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Archbishop who called on pope to resign gives 1st interview since self-imposed exile

June 10, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop who called on pope to resign gives 1st interview since self-imposed exile

ROME – In the instant he became one of the most controversial figures in modern Catholic Church history, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò went dark. The retired Vatican ambassador to Washington wrote a bombshell letter last summer calling on Pope Francis to resign on the grounds that he had tolerated a known sexual abuser. As that letter was published, Viganò turned off his phone, told friends he was disappearing, and let the church sort through the fallout

How online vitriol silences fundamental truths: Twitter mob erupts over priest’s modesty tweet

June 9, 2019 breaking Comments Off on How online vitriol silences fundamental truths: Twitter mob erupts over priest’s modesty tweet

June 7, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – What happened to Father Kevin Cusick with his Twitter account this week typifies the fallen state of the world and social media discourse today. Word spread Wednesday among Catholics on the social media platform that Father Cusick’s account had been banned or deleted, depending on who was tweeting about it. Cusick, a Catholic p

On pro-life vs. pro-abortion, the United States are more divided than ever

June 8, 2019 breaking Comments Off on On pro-life vs. pro-abortion, the United States are more divided than ever

As broken down by NBC News, the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia — forming a chain — along with Utah have passed strong pro-life bills. (In the vocabulary of NBC, of course, these are “anti-abortion” laws.) Of interest is the fact that in most of these states, the bill passed with overwhelming approval in each of the legislative houses. For example, the Alabama bill, prohibiting most abortions, with severe penalties for abortion practitioners, passed by a vote of 74-3 in the House and 25-6 in the Senate. That’s what you call decisive. In Missouri, where most abortions after 8 weeks

Bishop Paprocki bars pro-abortion Illinois lawmakers from Holy Communion

June 7, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Bishop Paprocki bars pro-abortion Illinois lawmakers from Holy Communion

Springfield, Ill., Jun 6, 2019 / 04:05 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, has decreed that state legislative leaders may not be admitted to Holy Communion within his diocese, because of their work to pass the state Reproductive Health Act. The bishop also directed the Catholic legislators who have voted for legislation promoting abortion should not present themselves to recieve Holy Communiion until they have first gone to confession. “In accord with canon 915 of the Code

Catholic Church spent $10M on lobbying to delay statute of limitations reforms: report

June 6, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Catholic Church spent $10M on lobbying to delay statute of limitations reforms: report

The U.S. Catholic Church spent more than $10 million on lobbyists over seven years to delay statute of limitations reforms from going into effect in eight states, according to a new report. The church paid for lobbying efforts in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island between 2011 and 2018, the report, which was reportedly commissioned by law firms representing survivors of church sexual abuse, found. Each state’s legislatur

Over 13,500 support bishop calling on Catholics to ‘not support or attend’ LGBTQ events

June 5, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Over 13,500 support bishop calling on Catholics to ‘not support or attend’ LGBTQ events

June 4, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – An online petition in support of Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin after he was recently smeared by mainstream media for calling on Catholics to “not support or attend LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’ events” had received more than 13,500 signatures in just one day. The petition, titled Support Catholic Bishop who is calling for a boycott on LGBT ‘Pride’, was launched by LifeSiteNews yesterday.

‘No priest may obey’ proposed law, California bishop says

May 31, 2019 breaking Comments Off on ‘No priest may obey’ proposed law, California bishop says

Oakland, Calif., May 29, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., of the Diocese of Oakland, California, has said he would sooner accept arrest and prison than comply with a state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession. Barber made the statement in a letter released to the diocese on Tuesday. “I will go to jail before I will obey this attack on our religious freedom,” wrote Barber. “Even if this b

Abp Viganò says Pope is lying in latest denial about McCarrick

May 29, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Abp Viganò says Pope is lying in latest denial about McCarrick

ROME, May 28, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — For what appears to be the first time, Pope Francis has openly denied that he knew anything of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s immoral activities, directly contradicting Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s account of their conversation on the subject. “I didn’t know anything … nothing, nothing,” Pope Francis said in a new interview published on Tuesday in Vatican News. In response, the former apostolic nuncio to the United States has directly accused Pope Francis of lying.

Pope interview

May 28, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Pope interview

By Vatican News Mexican journalist and writer, Valentina Alazraki, has been the Vatican correspondent for Televisa since 1974. In an exclusive interview, published on Tuesday, she asks Pope Francis questions ranging from abortion to migration. Building bridges not walls One of the first questions regards the border wall with Mexico. Pope Francis responds by repeating what he has always said, namely that “whoever builds walls ends up a prisoner of the walls he builds… Instead, those who build bridges make friends, shake hands, even if they stay on the other side… But there is dialogue”, he says. Young people

Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican’s interreligious dialogue

May 28, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican’s interreligious dialogue

Vatican City, May 25, 2019 / 08:28 am (CNA).- Pope Francis appointed Spanish Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot Saturday as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Guixot succeeds Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, who led the Vatican dicastery for over ten years until his death in July 2018. As a priest in the Comboni Missionary of the Sacred Hea