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Pope, Cardinals discuss plans for ‘healthy’ decentralization of Church authority

June 17, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Pope, Cardinals discuss plans for ‘healthy’ decentralization of Church authority

VATICAN CITY, June 16, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met this week in Rome to talk about decentralizing the Catholic Church’s governance. This was the 20th meeting of the Council of Cardinals, the group of nine Cardinals that Pope Francis has established to work with him on Curial reform. The call for decentralization, or devolution of power, including “genuine doctrinal authority,” had been a demand made at the controversial 2015 Synod by individuals who also reject Catholic teaching on human sexuality.

Convocation of Catholic leaders will be historic event, bishops told

June 16, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Convocation of Catholic leaders will be historic event, bishops told

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — During their spring meeting in Indianapolis, U.S. bishops were reminded that the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders — a gathering they began talking about years ago — is right around the corner. It will be a historic event, Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, told the bishops June 15 about the July 1-4 “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florid

ONTARIO DOCTORS FIGHT FOR THEIR MORALS IN COURT

June 15, 2017 breaking Comments Off on ONTARIO DOCTORS FIGHT FOR THEIR MORALS IN COURT

TORONTO (ChurchMilitant.com) – Ontario doctors, who refuse to refer patients for services involving abortion, contraception and assisted suicide, are now pleading their case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. On June 8, the lawyer representing the doctors, Albertos Polizogopoulos, handed the three-judge panel a 1,000-page binder full of legal references, precedents and arguments. He then said he wanted “to keep it simple,” affirming the case was about “whether the

Philosopher who backs legal abortion appointed to Vatican pro-life academy

June 14, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Philosopher who backs legal abortion appointed to Vatican pro-life academy

Nigel Biggar has said: ‘It’s not clear that a human foetus is the same kind of thing as an adult’ Pope Francis has appointed 45 new ordinary members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, according to a statement on the Vatican website. They include Nigel Biggar, who has said that he thinks the limit for legal abortion should be 18 weeks. In a dialogue with fellow philosopher Peter Singer in 2011, reported by Standpoint magazine, Biggar said: “I would be inclined to draw the line for abortion at 18 weeks after conception, which is roughly about the earliest time when there is some evidence of brain ac

These Pro-Abortion Republicans May Prevent Defunding Planned Parenthood

June 13, 2017 breaking Comments Off on These Pro-Abortion Republicans May Prevent Defunding Planned Parenthood

A few pro-abortion Republican lawmakers could get in the way of plans to defund the nation’s largest abortion chain, Planned Parenthood. The U.S. House passed a bill in May to defund the abortion group of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and repeal and replace Obamacare, but the U.S. Senate has yet to take action. Politico reports a lot could hinge on U.S. Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, two Republicans who support the abortion chain. To pass, the bill would need 50 of the 52 votes from Senate Republicans, plus a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence, a pro-life Republican. The news outlet speculated that Senate Majority Leader Mitch

Cardinal Sarah: Bishops, priests cannot shy away from ‘hard sayings’ on homosexuality

June 13, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Sarah: Bishops, priests cannot shy away from ‘hard sayings’ on homosexuality

June 12, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, issues both a stunning admonishment and an impassioned plea to his fellow bishops and priests in his foreward to Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay. He first delivers a strong rebuke calling attention to the fact that the Church teaches “ … things in the Catechism about homosexuality that some members of the clergy choose not to quote, including the clear warning: ‘under no circumstances can [homosexual acts] be approved’ (CCC 2357). The respect and sensitivity to which the Catechism rightly calls us does not give us permission to d

Pope Francis: ‘Catholic Church committed to protecting migrants’

June 12, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis: ‘Catholic Church committed to protecting migrants’

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has sent a message to the President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) on the occasion of its 33rd General Assembly. Addressing his letter to Ms. Blanca Alcalá, the Parlatino president, Pope Francis reflects on migration in Latin America and the Caribbean, the theme of the Assembly. He said the initiative “aims to help and make life more dignified for those who, having a homeland, regrettably do not find in their countries adequate conditions of security and subsistence, and are compelled to migrate to other places.” The Holy Father goes on to highlight three words related to migration: reality, dialogue, and commitment. Related to reality, he said that behind every emigrant lies “a human…Continue Reading

Cardinal Cupich: Amoris Laetitia is a call for an ‘adult spirituality’ where we ‘discern’ what is true

June 10, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Cupich: Amoris Laetitia is a call for an ‘adult spirituality’ where we ‘discern’ what is true

CHICAGO, June 9, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — American Cardinal Blase Cupich has interpreted Pope Francis’ controversial Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia as a call for Catholics to graduate from “an adolescent spirituality into an adult spirituality” where they will be able to use their “freedom of conscience” to “discern truth” in their life. “What it [Amoris Laetitia] does is it really asked people to have an adult spirituality,” Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, said in an interview with Salt and Light’s Fr. Thomas Rosica that was published June 4 via a YouTube video.

Polish Bishops’ Conference: No Communion for the “Remarried”

June 8, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Polish Bishops’ Conference: No Communion for the “Remarried”

Yesterday, 7 June, the Polish Bishops’ Conference ended its General Assembly in the Polish city of Zakopane. According to the official website of the German bishops Katholisch.de, the speaker of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Pawel Rytel-Andrianik said that the teaching of the Church with regard to Holy Communion for those people who live in non-sacramental relationships “has not changed” after the papal document Amoris Laetitia. In their public declaration, the Polish bishops explained that Catholics in such relationships should be led “to a true conversion and to a reconciliation with their spouse and the children of that bond.” Here, the Polish bishops refer to Pope John Paul II’s post-synodal exhortation Familiaris Consortio which allows access to the Sacraments only if…Continue Reading

Catholic schools ordered to stop kids’ confession behind closed doors

June 8, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Catholic schools ordered to stop kids’ confession behind closed doors

Catholic schools have been ordered to stop hearing childrens’ confessions behind closed doors, as Melbourne Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart responds to new child safety rules. In a directive issued in November last year, Archbishop Hart asked Catholic school principals and parish priests to conduct confessions “in an open setting in the full view of all participants, who are supervised by staff”.