Accepting transpeople is like accepting euthanasia says a Dutch cardinal. He expressed his disapproval at “the view of the body as something that is moldable”. Read more
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Holy Doors of Papal Basilicas will close to mark end of Year of Mercy
Friday, November 11th, 2016The Holy Doors of Papal Basilicas will close to mark end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. They will close this Sunday for seven days until the Feast of Christ the King. Read more
Voting Democrat is a mortal sin said church flyer; Catholic Church appalled
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Voting Democrat is a mortal sin, according to a church bulletin in San Diego. The church flyer for the Immaculate Conception parish on 16 October goes on to say: “Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell.” The flyer’s authors say five policies, including support Read more
Forced adoptions for 30 years prompt Catholic apology
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Forced adoptions in England and Wales saw more than half a million women forced lose their babies in the 30 years following World War II. Similar experiences have been recorded in other parts of the world, including Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The Catholic Church was not alone in its zeal to remove babies from Read more
Vatican library and European Space Agency work together
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
The Vatican library and European Space Agency may not be obvious bedfellows, but they’re working together to look after the Vatican archives. Over the past five years, the Vatican has been digitising its records. Many of these are very old. The system being used – known as “FITS”, which is short for flexible image transport Read more
Vatican outrage – earthquakes not “God’s punishment for same sex unions”
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Vatican outrage has condemned a Dominican Friar’s statement that the recent Italian earthquake sequence was a punishment from God for same sex unions. Same sex unions became legal in Italy last month. Friar Giovanni Cavalcali said the disasters are a result of original sin. In his view they are a “divine punishment” for “the offence Read more
Fears religion will isolate children at school stops parents passing on faith
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Fears religion will isolate their children at school is stopping parents from passing on their faith. A recent poll of 1,013 UK parents found a quarter of them are of this opinion. Furthermore, nearly one in five said it was not their role “as a parent to pass on my beliefs to my children”. The Read more
Pope Francis tells religious leaders “we all thirst for mercy”
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Pope Francis told Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh and other religious leaders meeting at the Vatican “we all thirst for mercy”. Authentic religions help people understand that they are, in fact, loved and can be forgiven and are called to love and forgive others, he said. He also told them religions are called to bear Read more
Prisoners partied with Pope
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Prisoners partied with the Pope at a special Jubilee for Prisoners at the Vatican on Sunday. Their families joined them at St. Peter’s Basilica for Mass with Pope Francis, followed by a special reception. Read more
Possible landmark China and Vatican deal “absolutely unacceptable”
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016A possible landmark deal that would see China and the Vatican come to an agreement on the appointment of bishops would be “absolutely unacceptable”, China’s most senior Catholic cleric has said. Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, told the Wall Street Journal that if the Vatican agrees to let Beijing appoint Read more