Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has been removed from a ventilator and will move from the ICU to a hospital room as he continues to battle COVID-19. According to an Aug 21 update on the cardinal’s health, Burke was able to speak by phone with his sister on Saturday morning and “expressed his deep gratitude for Read more
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Vatican sanctions retired Polish archbishop after ‘Vos estis’ cover-up inquiry
Monday, August 23rd, 2021The Vatican has imposed penalties on another Catholic bishop in Poland after he was found to have mishandled cases of sexual abuse of minors by priests in his diocese. Retired archbishop Marian Gołębiewski was sanctioned following an investigation carried out under the norms of Pope Francis’ motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi, according to an Read more
Ireland has lost its faith – Christian belief has vanished
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Evidence of Christian belief has vanished in Ireland today, says Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell. He says younger generations are most acutely suffering from the underlying crisis of faith. Farrell (pictured) blames media in part for this, saying “Public commentary in the media in Ireland has not been positive in its understanding of the Read more
Haiti earthquake: church provides emergency aid
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
The international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has approved an emergency aid package worth €500,000 (NZ$850,000) following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti on 14 Aug. To date, more than 1300 people have died, and at least 5700 have been injured, according to information from the Haitian civil protection Read more
Puerto Ricans march against gender ideology in schools
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched on Saturday to protest the imposition in schools of a gender ideology curriculum. The march was organized after the territory’s Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued an executive order implementing an updated version of the “Gender Perspective curriculum” in public schools. The curriculum was created by the administration of former governor Alejandro Read more
Caritas Italy, Jesuits suspend activities as Taliban takeover Afghanistan
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Caritas Italy announced they have suspended all charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. The Jesuits have also suspended their mission in the country “indefinitely.” In an Aug 15 statement Caritas said the “instability of the situation has led to the suspension of all activities”. It has also increased fears “of Read more
Pope acts fast to accept sex video bishop’s resignation
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
The Vatican’s mills usually grind slowly, but the Pope acted fast in accepting a Brazilian bishop’s resignation days after a sexually explicit video spread on social media. The video featured someone resembling and purporting to be the bishop. Sao Paulo’s Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva’s name has already been connected with a number of serious Read more
Pope starring in major COVID vax advert
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
A major new international ad campaign stars Pope Francis going hard promoting the COVID vax. The vaccination is “an act of love,” he says. “Thanks to God’s grace and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19! They bring hope to end the pandemic, but only if they are Read more
Vatican: ‘Killer robots’ pose threat to innocent civilians
Thursday, August 19th, 2021The use of ‘killer robots’ and other lethal autonomous weapons systems violate international treaties because innocent civilians could be erroneously targeted, the Vatican said during a UN meeting in Geneva. The potential of having “swarms of ‘kamikaze’ mini-drones” and other advanced weaponry using artificial intelligence raises “serious implications for peace and security,” the Vatican permanent Read more
Catholic retreat center converted into Covid-19 isolation ward
Thursday, August 19th, 2021With the increasing Covid-19 infections and death rate in Jakarta, Father Yustinus Ardianto asked the Archdiocese of Jakarta to convert the Samadi Pastoral Center into an isolation ward for Covid-19 patients. He requested admissions be without charge regardless of social status, ethnicity and religion. “Initially, it was only opened for internal purposes. But since Covid-19 Read more