Congresswoman and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, left Mass at a church in Rome Saturday evening. Her sudden departure was spurred by protesters criticising the introduction of a Covid ‘green pass’ in the city, according to journalist Joan Lewis. The representative of California had travelled to the Vatican with her husband…
The German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” will be extended to 2023 after its plenary session ended abruptly following votes in favour of a text approving same-sex blessings and a discussion of whether the priesthood is necessary. Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, and Thomas Sternberg, president of the lay Central Committee of…
The president of the French bishops’ conference has accepted a request to discuss his recent comments about the confessional seal with the country’s interior minister. According to an October 7 Bishops’ Statement, Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort will be meeting with interior minister Gérald Darmanin to discuss the meaning of the Sacrament of Confession for Catholics…
The president of Poland’s Catholic bishops’ conference called for humanitarian aid for migrants seeking to enter the country from neighbouring Belarus. Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki made the appeal on October 4 amid tensions between Poland and Belarus over an inordinate rise in migrants seeking to cross the border. Influenced by the recently celebrated 107th World Day of…
Pope Francis appeals for countries to achieve net zero carbon emissions Pope Francis and various religious leaders from across the world appealed last Monday for countries to “achieve net zero carbon emissions as soon as possible”. The plea was made on October 4 in a joint message signed in the Vatican’s Hall of Benediction. The…
Cardinal hospitalised with Covid after attending Eucharistic Congress Cardinal and President of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, Angelo Bagnasco, has been hospitalised with Covid after travelling to the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest. The cardinal, 78, had been fully vaccinated since May. He tested positive for Covid upon his return to Italy…
Ireland’s Budget 2022 was hailed as “a step in the right direction” by some Irish charities, but others criticised it as being a “missed opportunity”.
The bishops of Ireland plan to undertake a pilgrimage to the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock to concelebrate Mass for all those who have died in Ireland throughout the pandemic, and their families. The bishops will also offer prayers of thanksgiving “for all those who so selflessly sacrificed so much” during the pandemic.…
‘I wouldn’t want any other parent to feel the way I did’ A well-known lay missionary who was dramatically hospitalised with Covid-19 has appealed for Catholics to set aside divisions over vaccines and stand with the Pope. Speaking from his hospital bed, Tony Foy, Executive Director of NET Ministries Ireland admitted that looking into his…
Many people who seek to change Church teaching are “upper class and highly educated” and Ireland’s national synod must focus on bringing them back to the Church rather than “watering down” the Gospel, according to an Irish priest in Australia. Australia entered into its ‘Plenary Council’ process on Sunday – a process similar to a…
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