Archive for October 24, 2019

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By Ed Condon

Hospital loan and Papal Foundation controversy land Vatican bank in regulatory spotlight

The head of the Vatican's central bank appeared to admit this week to a transaction that could be a violation... Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unit. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Koch: the Gospel must incorporate and purify culture

The head of the Vatican’s Christian unity office says inculturation of the Gospel is a necessary part of evangelization, but... Read more

Delio Siticonatzi Camaiteri, a member of Peru's Ashaninka people, speaks at a Holy See press office briefing, Oct 24. 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Christ must take center place, Amazon synod participant says

An indigenous Peruvian who is participating in the Amazon synod said Thursday that if Catholics in the region are to... Read more

Fr. Jude Raj Fernando at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island, Oct. 24, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

‘Our faith is stronger than their bombs’: A Sri Lankan priest in Rome

As the pastor of a parish in which many families lost a mother, father, or child in a bombing on... Read more

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Hearing warns of increasing attacks on holy sites, houses of worship

The protection of holy sites and houses of worship was the subject of a recent hearing held by the U.S.... Read more

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Trial of Indian bishop charged with rape to begin in November

The trial of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur, who was charged with rape in April, will begin Nov. 11 in... Read more

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver gives a catechesis session during World Youth Day in Rio July 25, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Aquila: Report on Colorado sexual abuse calls Church to vigilance and holiness

After the release of a report on sexual abuse in Colorado’s Catholic dioceses, the Archbishop of Denver said that the... Read more

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Family is key to break Mexico’s cycle of violence, priest says

As violence continues to plague parts of Mexico, one priest in the country stressed the importance of strong families in... Read more

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Nearly 1,000 N Ireland medical personnel say they won’t perform abortions

A Northern Ireland doctor opposed to abortion said he collected the signatures of 911 health care professionals in the region... Read more

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Prosecutor issued verbal warning to Cincinnati archdiocese about priest facing rape charges

A county prosecutor in Ohio walked back comments about a warning he issued to the Cincinnati archdiocese concerning a priest... Read more

Family members carry the coffin of Francisco Franco out of the basilica of the Valley of the Fallen, Oct. 24, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

Monks at Valley of the Fallen denounce irregularities around Franco exhumation

The prior of the Benedictine Abbey at the Valley of the Fallen, whence the body of Francisco Franco was exhumed... Read more

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Construction begins on Baltimore’s first new Catholic school in over 50 years

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore and other leaders from the city broke ground on October 23 for the first new... Read more

Archbishop Charles Thompson of Indianapolis. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.?w=200&h=150

Archdiocese of Indianapolis faces new lawsuit over same-sex marriage school policy

An Indiana guidance counselor has filed a lawsuit against an Indianapolis Catholic school which placed her on administrative leave after... Read more

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Exemptions for rape, incest removed from South Carolina abortion bill

A senate subcommittee in South Carolina has removed two exemptions from a fetal heartbeat bill, which would ban abortions after... Read more

The USCCB spring general assembly in Baltimore, Md., June 13, 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

What is a conference of bishops? A CNA Explainer

The role of president in a bishops’ conference is not as powerful as one may assume, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of... Read more

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In James Younger transgender case, judge grants parents joint medical, psychiatric authority

A Texas judge granted Jeffrey Younger and Anne Georgulas joint managing conservatorship of their son, James Younger, over whose gender... Read more