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Thousands flock to Sydney’s cathedral for funeral of Cardinal Pell, a ‘lion of the church’

By OSV News | February 3, 2023

By Adam Wesselinoff, Debbie Cramsie and Marilyn Rodrigues OSV News SYDNEY (OSV News) — The Catholic Church in Sydney bid farewell … Read More about Thousands flock to Sydney’s cathedral for funeral of Cardinal Pell, a ‘lion of the church’

Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants

By OSV News | February 1, 2023

By CINDY WOODEN (CNS) KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) – After flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly – in … Read More about Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants

Pope Benedict XVI suffered from insomnia, exhaustion, which led to his resignation, papal biographer says

By OSV News | January 30, 2023

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV News ROME (OSV News) – Pope Benedict XVI’s biographer revealed that the late Pontiff for years … Read More about Pope Benedict XVI suffered from insomnia, exhaustion, which led to his resignation, papal biographer says

Vatican rejects proposed governing council of bishops and laity in Germany

By admin | January 25, 2023

By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Germany’s bishops do not have the authority to establish a … Read More about Vatican rejects proposed governing council of bishops and laity in Germany

Long homilies are ‘a disaster’, keep it under 10 minutes, Pope says

By admin | January 24, 2023

By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Lengthy, abstract homilies are “a disaster”, so preaching should be … Read More about Long homilies are ‘a disaster’, keep it under 10 minutes, Pope says

McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial

By admin | January 20, 2023

By DAMIEN FISHER, OSV News (OSV News) – As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, … Read More about McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial

Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies in France at age 118

By admin | January 19, 2023

TOULON, France (OSV News) – Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world’s oldest known person, died at age … Read More about Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies in France at age 118

First-ever Wonder Conference boldly goes to frontier of ‘science and religion’

By admin | January 18, 2023

By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News (OSV News) – Are science and religion fundamentally opposed to each other? That common notion … Read More about First-ever Wonder Conference boldly goes to frontier of ‘science and religion’

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Auckland Bishop to launch appeal after unprecedented flooding

By Rowena Orejana | January 31, 2023

By ROWENA OREJANA Auckland Bishop Stephen Lowe is launching an appeal through the Catholic Caring Foundation after the region suffered flooding after unprecedented rainfall on January 27. Auckland diocese general manager James van Schie said that further details of the appeal will be announced in the coming days. To donate, visit caringfoundation.org.nz/ways-to-give/ “A phone tree … Read More about Auckland Bishop to launch appeal after unprecedented flooding

‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v Wade

By Michael Otto | January 23, 2023

By KATE SCANLON, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the US capital for the 50th March for Life on Januart 20 — the first national march since the overturn of the US Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that initially prompted the annual demonstration. Standing on the … Read More about ‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v Wade

NZ Catholic response to Synod’s Continental Stage document published

By NZ Catholic Staff | January 17, 2023

The New Zealand Catholic Church response to the “Document for the Continental Stage” of Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality has been published. The Catholic world is now in the Continental Stage of the Synod process, in which each “continent” will produce a response to the continental document that was approved by the Vatican’s synod office … Read More about NZ Catholic response to Synod’s Continental Stage document published

Personal accompaniment key to Vatican’s expanded vision for marriage formation

By admin | January 17, 2023

By MARIA WIERING, OSV News (OSV News) – When Adriana Vasquez was working in marriage ministry for the Archdiocese of New York two decades ago, she helped enrich the theology expressed in its materials and workshops for Spanish-speaking Catholics. She later discovered, however, that excellent content was not enough. “I was dismayed years later to … Read More about Personal accompaniment key to Vatican’s expanded vision for marriage formation

Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, Pope says

By OSV News | January 12, 2023

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even “in the hour of trial” when he was jailed for sexual abuse before his conviction was overturned by Australia’s highest court. Cardinal Pell died in … Read More about Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, Pope says

Benedict XVI ‘did theology on his knees’, Pope Francis says

By OSV News | January 5, 2023

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The theological writings and papal teaching of the late Pope Benedict XVI were and will continue to be a blessing to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis wrote. “Benedict XVI’s thought and magisterium are and always will remain fruitful because he knew how to focus on the fundamental references of our Christian … Read More about Benedict XVI ‘did theology on his knees’, Pope Francis says

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