CNA: After years of both direct and indirect remarks on the subject, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx issued his most direct statement yet in favor of offering Communion to the divorced-and-remarried. More on this here.
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The New Church of the ‘Inviolable Conscience’
Quotes from Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich’s Synodal Press Releases: “I think we have to make sure that we don’t pigeonhole one group as though they’re not part of the human family, so there’s a different set of rules for them.” “In … Continue reading
Warning of Polish Archbishop: Change in Sacramental Discipline Will Compromise Doctrine
Rorate Caeli: Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki: “Practically all are repeating that there will be no doctrinal change, but this is understood in different ways. For if you add to this first group that disciplinary changes are possible, this means, in practice, that … Continue reading
Pope Canonizes Parents of St. Therese
CNA: On Sunday Pope Francis canonized four new saints, whose greatest legacy he said was their tireless imitation of Jesus in humble service to others, which is something each of us are asked to emulate. “The men and women canonized today … Continue reading
Moslem Converted at 11, Becomes Bishop, Baptizes His Father
Patheos: Who knew? A surprising interview from Diane Montagna in Aleteia, about Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the Blantyre archdiocese in Malawi. He is one of the Synod fathers and he has a remarkable story to tell: Read about it here. My link to … Continue reading
Gov Brown OK’s Law Compelling Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Give Abortion Info
Catholic Culture: Crisis pregnancy centers will be compelled to post or distribute the following notice: California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception), prenatal care, and abortion … Continue reading
Kazakh Archbishop Smells Smoke of Satan at Synod
Catholic Culture: The archbishop of Astana identified the smoke of Satan with “the proposal to admit to Holy Communion those who are divorced and living in new civil unions; the affirmation that cohabitation is a union which may have in … Continue reading
Lewd Pro-Abortion Mob From National Meeting of Women Attempt to Desecrate Cathedral
CNA: A mob of violent abortion supporters attempted to desecrate an Argentine cathedral and threw stones and bottles at Catholics praying the rosary in front of the church on Sunday. More here.
Archbishop Upset, No Mention of Satan or Demons in Synod Docs
CNSNews: One of the Catholic archbishops participating in the Vatican synod on the family objected to the document the bishops are working on because it does not address the fundamental reason for social turmoil, which is that the family today … Continue reading
Great: 350 Priests Hear Confessions at Bogota Mall
What a wonderful idea. God bless them all. That’s 350 priests at one mall for just two days. Could that happen in the USA? Wish it could. Even ten priests at a mall for two days! Bogotá, Colombia, Oct 14, … Continue reading
Terrible Fire Damages Institute of Christ the King Church in Chicago
Chicago Tribune: Hours after the last flames had been put out, a firefighter walked down the blackened steps of Shrine of Christ the King Church on Wednesday and handed over a statue covered in gold vestments and topped with a crown. … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia: Brit, 74, Over a Year in Jail, Now Set for 350 Lashes for Making Wine
The Sun: A SICKLY 74-year-old British grandad is facing 350 lashes at a public flogging in Saudi Arabia for having home-made wine. Karl Andree, who has had cancer three times and is asthmatic, has been in jail more than a year. More … Continue reading
Long-Held Syrian Priest Credits Our Lady for Escape from ISIS
AsiaNews: For Syria’s Syriac Catholic community, this is a time of rejoicing because of Fr Jacques Mourad’s newfound freedom but also of anxiety, “great concern” and prayers for the fate of more than 190 Christian hostages from Al-Qaryatayn , a town … Continue reading
Cardinal Daneels: Pope’s Number Two Man Chosen for Delegate to Synod
1P5, Steve Skojek: At St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. Pope Francis addressed the victims of clerical sex abuse in no uncertain terms: I carry in my heart the stories, the suffering and the pain of the minors who were … Continue reading
Persecuted Catholics Leaving Goa, City of SF Xavier
UCANews: Goa, the former Portuguese colony and a Catholic stronghold in western India, has for the first time this century shown a marginal increase in the Christian population. Religion-based data for the 2012 census released last month shows an increase of … Continue reading
