A crazed driver barrelled past a Vatican gate before armed guards opened fire and arrested the man once he reached a palace courtyard, the Holy See said. According to the Vatican press office, the driver sped into the area on Thursday evening, and Vatican gendarmes fired one shot at the car’s front tires. The car Read more
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Warning winter could mark arrival of fifth Covid wave across Australia
Monday, May 22nd, 2023A prominent epidemiologist says it is “obvious” Australia is heading into its fifth wave of Covid. Over the last week, 38,226 cases were reported across Australia, with an average of 5461 cases per day. While cases are spiking in almost every state and territory – including a 44 per cent spike in Tasmania – the Read more
Pope Francis is “undermining the Deposit of Faith”!
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
A controversial US Catholic bishop has expressed concerns about Pope Francis, alleging he is “undermining the Deposit of Faith.” Bishop Joseph Strickland (pictured) of Tyler, Texas, is a vocal critic of the current pontiff. He gained notoriety for his contentious relationship with Francis, even inviting the pope to dismiss him in the past. However, while Read more
Priests to carry ID cards that reveal if they are sex offenders
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Priests in France will soon be required to carry ID cards featuring QR codes that can be scanned to determine if they have been involved in sexual abuse cases. The introduction of these wallet-sized ID cards aims to enhance transparency within the Catholic Church and clamp down on sexual abuse. However, the move has received Read more
New Caritas president focuses on restoring stability and women’s representation
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican’s prominent charity, has elected Japanese Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo as its new president. The election follows a period of turmoil that led Pope Francis to remove the previous leadership team. Caritas Internationalis is keen to build a future and wants to move forward together. Archbishop Kikuchi takes over from Read more
Picking the Pope’s successor – Pell was ‘so in favour’ of Erdo
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Picking the Pope’s successor was at the top of Cardinal George Pell’s to do list in the weeks before his death. He was secretly promoting someone very different from Francis. Hungarian writer and polemicist Rod Dreher says Pell told him he was “so in favour” of conservative Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo (pictured) as Francis’s successor. Read more
Teilhard de Chardin Centre adds to ‘French Silicon Valley’ research facilities
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Faith and science research will have a place to collaborate when the new Teilhard de Chardin Centre facility opens in Paris next month. Located in a suburb known as the “French Silicon Valley”, the Jesuit-run high-tech Centre will open on 2 June. It will be “a place of dialogue between sciences, philosophy and spirituality,” says Read more
Media misleads over clergy sex abuse report
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Misleading news about a clergy sex abuse report is drawing a US Catholic archbishop’s ire. Many articles don’t “provide a full or completely accurate picture” says Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore (pictured). They overlook the Archdiocese’s accountability and enforcement efforts over the past 30 years. The Maryland Attorney General’s 454-report says 156 people from the Read more
Priest who replaced ‘victory’ with ‘peace’ in prayer is defrocked
Thursday, May 18th, 2023The ecclesiastical court of Moscow has defrocked the clergyman of St Andrew’s Church, priest John Koval, who had previously replaced the word “victory” with “peace” in a prayer, media outlet Pravmir reports. According to the outlet, the court hearing took place on 11 May. The members of the court voted unanimously. At the beginning of Read more
Co-workers could bear costs of accommodating religious employees in the workplace
Thursday, May 18th, 2023The US Supreme Court may soon transform the role of faith in the workplace, which could have the effect of elevating the rights of religious workers at the expense of co-workers. On April 18, 2023, the court heard oral arguments in Groff v DeJoy, a case addressing an employer’s obligation to accommodate religious employees’ requests Read more