ROME (CNS) - While denouncing as an "abuse of power" coercive measures to promote vaccination against Covid-19, a leader of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X said getting vaccinated "may sometimes be an eminently prudent act in the moral sense of the term". Father Arnaud Sélégny, secretary ... Read More about SSPX leader says vaccination can be morally ‘prudent’
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New Zealand’s Catholic bishops generally support bill to ban ‘conversion practices’
The Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand presented their submission on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill to Parliament’s Justice Select Committee today (September 23). The bishops’ submission generally supports the aims of the bill as being in line with the Catholic Social ... Read More about New Zealand’s Catholic bishops generally support bill to ban ‘conversion practices’
Church suffers temptation to go backward, Pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalised, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia. "We are suffering this today in the Church: the ... Read More about Church suffers temptation to go backward, Pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
Some Sunday Masses resume at 100-person limit
Sunday Masses are resume in parts of the country after the Government increased the limit on the number of people gathering in an indoor defined space from 50 to 100. The dioceses of Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin announced the resumption of Masses with a reminder to strictly adhere to ... Read More about Some Sunday Masses resume at 100-person limit
Thompson is new Chch general-manager
Archbishop Paul Martin SM announced the appointment of Simon Thompson as the Christchurch diocese's new general manager, replacing Andy Doherty who, after six years in the role, is moving overseas. Mr Thompson, Strategy and Planning manager at Ōtākaro Limited, said one of the great attractions of ... Read More about Thompson is new Chch general-manager