A New South Wales court has upheld the will of a man who stipulated his children must become Catholic in order to receive their inheritance. Patrick Carroll died in 2012 and his will stated that, in order to inherit, his adult children must attend his funeral and become Catholic within three months of his death. Read more
Follow your conscience, not your ego, said Pope Francis in an Angelus address in which he said Jesus does not want “remote-controlled” Christians who are not free. He gave the example of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, as a model of attention to the voice of one’s conscience. “When the Lord had made it clear, in Read more
A producer of electronic gates has left assets worth 1.7 billion euros (NZ$2.7 billion) to the Catholic Church in Italy.
The donation in the Italian man’s will includes a majority stake in his company, news reports said yesterday.
“We will continue the work of our benefactor in the interests of FAAC and its employees,” Andrea Moschetti, the lawyer appointed by the Church to manage its assets, was quoted as saying by business daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
Moschetti also ruled out selling the Roman Catholic Church’s stake to a group of French minority shareholders who hold 34 per cent of the company.
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