Cardinal sees disconnect between pope and most Catholics on sustainability

When it comes to caring for creation, there is a “slight disconnect” between the call for urgent action by Pope Francis and the slow or lack of action by most Catholics, said Cardinal Peter Turkson. “On the world stage, Pope Francis is admired, cherished and recognised” for his moral authority on environmental issues and the... Read More

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December 11, 2020

Pope says Catholics can receive plenary indulgence for Guadalupe devotion

With the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe closed for her feast to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Pope Francis said Catholics still can receive a plenary indulgence today, 11th December, and tomorrow, 12th December, for their Marian devotion if they follow certain conditions. Mexico City Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes’ letter announcing the indulgence was accompanied by the formal... Read More

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December 6, 2020

Hispanic Catholics and Protestants divided in view of Trump and issues he favours

Election-watchers registered surprise in seeing an unexpectedly higher percentage of Hispanics in presidential exit polls who said they voted for President Donald Trump, who was unsuccessful in his re-election bid. A Public Religion Research Institute survey of Hispanics found that, overall, the response of Hispanics to questions posed about Trump and some of his hot-button... Read More

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December 1, 2020

Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal

To Fr Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in Washington, the naming of Washington’s archbishop “as a cardinal is huge, it’s historic.” On 28th November, Pope Francis elevated 13 new cardinals from around the world to the College of Cardinals at a consistory in Rome. Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, who has been Washington’s archbishop since 2019, was among... Read More

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October 20, 2020

Pray the rosary for faith, peace and an end to the pandemic

October is the month of the Rosary and this year, more than ever, Catholics are being encouraged to pray for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring a strengthening of faith to our lands in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Several Catholic churches and cathedrals across England and Wales are taking... Read More

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October 17, 2020

World Mission Sunday isn’t cancelled because of Covid-19, say officials

The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is “as unique as it is rare” because offerings are made by Catholics in the richest and poorest nations, a Vatican official said. “It is not just aid going from North to South,” but is an expression of communion where “everyone contributes... Read More

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October 9, 2020

French bishops rally Catholics against bioethics bill

The French bishops’ conference has urged Catholics to join mass protests against a government-backed bioethics bill that would liberalise abortion and embryo research and allow in vitro fertilization for lesbians and single mothers. “Pressure is mounting on the National Assembly to further extend abortion terms under the guise of women’s rights and equality and to... Read More

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September 21, 2020

Black sisters urge US Catholics and Church leaders to do more to end racism

The National Black Sisters’ Conference has issued a “clarion warning” to US Catholics saying Church members and leaders have not done enough to speak out against the sin of racism. “In this moment of dual life-threatening pandemics; Covid-19 and racism, the voice of the Church in America is, for the most part, eerily silent when... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Catholics in Belarus criticise lack of information on fate of archbishop

Catholic representatives in Belarus said they were not invited to talks between Vatican and government officials and criticised a “lack of information” about the fate of their exiled bishops’ conference president. “Unfortunately, we have absolutely no information about what’s happening and still await word from Rome about what was discussed,” said Fr Yuri Sanko, spokesman for the... Read More

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September 17, 2020

US evangelicals get Israeli visas; Catholics want equal treatment

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed astonishment that a large group of evangelical Christians from the US received visas to come to Israel to help with the grape harvest in West Bank settlements, while Catholic institutions have not been able to obtain Israeli visas for their volunteers and staff members because of the Covid-19... Read More

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