Heaven doesn’t need saints canonised, people do, cardinal says

The Catholic Church’s proclamation of new saints demonstrates that it is possible for men and women to live holy lives and that God is present and at work in the world, said the prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. “It’s useful on earth, not for heaven,” said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the prefect, when asked, “What is the use... Read More

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May 8, 2021

Pilgrimage plus: Cardinal sees trips as time for prayer and relationships

The grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem really hopes that the improving Covid-19 situation will finally allow him to make his first official pilgrimage to the Holy Land as head of the benevolent order. But for the grand master, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, and for the 30,000 knights and dames of... Read More

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May 7, 2021

‘Front-line’ priests should have priority access to vaccine, cardinal says

Priests who are ministering “on the front lines” in parishes, prisons and hospitals should be considered “at-risk” and receive priority in Covid-19 vaccination programmes, said the head of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. Ongoing cooperation is needed between government and Church leaders “aimed at enabling clergy – at least those ‘in the care of souls’ –... Read More

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May 6, 2021

Cardinal urges all to join prayer day for Christ’s first evangelisers in Eastern Church

Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, former papal nuncio to Egypt and delegate to the Arab league, has encouraged Catholics to take part in the Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians this Sunday. In an open letter to Catholics across the UK, Cardinal Fitzgerald, who is from Walsall, urged the faithful to join him in praying for ‘the... Read More

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May 3, 2021

Theologian: Polish cardinal’s beatification reminder of tests of communism

Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, scheduled to be beatified on 12th September, was ready to seek agreements in a Christian spirit, but also firmly believed “certain boundaries could not be crossed,” said a leading theologian and political scientist. Fr Piotr Mazurkiewicz, former secretary-general of the Brussels-based Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, COMECE, told Catholic... Read More

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April 22, 2021

Risks to life outweigh economic benefits of exploiting nature, cardinal says

The costs of harming nature are greater than any economic benefits drawn from such exploitation, said Cardinal Peter Turkson. So many species and habitats are destroyed “when our conduct and treatment of nature gets abusive,” said the cardinal, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Therefore, “for ethical, moral and theological reasons, it... Read More

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April 22, 2021

African cardinal urges resistance to Western ideologies

One of Africa’s most senior Catholic leaders has denounced the imposition of “foreign ideologies” across the continent and urged Africans to seek modernisation without succumbing to Western influences that erode family bonds. “We are observing the spread of a mindset and policies that devalue the engendering of human life,” said Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, who also heads the... Read More

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April 14, 2021

Funeral could help royals heal ‘tension and broken relationships’

Coming together for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh could help heal any tensions between the Royal Family and the Duke of Sussex, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said. Prince Harry landed in the UK earlier this week in order to attend the funeral of his grandfather. However, his wife, Meghan, was advised not to... Read More

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April 13, 2021

Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022

Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022. “A theological symposium does not claim to offer practical solutions to all the pastoral and missionary problems of the Church, but it... Read More

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April 13, 2021

After a too-long Lent, cardinal gives ideas for an extended Easter season

After what feels like “a truly trying Lent of 400-plus days” because of the coronavirus pandemic, Christians need to “envisage and embrace” a season of Easter faith and hope that goes beyond the traditional 50 days, said Cardinal Michael Czerny. However, the cardinal wrote in the Vatican newspaper, “there must be no nostalgia for a blithe return to our pre-Covid... Read More

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