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Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop
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Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop

Hindustan Times  

By Joshua McElwee Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop VATICAN CITY, - Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., days before Trump is set to be inaugurated as U.S. president. McElroy sharply criticized Trump's plan during his …

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Millions of pilgrims are expected in Rome for the Catholic Church's Jubilee year
6 days, 13 hours ago

Millions of pilgrims are expected in Rome for the Catholic Church's Jubilee year

NPR  

Millions of pilgrims are expected in Rome for the Catholic Church's Jubilee year Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Today, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at the Church of St. Paul's outside the walls. Millions of Catholic pilgrims are expected to visit Rome as a part of this …

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Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot explained
2 months ago

Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot explained

The Independent  

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What is Opus Dei? A new book is full of sinister allegations.
2 months, 1 week ago

What is Opus Dei? A new book is full of sinister allegations.

Slate  

Most Americans, if they have heard of the organization Opus Dei, know it because of the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code, a 2003 thriller in which the primary villain is an Opus Dei assassin, an albino monk who kills to protect his cult. Dan Brown flagged a number of real allegations against Opus Dei, like its abuse, the …

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Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of humanitarian aid and toys
4 months ago

Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

Hindustan Times  

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of …

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Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, brings in a ton of humanitarian aid and toys
4 months ago

Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, brings in a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

The Hindu  

Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he travelled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there. Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea to urge an end to the violence, including gender-based violence, …

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Velankanni celebration, highlight of Mumbai's calendar, gets colourful, reaches Canada
4 months ago

Velankanni celebration, highlight of Mumbai's calendar, gets colourful, reaches Canada

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The novena leading up to the celebration of the birthday of Mother Mary by Catholics in the city and in the town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu has been going on since August 30. Velankanni celebration gets colourful, reaches Canada “Every parish holds the novena and feast to end it in their own way, but the main observation is …

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‘Gen Z are looking for miracles and angels’: How TikTok became the new church for budding Catholics
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Gen Z are looking for miracles and angels’: How TikTok became the new church for budding Catholics

The Telegraph  

Lilley also creates her own Catholic Tok videos where she puts a holy spin on viral TikTok trends. “They are being attracted towards a range of different spiritual beliefs and practices, including Catholicism,” says Chine McDonald, Theos’s director. “The increase in the numbers of influencers talking about their Catholic faith, including its rituals and aesthetic, will attract those who are …

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Why Pope Francis’ Asia visit is important for the region and the Church
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Pope Francis’ Asia visit is important for the region and the Church

Firstpost  

Pope Francis, 87, is set to embark on the longest, and perhaps most challenging trip of his papacy. Experts say Francis’ trip in the backdrop of his health troubles spotlights the region’s growing importance to the Catholic Church Pope Francis has already been to the Asia-Pacific region several times, with visits to countries including South Korea, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, …

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Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
4 months, 1 week ago

Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants

The Independent  

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MAGA has a Catholic gender gap problem — and it could spell trouble for Trump
4 months, 3 weeks ago

MAGA has a Catholic gender gap problem — and it could spell trouble for Trump

Salon  

Catholic school nuns practically canonized John F. Kennedy, never ceasing to remind us students that he was the first Catholic President. If lay Catholics are tepid in their support, many clergy are downright hostile toward the President, adopting what Timothy Busch of the right-wing Napa Institute calls “in-your-face Catholicism.” A large majority of the Council of Catholic Bishops voted to …

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J.D. Vance Used to Be an Atheist. What He Believes Now Is Telling.
5 months ago

J.D. Vance Used to Be an Atheist. What He Believes Now Is Telling.

Slate  

In 2021, when J.D. “As someone who spent a lot of his life buying into the lie that you had to be stupid to be a Christian, Augustine really demonstrated in a moving way that that’s not true.” This approach generally made sense for Vance, a man who, despite his boasts of blue-collar roots, clearly considers himself a serious intellectual. …

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Why these Apache Catholics felt faced with a 'false choice' after priest removed church's icons
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why these Apache Catholics felt faced with a 'false choice' after priest removed church's icons

The Independent  

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Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
6 months ago

Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Tuesday that its doctrine office will prepare a document on women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church, a new initiative to respond to longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in the church’s life. A group pressing for women’s ordination promptly dismissed the significance of it as “crumbs,” noting that ordained …

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Vatican excommunicates conservative former ambassador to U.S., declares him guilty of schism
6 months ago

Vatican excommunicates conservative former ambassador to U.S., declares him guilty of schism

LA Times  

Carlo Maria Vigano, shown in 2015, has been excommunicated by the Vatican. Although he once enjoyed support in the Vatican and U.S. church hierarchies, the Italian archbishop alienated many as he developed a fringe following while delving deeper into conspiracy theories on everything — from the coronavirus pandemic to what he called the “Great Reset” and Russia’s war on Ukraine. …

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On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
6 months, 2 weeks ago

On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The pilgrimage is a really exciting opportunity for us …

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On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
6 months, 2 weeks ago

On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage

Associated Press  

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — “Bye bye, Jesus!” a child called out as the riverboat chugged away from shore into the Ohio River, a solemn bell tolling amid the thrumming of an old-fashioned sternwheel. “The pilgrimage is a really exciting opportunity for us to literally walk with Jesus, like the apostles did,” said Zoe Dongas, one of a small group of “perpetual” …

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US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities
6 months, 4 weeks ago

US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities

CNN  

CNN — The US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday to Indigenous people for the mistreatment and trauma inflicted by the Catholic Church. The document titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry,” includes the apology, discusses the church’s role in the boarding schools for Native American that forced assimilation in the 19th and …

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Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender

Associated Press  

— Diocesan hermits by nature don’t get much attention. “I live in a hermitage at the top of a wooded hill, which I share with my German Shepherd rescue, Odie, and with the Blessed Sacrament, which was installed in my oratory shortly before Christmas.” Raised in the Presbyterian Church, Matson converted to Catholicism in 2010 — four years, he noted, …

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Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change is central to both Pope Francis and Newsom. But do Catholic voters care?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks to people at an event supporting SB 1137, a law intended to protect residents from the dangerous effects of oil wells. Gavin Newsom’s speech on climate change at the Vatican this week gives him an opportunity to align himself and his party with Pope Francis, an influential figure among American Catholics and a leader in the fight …

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'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
8 months, 1 week ago

'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

The Independent  

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'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
8 months, 1 week ago

'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

The Independent  

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‘A step back in time': America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
8 months, 1 week ago

‘A step back in time': America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — It was the music that changed first. “I don’t want my daughter to be Catholic,” said Christine Hammond, whose family left the parish when the new outlook spilled into the church’s school and her daughter’s classroom. “They wouldn’t feel comfortable.” Students leave after attending a Catholic Mass at Benedictine College, Dec. 3, 2023, in Atchison, Kan. What …

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Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives
9 months ago

Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

Associated Press  

Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one’s biological sex. The new document never uses the word “transgender,” which troubled Michael Sennett, a transgender man who is involved with an LGBTQ+ ministry at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church …

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