By MARILYN RODRIGUES SYDNEY (OSV News) – The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney’s Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13, in which seven people were killed and a dozen injured, including a nine-month-old baby. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of … Read More about Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims
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Still sick, Pope has aide read his audience talk on envy and pride
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Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Rome halts German bishops’ vote on lay committee
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Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting
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BONN, Germany (CNS) – Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, defended the plan for “ecumenically mindful” reception of Communion in Catholic and Protestant services during Germany’s ecumenical congress from May 13-16. The bishop told KNA, Germany’s Catholic news agency, on May 11 that the services planned for … Read More about German bishop rules out general invitation to Communion at congress
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the US bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy “to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other moral evils”. Cardinal Luis … Read More about CDF prefect cautions US bishops on politicians and Communion
WASHINGTON (CNS) – “The Eucharist must never be instrumentalised for a political end, no matter how important,” said Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego in a May 5 essay published on the website of America magazine, the Jesuit journal. Because of efforts by some US bishops to exclude Catholic politicians – … Read More about US bishop: Don’t weaponise the Eucharist for political ends
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While millions of laypeople around the world are recognised as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the “ministry of catechist”. The Vatican press office said on May 5 that Pope Francis’ apostolic letter “Antiquum Ministerium” (“Ancient Ministry”), instituting the … Read More about Pope to institute formal ‘ministry of catechist’
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) – A pastoral letter issued on May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion and Catholics in public life. It emphasises that “those who reject the teaching of the Church on the sanctity of human life and those who do not seek … Read More about US archbishop addresses abortion, Communion in pastoral letter
BONN, Germany (CNS) – Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10. The campaign, “Love Wins”, was launched in Hamburg, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. The campaign’s website said the aim was to celebrate “the diversity of people’s … Read More about Some German parishes plan blessings for lovers, including same-sex
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