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Catholics to gather near Vatican next month to pray for Church in her hour of crisis

September 7, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Catholics to gather near Vatican next month to pray for Church in her hour of crisis

ROME, September 6, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Catholics from around the world are being invited to assemble, on Oct. 5, near St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, to pray for the Church as she lives through what many see as the hour of her “Passion.” The announcement came in a letter published on Sept. 6 on Stilum Curae, a blog hosted by respected Italian journalist Marco Tosatti. According to the letter (see full text below), an interna

Nearly 200 scholars demand removed JPII Institute profs be reinstated

September 5, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Nearly 200 scholars demand removed JPII Institute profs be reinstated

ROME, September 3, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― Almost 200 scholars have signed an open letter to the leaders of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, protesting the removal of two senior faculty members. In the short August 20 letter, addressed to Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the grand chancellor of the institute, and Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri, its president, the academicians ask for the reinstatement of professors Monsignor Livio Melina and Fr. José Noriega.

Pope Announces Consistory to Create New Cardinals

September 1, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Pope Announces Consistory to Create New Cardinals

October 5 Consistory Will Make 10 New Cardinal Electors, Another 3 Over Voting Age Pope Francis has announced an imminent consistory, where he will create 10 new cardinals. More than just announcing the 10 archbishops and bishops who will be new cardinal electors, Francis, at today’s Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, also announced to the faithful the three retired archbishops and bishops who will also be made cardinals. “Dear brothers and sisters,” he said, “on October 5, I will hold a consistory for the creation of 10 new cardinals. Their origins express the missionary vocation of the Church, which continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all people on earth.” On October 5 he will hold a consistory…Continue Reading

Exorcists correct Jesuit superior: The devil is real

August 31, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Exorcists correct Jesuit superior: The devil is real

August 30, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Satan is a real and a personal being, an international group of Catholic exorcists said, and this is a part of Christian doctrine. The International Association of Exorcists responded to recent comments by Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, that the devil only exists as a symbolic reality, calling Sosa’s remarks “grave and confusing.” “The real existence of the devil, as a personal subject who thinks and acts and has made the choice of rebellion against God, is a truth of faith that has always been part of Christian doctrine,” th

Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his essay on the Church and the sexual abuse crisis

August 28, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his essay on the Church and the sexual abuse crisis

Vatican City, Aug 27, 2019 / 08:49 am (CNA).- Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has responded to criticism of his essay on the abuse crisis, saying many negative reactions have confirmed his central thesis that apostasy and alienation from the Faith are at the heart of the crisis – by not even mentioning God in their critique of his essay. In a brief statement in reaction to such criticism published in German magazine “Herder Korrespondenz,” the former pope pointed to a “general deficit” in the reactions to his essay, sayin

Bishop Schneider says Vatican is betraying ‘Jesus Christ as the only Savior of mankind’

August 27, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Bishop Schneider says Vatican is betraying ‘Jesus Christ as the only Savior of mankind’

ROME, August 26, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican’s decision to implement a document affirming that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God,” without correcting this statement, is tantamount to “promoting the neglect of the first Commandment” and a “betrayal of the Gospel,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said. In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, on a Vatican-backed iniative to promote the “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” the auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that “however noble such aims as ‘human fraternity’ and ‘world peace’ may be, they cannot be p

JPII purge could damage all Church universities, German philosopher warns

August 26, 2019 breaking Comments Off on JPII purge could damage all Church universities, German philosopher warns

PADERBORN, Germany, August 23, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― The former rector of a German theological faculty has warned that the gutting of Rome’s John Paul II Institute could damage the reputation of all universities affiliated with the Catholic Church. In an open letter to Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri, Professor Berthold Wald told the president of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences that the manner in which the foundation is being restructured risks losing for Catholic instit

Catholic parish allows 1st-graders to sign up as ‘gender neutral’ for Communion class

August 24, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Catholic parish allows 1st-graders to sign up as ‘gender neutral’ for Communion class

VISALIA, California, August 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic parish in California gave parents the option to register their children as “gender neutral” when signing them up for faith formation classes. Good Shepherd Catholic Parish in Visalia, California, whose pastor was recently put on administrative leave over sexual assault allegations, allowed parents to select “male,” “female,” or “gender neutral” when signing up their children online for classes ranging from First Communion to Confirmation to general catechism. The parish is located in the Dioc

U.S. Catholic bishops hire a new spokeswoman — one month after another stirred controversy with her pro-Trump tweets

August 23, 2019 breaking Comments Off on U.S. Catholic bishops hire a new spokeswoman — one month after another stirred controversy with her pro-Trump tweets

The U.S. Catholic bishops’ organization announced Thursday that it had replaced its public affairs director — a woman who triggered debate last month with tweets enthusiastically backing President Trump and striking out at Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Thursday that church and politics veteran Chieko Noguchi is its new head of public affairs, a position that speaks for the Catholic Church in the United States. For the past 10 years, Noguchi worked in communications for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, under Cardinal Donald Wuerl. Noguchi also worked for then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Neither Noguchi nor her new boss, USCCB Chief Communications Officer James Rogers, would…Continue Reading

Thousands of Aussies protest bill to decriminalize abortion in New South Wales

August 21, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Thousands of Aussies protest bill to decriminalize abortion in New South Wales

SYDNEY, Australia, August 20, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — As the winter night fell in Sydney, thousands amassed in the heart of the city, protesting a radical proposed new law permitting abortion on demand until birth. The rally began in Martin Place, a pedestrian mall in the center of Sydney’s business district, at 6 PM and lasted until 9 PM. Thousands of protestors marched from Martin Place to the front of New South Wales Pa