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FULL TEXT: Statement by the Holy See on German 'Synodal Way'
Jul 22, 2022 / 03:02 amThe Holy See intervened in the German “Synodal Way” on July 21, 2022, warning of a “threat to the unity of the Church.”
Brazilian Bishop dedicates new shrine with large cross and Our Lady of Lourdes statue
Jul 21, 2022 / 15:52 pmBishop Onécimo Alberton of Rio do Sul on July 15 blessed the new Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and of Praise in Ituporanga in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
Bogotá archbishop exhorts Colombia: ‘Never forget God!’
Jul 21, 2022 / 14:43 pmArchbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio made his remarks in his homily for the Mass and Te Deum for Colombian Independence Day on July 20.
Pope Francis has made College of Cardinals ‘less European,’ analysis shows
Jul 20, 2022 / 17:46 pmFrancis' appointees now constitute 63% of the cardinals eligible to vote in a papal conclave.
Prayer ‘is what will save Nicaragua,’ bishop says
Jul 20, 2022 / 15:43 pmDuring a recent pilgrimage, Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa also called for a “crusade” of prayer in coming months.
Archbishop asks Virgin Mary to intercede for release of jailed Cubans
Jul 20, 2022 / 14:52 pmArchbishop Dionisio García of Santiago de Cuba asked the Virgin Mary to move the hearts of those who can determine the fate of Cubans imprisoned for demonstrating on July 11, 2021.
U.S. House passes same-sex marriage bill
Jul 20, 2022 / 11:39 amThe House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that would federally recognize same-sex marriage, and provide legal protections for interracial marriages.
U.S. bishops call House bill that would offer free abortions ‘a grave evil’
Jul 18, 2022 / 18:03 pmThe bill would expand abortion access rather than help women and children.
Priest says worst poverty in Cuba is ‘lack of freedom’
Jul 18, 2022 / 15:15 pmIn a recent interview with Aid to the Church in Need, Father Bladimir Navarro of Spain discussed the dire situation in Cuba.
Peruvian archbishop: No right to euthanasia; ‘it’s a crime’
Jul 18, 2022 / 14:32 pmArchbishop José Antonio Eguren responded to the July 14 decision of Peru’s Supreme Court to permit euthanasia for a woman with an incurable disease.
Spain ombudsman 'concerned' that most doctors refuse to perform abortions
Jul 14, 2022 / 20:00 pmIn a letter leaked to a Spanish newspaper July 12, Ángel Gabilondo said the situation “should be subject to assessment and analysis.”
Leading laywoman and Co-President of German 'Synodal Way' calls for 'nationwide provision of abortion'
Jul 14, 2022 / 03:31 amA leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" has demanded that "abortion be made available nationwide".
Pope Francis rules out living in the Vatican or Argentina if he resigns
Jul 12, 2022 / 18:06 pmIn an interview with Univisión and Televisa broadcast July 12, the pope said that “for the moment,” he hasn’t considered resigning from the papacy.
Fire destroys half of the Chapels of Light at Lourdes shrine
Jul 12, 2022 / 16:19 pmThe shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France estimated damages to be a little more than $1.5 million.
Pope Francis considers it an ‘incoherence’ that President Biden, a Catholic, supports abortion rights
Jul 12, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe pope made the comment about the Catholic U.S. president in an interview broadcast July 12.
Twitter hoaxer raises alarm with false report of Benedict XVI's passing
Jul 11, 2022 / 20:18 pmItalian Tommasso De Benedetti has created bogus Twitter accounts before to fool people.
Church of England lacks 'official definition' of woman, bishop says
Jul 11, 2022 / 15:11 pmRobert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop in Europe, has said that that ecclesial community has no definition of a woman because such definitions were long thought self-evident.
Archbishop Lori: Biden's abortion executive order 'disturbing and tragic'
Jul 9, 2022 / 20:15 pmThe chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee on Saturday called President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at protecting abortion access “deeply disturbing.”
Pope Francis says measures against sexual abuse in the Church are 'irreversible'
Jul 8, 2022 / 07:39 amPope Francis has said the Catholic Church will continue implementing measures against clerical sexual abuse, even if there may be reluctance or pushback or in some places.
European Parliament calls on Vatican to support Cardinal Zen
Jul 8, 2022 / 04:24 amThe European Parliament has called on the Vatican "to give full support to Cardinal Zen" and told the Holy See it should "strengthen its diplomatic efforts and its leverage on the Chinese authorities".