Treating every word Pope Francis says as if it were official Church teaching would be to fall into an “idolatry of the papacy,” says Cardinal Raymond Burke. Burke, who is one of the “dubia cardinals” says Catholics seeking to remain true to Christ and the Church he founded must learn to discern between the “words Read more
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Monday, August 14th, 2017FBI raids Catholic Worker house
Monday, August 14th, 2017The FBI raided a Catholic Worker house in Des Moines last week. They were searching for evidence linked to efforts to sabotage construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Two women gave themselves up as being the controversial pipeline’s saboteurs last week. Read more
Pastor tells Trump God says killing Kim Jong Un is ok
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
A Texan Evangelical pastor, Robert Jeffress, says President Donald Trump has God’s authority to “take out” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “When it comes to how we should deal with evildoers, the Bible, in the book of Romans[13], is very clear: God has endowed rulers full power to use whatever means necessary — including Read more
Pope’s ultimatum: stop euthanasia at Brothers of Charity hospitals
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
The superior general of the Brothers of Charity is welcoming an ultimatum from Pope Francis for his order’s psychiatric centres to stop offering euthanasia to patients. Brother Rene Stockman says Francis gave his personal approval to a Vatican demand that the Brothers of Charity reverse its policy by the end of August and reassert its Read more
Evangelical Christians seek papal audience about alliance of hate
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
Evangelical Christians who support President Donald Trump have written asking to meet Pope Francis about an article published in the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica last month. The journal, which is reviewed by the Vatican Secretariat of State, accused some American Catholics of building an alliance of “hate” with evangelicals who backed the president. Johnnie Read more
Children given to Boko Haram as suicide bombers
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
Children, especially girls from the North-East of Nigeria, are being donated by their parents to Boko Haram for indoctrination and suicide bombing missions. This practice must stop, says the Nigerian Army. It is begging religious, traditional and community rulers to dissuade parents from donating their children as sacrifices to be strapped with Improvised Explosive Devices, Read more
Atheists face prejudice except in NZ and Finland
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
An international study of people’s attitudes to atheists found in general they are perceived as “potentially morally depraved and dangerous”. It discovered people of all faith leanings, including non-believers have a shared distrust of atheists. Only respondents in New Zealand and Finland did not exhibit a clear bias against atheists. The study was conducted by Read more
Vatican’s Secretary of State to visit Moscow on peace mission
Thursday, August 10th, 2017Cardinal Pietro Parolin will visit Moscow at the end of August. The Vatican secretary of state’s diplomatic visit aims to formalise Pope Francis’s peacemaking efforts to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church. Read more
David Letterman wants to interview pope
Thursday, August 10th, 2017Stellar US television show host David Letterman says he wants to interview Pope Francis in his new late night show. He’d also like to interview Donald Trump. Read more
Perfect Catholics who despise others make Pope sad
Thursday, August 10th, 2017Pope Francis says he is saddened by people who consider themselves perfect Catholics and despise others who don’t reach their high standards. “How many people continue today in a wayward life because they find no one willing to look at them in a different way, with the eyes—or better yet—with the heart of God, meaning Read more