More nonsense about the Pope is doing the rounds. The Vatican said most people will realise the current story is “absurd”. The latest nonsense is said to have started at a fake news site called RealNewsRightNow.com The story says Francis said God told him to revise the Ten Commandments. Francis agreed to do so and Read more
Clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins, resigned from the Pope’s panel on clerical sex abuse a fortnight ago. She cited “shameful” resistance within the Vatican to the group’s efforts to protect children. Collins has now written an open letter about her resignation to Cardinal Gerhard Müller. In it she responded to an interview he gave an Read more
Emeritus Pope Benedict wasn’t pressured to step down, says Father Federico Lombardi. Lombardi, who was Benedict’s spokesman, denied Italian Archbishop Luigi Negri’s claim that Benedict was forced to resign. However according to Negri, Benedict’s resignation was as a result of “tremendous pressure” being put upon him. The Obama administration has been implicated in the pressures Read more
Canadian Cardinal Thomas Collins has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a roasting over his Liberal Government’s CAD $650 million abortion fund. Trudeau announced last week his government would spend the money (equating to about NZD$700 million) over three years. The fund will be used to provide abortion and other services in the developing world. These Read more
Priests and lay Catholics are being consulted over who Rome’s next Vicar General will be. This is the first time a consultation process has been set up for this purpose. Usually the Pope is completely responsible for choosing the Vicar General. The current Vicar General, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, is 77. He will retire mid next Read more
The Joy Bells of Christ Church Cathedral in the Irish city of Waterford will peal once again this St. Patrick’s Day in a message of fellowship and welcome to refugees and immigrants. Read more
Continued attacks against Catholics in Venezuela are making church leaders wonder if the attacks are part of a campaign to deteriorate the relations between the church and the government. Read more
Hawaii’s Senate supports an assisted suicide bill. This is despite Hawaiian Catholic Conference warnings it could put vulnerable people at risk. The Conference says it could also change the nature of medicine. “Physicians are seen as trusted health advisors, and this bill undermines this relationship, creating suspicion and uncertainty for Hawaii’s patients,” said Deacon Walter Read more
An abusive “safe” home’s deadly fire has killed at least 35 girls and injured numerous others. The 8 March fire at the state-run Virgin of the Assumption Safe Home in Guatamala has attracted widespread charges of abusive conditions and mistreatment. The fire is said to have started when a group of girls and teenagers rioted Read more
America’s bishops are calling for compassion and family unity in the face of President Donald Trump’s immigration laws. Archbishop Gomez, who is the vice president of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, said immigration is the “human rights test of our time”. Commenting on Trump’s immigration laws, he said having a policy that solely focuses Read more