Germany’s bishops have denied that a conference dubbed a “shadow council” in Rome was about changing Church teaching. The heads of the Swiss, German and French bishops’ conferences organised a “study day” held at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University last week. It was attended by nine bishops, 17 professors and priests, and selected media representatives. One Read more
The earliest mention of Lent in the history of the Church comes from the council of Nicaea in 325 AD. The council of Nicaea is best known for the profession of faith – the ‘Nicene Creed’ – which is still recited in most parishes every Sunday immediately after the sermon. However, the council also issued Read more
Last week Bishops, Religious and mental health experts met at the Pontifical Gregorian University for a Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sexual abuse. Called “Toward Healing and Renewal” — the aim of the Symposium was to change the culture of how the church deals with cases of pedophile priests. At the end of the meeting a new internet-based Read more