Italy: Study shows increase in prayer, religious fervour amid pandemic

The uncertainty and restrictive measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic caused an increase in prayers and religious fervour in Italy, a recent study said. The study, which was released May 22, was conducted by the State University of Milan, to “daily monitor public opinion during the Covid-19 emergency” and the impact it “has... Read More

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July 23, 2019

Forensic experts to study ‘thousands of bones’ found in Vatican ossuaries

During a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, workers discovered an enormous number of bones inside two ossuaries in a building next to a Vatican cemetery. Further studies on the remains will be carried out starting on 27th July, but it was not yet possible to... Read More

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May 8, 2019

Pope says study on women deacons was inconclusive

The commission Pope Francis appointed to study the history and identity of women deacons did not reach a unanimous conclusion about whether deaconesses in the early Church were “ordained” or formally “blessed,” the pope said. “What is fundamental is that there was no certainty that there was an ordination with the same form and same... Read More

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September 27, 2018

German bishops apologise formally, release sex abuse data

The head of the German bishops conference formally apologised for sexual abuse in the Church, saying it “has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long.” “Sexual abuse is a crime,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising told a news conference in Fulda, Germany. “And whoever is guilty of it... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

September 19, 2018

Cardinal Marx says mistakes were made, calls for change in German Church

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German bishops’ conference, admitted that mistakes were made in the German Church’s handling of sex abuse of minors and said he anticipates change in the Church. Speaking out for the first time regarding the contents of a leaked document on Church sexual abuse in Germany, Cardinal Marx attributed the... Read More

Catholic Times, News – World

June 29, 2018

Rough sleepers turn to DIY as they are denied healthcare

Investment is needed to provide rough sleepers with vital healthcare, a Catholic centre for vulnerable young people has demanded, after it was revealed that one in six homeless people had been forced to pull out their own teeth. Cathy Corcoran, CEO of the Cardinal Hume Centre said a recent study by homelessness charity Groundswell had... Read More

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