Jeremy Corbyn and his right to receive holy communion is a hot topic in Catholic UK at the moment. Media reports are broadcasting statements about his faith – or lack of it. He’s not a Catholic says one source. He’s agnostic, says another. Perhaps he’s an atheist, says yet another. He has his own opinions- Read more
Balancing homosexual demands for legal recognition, marital status and church law has led Pope Francis to argue privately that the Church should come out for civil unions as the “lesser of two evils,”. Sergio Rubin, who is Francis’s authorised biographer, says Francis has suggested this would mean rather than homosexual “marriage”, the term “civil unions” Read more
Cardinal Timothy Dolan says claims by Steve Bannon that US Catholic bishops are only advocating for immigrants “for economic benefit and to fill pews” are “preposterous and rather insulting.” Bannon, who is a former adviser to president Trump, says he believes the church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration. He Read more
Pope Francis condemned “verbal and physical violence towards women” and called for “respect” for them at a Mass he was celebrating during his visit to Columbia last week. Colombia’s mainly Catholic population is known for its macho culture and high levels of gender violence. During his homily that was repeatedly interrupted by applause, Francis asked Read more
Former Nigerian priest Patrick Edet, who was excommunicated last month, has officially launched his own church. Edet has begun a “mega revival” programme using his outreach. While serving as a priest, Edet ran a ‘Pentecostal-styled’ Grace Family Outreach fellowship within the Catholic structure. Although the church has barred Catholics from relating with Edet, some have Read more
Pope Francis has shifted the weight of responsibility for liturgical translations away from the Vatican. From now on the major responsibility for liturgical texts will lie with bishops’ conferences. However, the Vatican still has the last say on translations because it still has the responsibility to ensure the unity of the faith. The changes will Read more
A Scottish child abuse inquiry is to investigate claims that an unmarked mass grave holds bodies of at least 400 children from a home once run by Catholic nuns. Read more
A woman has complained the Church retraumatises sex abuse victims through its compensation process. It is unnecessarily agonising” and sent her to “an absolute state of unwellness,” she says. Read more
Crashing his head into the Popemobile left Pope Francis with an opportunity to tell reporters he got “bashed” today. The accident left Francis, who is 80, with a black eye and blood-spattered clothes. Read more
Narcissism is like looking into a deceitful mirror, Pope Francis told a group during an audience at the Vatican. Challenging what he calls the ‘the sickness of the mirror,’ he said it sees many people drawn into a prolonged self-reflection. This “produces sadness, because you live worried about putting makeup on your soul everyday to Read more