Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/10/10
The diocesan phase of the Cause of Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, who served as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, will be opened on October 22. Bishop Ignacio...
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The Welsh government has written to all Catholic schools in Wales insisting that they must give a “balanced perspective” when discussing same-sex marriage. Archbishop Jose Palma, president of the...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 24/09/13
Benedict XVI has said that he “never tried to cover up” clerical abuse in an 11-page letter to Italian thinker Piergiorgio Odifreddi (extracts in Italian). Archbishop Joseph Coutts, president of the...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 04/03/14
The Church in Malaysia will appeal to the country’s highest court tomorrow to overturn a ban on a Catholic newspaper using the word “Allah”. Pope Francis urged Spain’s bishops to be in a state of...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 05/06/14
Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam has said he is “greatly shocked” by the discovery of a mass grave for almost 800 children at a Church-run home in Ireland (full text). Afghan police claim they have...
View ArticleChurch leader urges Filipino president to pray about resignation decision
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has said it was up to president Benigno Aquino to decide whether he should resign, “after prayerful discernment”. Mr Aquino is...
View ArticlePhilippines bishops: keep ivory out of churches
The Philippine bishops’ conference has urged Church leaders to keep new ivory out of churches around the country. “I appeal to my brother bishops of the Philippines to prohibit the clerics from...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 05/07/17
Commenting on the Marawi crisis, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has said that “whoever plans to divide Muslims and Christians will not triumph”. The Vatican has reaffirmed its support for Bambino Gesù...
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