Mother, father – they used to be ok – but they will no longer be included on school enrolment forms at at Catholic primary school in London. The school was ordered to revise its admission forms after a parent objected the terms “mother” and “father” discriminated against separated, step or gay parents. Read more
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Catholic-Jewish school opens
Thursday, November 16th, 2017A Catholic-Jewish school campus has been opened in Scotland by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Bishop John Keenan. It is the first joint faith Catholic-Jewish school in the world. Read more
Conscience, heresy, Amoris Laetitia and Pope Francis
Monday, November 13th, 2017
Developing and using your conscience is of prime importance when working your way around moral questions, Pope Francis told the Italian Bishops Conference on Saturday. His comments aimed to help the bishops explore their conference theme: “The Gospel of Love between Conscience”. Drawing on Amoris Laetitia (AL), his 2015 post-synodial document, Francis defended AL’s stance Read more
Single Catholics Church’s blind spot
Monday, November 13th, 2017
The Church should do more for single people, says French journalist Claire Lesegretain. “This is the Church’s blind spot. It’s there, very present, but nobody talks about it. We don’t see them,” she says. Lesegretain, who is single, believes the relationship between the Church and single people should be looked at from a vocational perspective. Read more
Muslims in Christmas adverts prompt racist storm
Monday, November 13th, 2017
UK supermarket chain Tesco is fighting off online bigotry after including Muslim families in its pre-Christmas advertising. Some customers have threatened to boycott Tesco because of advertising scenes showing a Muslim family exchanging gifts. Others say the Muslims’ inclusion is “very wrong”. Those who support the “Everyone’s Welcome” ad are using social media to explain Read more
Polish far-right ‘white Europe’ rally
Monday, November 13th, 2017
About 60,000 fascists and white supremacists marched in Warsaw on Saturday, which was Poland’s Independence Day. Although many protesters were young men, families and older people also took part in the rally. They included “neo-pagans” and Catholic groups. Others included extremists from Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia and far-right leaders like Tommy Robinson from Britain and Roberto Read more
Nuclear disarmament: religion is key say Nobel Prize alumni
Monday, November 13th, 2017
There is a major role for faith-based groups to help create a nuclear weapon-free world, Nobel Prize winners said at a nuclear disarmament summit at the Vatican last week. They suggested faith groups could use their ability to mobilise people and public opinion, and lay out the moral and spiritual case for disarmament. The Nobel Read more
King Louis XVI’s sister – sainthood possible
Monday, November 13th, 2017King Louis XVI’s sister, who was executed in the French Revolution, is a step closer to sainthood. French bishops have approved officially opening of her Cause. Princess Elisabeth of France was executed along with her brother and sister-in-law, Queen Marie Antoinette. Read more
Italian nun martyred after Pope Benedict’s Regensburg lecture
Monday, November 13th, 2017Sainthood causes Pope Francis advanced this week included that of Sister Leonella Sgorbati. Sgorbati was an Italian missionary nun shot to death in Somalia in 2006 along with her Muslim driver and bodyguard, Mohamed Osman Mahamud after Pope benedict XVI’s Regensburg lecture. Read more
Vatican II effects on Catholic Church – new movie
Monday, November 13th, 2017Vatican II and its effect on the Catholic Church is the subject of a new movie. “Novitiate” takes place just before the Second Vatican Council. Read more