VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A former president of the Vatican bank and his lawyer were found guilty of money laundering and embezzling millions of euros from property sales. According to a statement released by the Vatican on January 21, Angelo Caloia, who served as president of the Institute for the Works of Religion from 1999 … Read More about Former Vatican bank president guilty of embezzlement and money laundering
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Pope prays Biden works to heal divisions, promote human dignity
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Three federal executions in four days as Trump administration nears end
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Former president of Australian bishops’ conference dies unexpectedly
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DUBLIN (CNS) – At least one order of Irish nuns and the primate of all Ireland welcomed a report from a judicial inquiry into mother-and-baby homes and acknowledged the Church failed to live up to its own values. The Sisters of Bon Secours ran St Mary’s home in Tuam from … Read More about Irish sister, archbishop apologise for historical treatment of unwed mothers
SAO PAULO (CNS) – In one day, the Catholic Church on two continents lost two leaders to Covid-19. Both men were outspoken defenders of the Church. Brazilian Cardinal Eusebio Scheid, 88, died in the interior of São Paulo state on January 13, after only a few days in the hospital … Read More about Cardinal and Archbishop die of Covid-19 on same day
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The constant comparison as well as false reports of division between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI by both secular and Catholic media outlets threaten the dignity of the papacy and the faith of many, a former top Vatican official said. In an op-ed piece … Read More about False narrative of papal division ‘harmful’, former doctrinal chief says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes. “A consolidated practice in the Latin church has confirmed, in fact, that … Read More about Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis offered prayers for the people of the United States “shaken by the recent siege on Congress”, and prayed for the five people who lost their lives “in those dramatic moments” when protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC on January 6. Remarking on the … Read More about Pope discusses US Capitol occupation and Covid vaccine
ROME (CNS) – The breach of the US Capitol on January 6 sent shock waves around the world. As Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, president of the Australian bishops’ conference tweeted: “I didn’t realise just how much the integrity of and respect for the democratic institutions of the US matter … Read More about Assault on US Capitol shocks churches
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