A prominent theologian has said the pope has the power to change the catechism’s language regarding homosexuality. However, Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, who was involved in drafting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, has reinforced Church teaching on LGBTQ+ issues. Speaking at a press briefing during the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, Schönborn stated that Read more
Imposter priests are preying on parishioners, especially undocumented immigrants, the Diocese of Stockton in California warns. Undocumented immigrants often fear approaching the Police because of the possibility of their unlawful residence status being discovered. Many don’t know the Police aren’t concerned about complainants’ immigration status. They’re more focused on following up the crime being reported, Read more
At the conclusion of the month-long summit on the future of Catholicism, the synod assembly will issue a letter to “people of God”. The Synod concludes on 29 October. “For the first time, at Pope Francis’ invitation, men and women have been invited, in virtue of their baptism, to sit at the same table to Read more
Marriage rates are declining. Marriage could disappear altogether, says an English Catholic bishop. The social consequences that the shrinking number of marriages is causing are not good, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury says. Speaking at a diocesan Mass celebrating marriage, Davies praised the congregation which was composed of married couples. Between them, they have amassed Read more
A senior cleric has turned down living in a £1 million nine-bedroom mansion for a chapel house that was at the centre of one of Scotland’s most sickening murders. The new Archbishop of Glasgow, William Nolan, could have moved into the 118-year-old arts and crafts mansion, The Oaks, in the plush suburb of Newlands. But Read more
For those who are tempted to think faith and daily life do not have to do with one another, Pope Francis says this, frankly, is not true. The Holy Father made this observation during his Sunday Angelus address at noon to the faithful in St Peter’s Square and following from afar. He reflected on today’s Read more
Brother Godwin Eze, one of three Benedictine monks kidnapped by an armed gang on the night of 17 October from the Eruku Monastery in North Central Nigeria, has been killed by his captors. The other two abducted postulants, Anthony Eze and Peter Olarewaj, were freed on 21 October. Brother Godwin Eze was killed soon after Read more
Pope Francis, in his ongoing catechetical series on apostolic zeal, spoke about the example of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the ninth-century “apostles of the Slavs” whose mission was built on three pillars: unity, inculturation, and liberty. At the centre of the pope’s Oct 25 general audience was an emphasis on the relationship — and harmonisation Read more
A devastating attack on the al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza resulting in the loss of hundreds of innocent lives has shocked the world. Tuesday’s rocket strike left as many as 500 people dead and a great many others injured. The hospital was a place of refuge for Palestinians following evacuation orders from Israel. The Archbishop Read more
A call for unity has been made following Australians voting against a proposal to amend the constitution, thus denying First Nations people an advisory body for the government. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has issued a reflection, published by The Catholic Leader, saying to Australians “It’s time to look forward rather than look back. “There’s an Read more