Mexican archdiocese says phony priests proliferate during pandemic

A Mexican archdiocese has disavowed people posing as priests during the coronavirus pandemic. The Archdiocese of Toluca, west of Mexico City, said the priests were not in proper standing, but had targeted people wanting to celebrate Mass in their homes and receive sacraments there or at funeral parlours, the newspaper El Sol de Toluca reported. The newspaper... Read More

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September 25, 2020

Priests say Turkish attacks in northern Iraq displace Christians

Iraqi Christian priests warn that the latest Turkish military attacks in northern Iraq are displacing Christians and exacerbating a precarious security situation. “Already Christian villagers had to escape their homes because of Turkish military assaults last year on the pretext that those forces were attacking the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) fighters,” Fr Emanuel Youkhana told Catholic News Service. “But... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Pope thanks elderly and ill priests for faithful and silent witness to Gospel

Pope Francis reminded elderly and ill priests that they need not be afraid of suffering because Christ is always there to help them carry that cross. With God’s grace, their situation, which was made even more difficult and risky because of the Covid-19 pandemic and strict protocols for containing its spread, can be “an experience... Read More

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August 19, 2020

Salvadoran priests call for bishops to investigate murder of rector

Priests in El Salvador have called on the nation’s bishops to conduct their own investigation into the murder of a Salvadoran seminary rector. In a statement, a co-operative of priests known as COOPESA ‘exhorted’ the Salvadoran bishops’ conference to speak out prophetically on the slaying of Fr Ricardo Cortez, who was found dead on 7th August.... Read More

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July 29, 2020

German bishops continue debate over Vatican document on parishes

The Vatican instruction on the reform of Catholic parishes continues to stir debate in Germany, where some bishops say the current parish model with a priest in charge is no longer sustainable because of a lack of vocations. Former Cardinal Walter Kasper defended the paper following widespread criticism, such as by Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of... Read More

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July 21, 2020

Vatican: Laity have role, but most parishes must be led by priests

The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy issued a new instruction on pastoral care that specifies the role of lay men and women in the Church’s mission of evangelisation and offers guidance in parish reforms and restructuring. The 22-page document, titled The pastoral conversion of the parish community in the service of the evangelising mission of the Church,... Read More

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July 2, 2020

Bishop and priests urge better Argentine response to Covid-19 in slums

A bishop and priests serving the shantytowns surrounding Buenos Aires, Argentina, have warned of Covid-19 spreading through their densely populated communities and said an inadequate response from health authorities is causing people to turn to parishes. “We are entering the most critical moment of the pandemic and our parishes are accompanying their communities with many... Read More

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