As refugees increase, German bishops work to include Eastern Catholics

Germany’s bishops have pledged to improve the integration of Eastern Catholics in the predominant Latin-rite Church, as part of ongoing plans to help migrants and refugees. “The Catholic Church in Germany is changing and the life of our parishes becoming more diverse – faithful from Eastern Catholic Churches are living with us and finding their... Read More

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October 19, 2020

Tributes to award-winning architect Anthony Rossi

Anthony, who had previously lived in Little Walsingham, died on 9th October at his Norwich home. His new building in Friday Market Place, Little Walsingham, was commissioned by the Diocese of East Anglia and replaced a temporary church which had been there since the 1950s. It won the Graham Allen Conservation Award from North Norfolk... Read More

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October 18, 2020

Swiss churches back bill on corporate responsibility

The Catholic Church in Switzerland has backed legislation that would penalise companies that damage the environment or abuse human rights. “This initiative focuses on human rights violations, whose primary victims are the poorest and most vulnerable,” the Church said in a joint appeal with Protestant leaders. “It makes an urgent appeal, to both our government... Read More

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October 18, 2020

Peruvian cardinal takes helm of Pan-Amazonian Church Network

Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto of Huancayo (pictured) is the new president of the Catholic Church’s Amazon network in South America. The Pan-Amazonian Church Network, REPAM, announced this week that Cardinal Barreto would replace Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who has led the network since its founding six years ago. Cardinal Barreto, 76, takes the helm at... Read More

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October 18, 2020

Pope picks Italian bishop to lead sainthood congregation

Pope Francis has named Italian Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, secretary of his Council of Cardinals (pictured), to be the new prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The bishop, 72, succeeds Cardinal Angelo Becciu, whom the pope forced to resign in late September because of suspicious financial dealings. Bishop Marco Mellino, who was adjunct... Read More

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October 14, 2020

Vatican updates transparency laws to strengthen financial management

Continuing its efforts to combat money laundering and financial mismanagement, the Vatican amended its transparency laws and expanded the role of its financial watchdog agency in monitoring financial transactions.According to a statement released on 10th October, the Vatican said it updated its legislation, more commonly known as Law XVIII. Passed in 2013, Law XVIII regulated... Read More

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July 28, 2020

In Italy, controversial verdict may force legalisation of assisted suicide

The acquittal of two “right-to-die” activists who aided in the suicide of a person suffering from multiple sclerosis may force the Italian government to legalise assisted suicide in the country. A court in the Tuscan province of Massa-Carrara ruled on Monday to acquit Mina Welby and Marco Cappato for helping Davide Trentini commit suicide in... Read More

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July 28, 2020

Caritas warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic

As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said the Vatican-based international network of Catholic charities. Insufficient attention “was paid on the collateral damage of the ongoing pandemic, especially on migrants and informal workers, who are now more exposed to trafficking... Read More

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June 16, 2020

New head of Austrian bishops is ex-soldier who taught metaphysics

Salzburg Archbishop Franz Lackner is the new president of the Austrian bishops’ conference, succeeding Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, 75, who held the office for 22 years. Archbishop Lackner grew up on a small farm in Styria, a state in southern Austria, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. After leaving school, he started an apprenticeship... Read More

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June 1, 2020

Pope asks consecrated virgins to help the poor, stand up for justice

Women who have discerned a call to consecrate their virginity to God in service to the Church must be living signs of God’s love in the world, especially where too many people live in poverty or suffer from discrimination, Pope Francis said. “Be women of mercy, experts in humanity. Women who believe in the ‘revolutionary... Read More

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As refugees increase, German bishops work to include Eastern Catholics

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Swiss churches back bill on corporate responsibility

Peruvian cardinal takes helm of Pan-Amazonian Church Network

Pope picks Italian bishop to lead sainthood congregation

Vatican updates transparency laws to strengthen financial management

In Italy, controversial verdict may force legalisation of assisted suicide

Caritas warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic

New head of Austrian bishops is ex-soldier who taught metaphysics

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