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Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor

HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala — As more than 100 men carrying an elaborate float of Jesus halted before him, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini lost no time in calling for social justice — the hallmark of the Catholic bishop’s decades-long frontline ministry. “Let’s hope that this procession may revive in the heart the willingness to discover Jesus Christ present in the person who suffers,” …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican’s doctrine chief is raising eyebrows over his 1998 book that graphically describes orgasms

Associated Press

ROME — The Vatican’s new doctrine chief, who is already under fire from entire bishops conferences for his approval of blessings for same-sex couples, is now raising eyebrows over a book he wrote as a young priest describing orgasms in graphic terms. Fernandez has refused several requests for comment from The Associated Press, and didn’t respond when asked Monday for …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

Associated Press

ROME — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved. In a five-page statement, the Holy See’s office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy expressed understanding that some bishops’ conferences need more time for “pastoral reflection” on …

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1 year ago

Catholic church: Why Pope Francis punished critics Bishop Joseph Strickland and Cardinal Raymond Burke.

Slate

In his decade heading the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has focused on bringing a gentle, welcoming spirit to the church. Strickland—an energetic and, at 65, relatively youthful face of the church’s radical traditionalists—had spent years escalating his dissident commentary, going so far as to accuse Francis of “undermining” sacred truths. Strickland’s list of anti-Francis provocations is long: He also called …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal said he dreamed of bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China praying together one day during a historic visit by the head of the Chinese Catholic church, a publication affiliated with the city’s diocese reported Friday. Joseph Li, who was installed by China’s state-controlled Catholic church as an …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Cardinal George Alencherry's Plea To Quash Criminal Case Over Land Scam

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"We express our displeasure towards the subsequent orders passed by the High Court and quashed them. No finality for High Court's observations on canon law The Court clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature …

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1 year, 10 months ago

EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

Associated Press

ROME — European bishops on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy detained in the government’s crackdown on the Catholic Church, saying they have been falsely accused and are being subjected to unjust persecution. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union, said European bishops would do “everything in their power” to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

Associated Press

U.S. Catholic bishops began their fall meeting Monday, with an agenda that includes the election of new leaders — a vote that may signal whether they want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis ' agenda or not. While 20 years ago the bishops apologized for “too often failing victims and the Catholic people in the past,” petition organizer …

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2 years, 1 month ago

France opens inquiry into cardinal’s confession of child abuse

Al Jazeera

Prosecutors in Marseille probe the facts after a cardinal admits to ‘reprehensible’ acts against a girl in the 1980s. French prosecutors in Marseille said on Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into child abuse by a French cardinal after he confessed publicly to “reprehensible” acts against a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s. “A preliminary enquiry has been started to verify …

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2 years, 1 month ago

11 French Bishops Accused of Sexual Violence: Church Group

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Eleven former or serving French bishops have been accused of sexual violence, including the former bishop of Bordeaux who has confessed to assaulting a minor 35 years ago, a senior church body announced Monday. Jean-Pierre Ricard, a long-standing bishop of Bordeaux who was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, has admitted to a “reprehensible” act on a 14-year-old, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ordination of two new auxiliary bishops marks six years of Syro-Malabar Church

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: It was a momentous Sunday for the Syro-Malabar Church at Badangpet here, which witnessed the ordination of two Bishops, who were appointed by Pope Francis. Twentysix Bishops from across India attended the episcopal ordination ceremony of Fr Kollamparampil and Fr Padiyath, giving an indication of the importance the Syro-Malabar Church attached to the event. Cardinal Alencherry greeted Bishop Raphael …

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2 years, 6 months ago

San Diego Bishop McElroy named by Pope Francis as a cardinal

Associated Press

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, one of Pope Francis’ ideological allies who has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops, was named by the pope on Sunday as one of 21 new cardinals. The San Diego diocese said McElroy will be installed by Pope Francis on August 27 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

German church urges quick decision on divisive archbishop

Associated Press

BERLIN — The head of the German Bishops’ Conference on Monday pressed for a quick decision from Pope Francis on the future of a prominent archbishop who faces strong criticism for his handling of the church’s sexual abuse scandal. Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the archbishop of Cologne, said that he had offered his resignation to the pontiff after returning from …

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3 years, 6 months ago

‘Dead end': German cardinal offers to quit over church abuse

Associated Press

BERLIN — A leading German cardinal and confidant of Pope Francis, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, offered to resign Friday over the Catholic Church’s “catastrophic” mishandling of clergy sexual abuse cases, declaring in an extraordinary gesture that the scandals had brought the church to “a dead end.” The archdiocese of Munich and Freising, where Marx has served as archbishop since 2007, published …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises ‘brave’ pope

Associated Press

ROME — A French nun who has become the first woman to hold a voting position at the Vatican said Wednesday that her appointment is evidence the “patriarchal mindset is changing” as more and more women assume high-level decision-making responsibilities in the Catholic hierarchy. Sister Nathalie Becquart said during a news conference that her appointment as an undersecretary in the …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Pope John Paul II Promoted Cleric After Learning About Sex Abuse Allegations

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LOADING ERROR LOADING ROME — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports of sexual misconduct with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator until a former altar boy alleged abuse. But the report also charts the alarm bells …

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Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor

Vatican’s doctrine chief is raising eyebrows over his 1998 book that graphically describes orgasms

Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

Catholic church: Why Pope Francis punished critics Bishop Joseph Strickland and Cardinal Raymond Burke.

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Supreme Court Dismisses Cardinal George Alencherry's Plea To Quash Criminal Case Over Land Scam

EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

France opens inquiry into cardinal’s confession of child abuse

11 French Bishops Accused of Sexual Violence: Church Group

Ordination of two new auxiliary bishops marks six years of Syro-Malabar Church

San Diego Bishop McElroy named by Pope Francis as a cardinal

German church urges quick decision on divisive archbishop

‘Dead end': German cardinal offers to quit over church abuse

Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises ‘brave’ pope

Pope John Paul II Promoted Cleric After Learning About Sex Abuse Allegations