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

By admin | January 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

By DAMIEN FISHER, OSV News (OSV News) – As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal’s legal defence team is now claiming he is in steep mental and physical decline and therefore not able to stand trial. McCarrick’s lawyers filed a motion … 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 | 0 Comments

TOULON, France (OSV News) – Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world’s oldest known person, died at age 118, a spokesman of the nursing home where she died told AFP agency on Tuesday. “There is great sadness but . . . it was her desire to join her … 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 | 0 Comments

By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News (OSV News) – Are science and religion fundamentally opposed to each other? That common notion has “worked a lot of mischief”, said Bishop Robert Barron, who launched a new conference held on January 13-14 to show how the Catholic Church champions “the unity of faith … Read More about First-ever Wonder Conference boldly goes to frontier of ‘science and religion’

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

By admin | January 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

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 … Read More about Personal accompaniment key to Vatican’s expanded vision for marriage formation

In article published after his death, Cardinal Pell criticises synod process

By OSV News | January 13, 2023 | 0 Comments

ROME (CNS) – Australian Cardinal George Pell, who died in Rome on January 10, never made a secret of his staunch adherence to established Catholic moral teaching and his concern about fellow cardinals and bishops he saw as willing to abandon that teaching. But in interviews he always was respectful … Read More about In article published after his death, Cardinal Pell criticises synod process

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

By OSV News | January 12, 2023 | 1 Comment

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