato oggi al Presidente del Governatorato dello Stato della Città, il cardinale Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, e al…
Rupture by stealth?
(The Catholic World Report. George Weigel). According to a source well-positioned to know, one of the behind-the-scenes dramas of the present pontificate involved Pope Francis’s determination to amend the Catechism of the…
At Climate Change Conference, Archbishop Paglia Calls for ‘New Planetary Humanism’
(COMPLICIT CLERGY). Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, called for a “new planetary humanism” at a June 25 conference organized by the pontifical academy in collaboration with Greenaccord, Greenpeace, and…
HEY BISHOPS! It’s Time to Take a Hammer and Chisel to Rupnik’s Mosaics
(Complicit Clergy. Kristen Ciaccia). When I was seven, my parents brought home a painting and hung it above the fireplace. They summoned my brother and me into the living room, and we…
Papa Francesco: “il dialogo tra cristiani e musulmani è un dovere”, no a “proselitismo, pressioni o minacce”
(SIR Agenzia. Staff). “Il dialogo sincero e rispettoso tra cristiani e musulmani è un dovere per noi che vogliamo obbedire alla volontà di Dio”. Lo ha detto il Papa, ricevendo in udienza…
Di nuovo Pietro Orlandi tira in ballo il card. Poletti, un fedele servitore del Vangelo che davvero non merita questo trattamento
(FarodiRoma. Di redazione). “Mia sorella Emanuela è stata riconsegnata, ma non alla famiglia. Era coinvolto il cardinale Poletti”, ha accusato nuovamente Pietro Orlandi nell 41 esimo anniversario della scomparsa della sorella Emanuela,…
Le Pape François superstar sur la scène mondiale, un peu moins dans l’Église
(Diakonos.be. Sandro Magister). Le primat de l’apôtre Pierre et de ses successeurs est l’une des grandes questions ouvertes qui divisent toujours les catholiques, les protestants et les orthodoxes. Le 13 juin dernier,…
Inglaterra y Roma, más cerca: un ordinario extraordinario
(Carlos Martínez Oliveras, CMF. Vida Nueva). Un nuevo obispo ordenado en Inglaterra. Este hecho, a priori, no sería una noticia relevante por estos predios hispanohablantes. Sin embargo, no se trata de una ordenación…
Pope orders construction of solar farm for Vatican City State
(Reuters. Yara Nardi). Pope Francis, a vocal campaigner for action against climate change and on environmental protection, on Wednesday ordered the construction of a solar farm to cover the energy needs of…
Cardinal Pizzaballa: We stand by those working for good in this dark night
(Andrea Tornielli. Vatican News). The Cardinal Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem talks of the critical time in the Holy Land and of how difficult it is to see ways out. “The moment is…
Il Papa, i comici e l’equivoco su Tommaso Moro
(La Nuova Bussola. Miguel Cuartero). San Tommaso Moro è stato recentemente citato nel corso dell’incontro che il Papa ha svolto con i comici. Nota era la sua ironia, ma non fu l’ironia a farne un…
“Chiesa apra alle donne prete”: lettera choc a Papa Francesco/ “Sinodo fallisce se non apre il dibattito”
(Niccolò Magnani. il sussidiario). La lettera a Papa Francesco delle associazioni femminili cattoliche per spingere verso l’apertura alle donne prete: forti pressioni sul Sinodo. Ecco come ha già risposto il Pontefice Continue…
¿El islam es amor o el catolicismo la verdad? Debate en Francia ante el boom de conversos musulmanes
(José María Carrera. Religión en Libertad). La Pascua de 2024 ha supuesto un hito para la Iglesia en Francia: con más de 12.000 nuevos adolescentes y adultos bautizados, se trata de una cifra récord….
Israel también contra cristianos: ¿presión para quitarles templos bajo pretexto de impuestos?
(ELIZABETH OWENS. Zenit). «Ataque coordinado» por parte de las autoridades israelíes es denunciado por los líderes cristianos en Tierra Santa. Los líderes cristianos sostienen que estas acciones son un intento deliberado de…
Reunión del Consejo Ordinario de la Secretaría General del Sínodo
(Synod.va). Los días 23 y 24 de junio de 2024, los miembros del XV Consejo Ordinario *, acompañados por algunos Consultores de la Secretaría General del Sínodo, se reunieron personalmente y por videoconferencia para…
Pizzaballa: “Viviamo una lunga notte, siamo a fianco di chiunque lavora per il bene”
(VaticanNews. Andrea Tornielli). A colloquio con il cardinale Patriarca di Gerusalemme dei latini: ancora difficile vedere vie d’uscita. Quando tutti erigono barriere, la Chiesa deve continuare a mantenere sempre la mano tesa…
Así fue la audiencia del Papa con sacerdotes alemanes víctimas de abusos sexuales
(Zenit. Valentina di Giorgio). El Padre Gottschlich compartió que el encuentro con el Papa Francisco fue diferente a sus experiencias habituales dentro de la Iglesia. «En general, no recibimos mucho apoyo o…