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Vatican excommunicates conservative former ambassador to U.S., declares him guilty of schism
5 months, 2 weeks 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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US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities
6 months, 1 week 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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Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops

ABC  

In short: Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. Pope Francis has apologised after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests. Pope Francis uses homophobic term Photo shows Pope Francis raises his hand and holds a white …

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Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war

LA Times  

Pope Francis has reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. Francis said the Holy Land has been “cast into a spiral of unprecedented violence,” part of what the pope referred …

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Pope Francis punishes Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative U.S. critics
1 year ago

Pope Francis punishes Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative U.S. critics

LA Times  

Cardinal Raymond Burke, shown in 2018, is a source of “disunity” in the church, Pope Francis said at a meeting of the heads of Vatican offices last week. Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against …

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Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
1 year, 1 month ago

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections, their recently ousted colleague and dozens of his supporters rallied outside the annual fall business meeting. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the top Catholic clergy body in America, approved supplements on Wednesday to its voter guide, which is known …

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Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
1 year, 1 month ago

Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance positions and called for research on allowing women to be deacons to be released within a year. In a novelty, Francis allowed women and laypeople to vote alongside bishops, putting into practice his belief …

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Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says

Associated Press  

ROME — A prominent Irish nun said Monday that women’s voices are being heard at Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, and said delegates are also acknowledging the hurt caused by the church’s position on homosexuality. Sister Patricia Murray, executive secretary of the main umbrella group of women’s religious orders, provided an update on the …

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Pope opens Vatican meeting amid tensions with conservatives
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope opens Vatican meeting amid tensions with conservatives

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis opens a global gathering of bishops and lay people to discuss the future of the Catholic Church including hot-button issues previously considered taboo. Pope Francis has opened an important meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that church doctrine on everything from …

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Pope Francis Suggests There Might Be Ways To Bless Same-Sex Unions
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope Francis Suggests There Might Be Ways To Bless Same-Sex Unions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBTQ+ Catholics, said the letter “significantly advances” efforts to make …

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Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church
1 year, 2 months ago

Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion. For the first time, women and laypeople can vote on specific proposals alongside bishops, a radical change that is evidence of Francis’ belief that …

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Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. “And for women, this is an extraordinary step forward.” Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest …

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Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions are possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions are possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals

LA Times  

Joseph Zen, retired archbishop of Hong Kong, is among five conservative cardinals who are challenging Pope Francis to affirm Catholic teaching on homosexuality. Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the …

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Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world. “I want to remind these people that backwardness is useless, and they must understand that there’s a correct evolution in the understanding of questions of faith and morals.” Some conservative American clerics vehemently disagree, saying high-level discussions of …

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Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free
1 year, 3 months ago

Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open to scrutiny. Many Vatican watchers consider the synod to be a …

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German church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings
1 year, 9 months ago

German church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve blessings of same-sex unions. The three-day gathering, which is part of the “Synodal Path” launched in 2019 in response to the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the church in Germany and many other countries, brings together more than 200 …

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Contentious German church reform assembly opens last meeting
1 year, 9 months ago

Contentious German church reform assembly opens last meeting

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives gathered on Thursday for the final meeting of a potentially groundbreaking reform assembly that has been marked by tensions between liberalizers and conservatives and is drawing increasingly open opposition from the Vatican. However, Pope Francis himself said in a January interview with The Associated Press that the process might become harmfully “ideological.” …

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In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy
1 year, 11 months ago

In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his theological prowess and devotion to traditional doctrine. Professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, depicted Benedict as “a man of unwavering faith, deep conviction and towering intellect,” yet added that …

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Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan
2 years, 3 months ago

Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet. China does not have diplomatic relations with Vatican, ever since the ruling Communist Party required Roman Catholics in China to …

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Beyond All Frenzy, the Pope-Modi Meeting Does Little for BJP and Vatican
3 years, 1 month ago

Beyond All Frenzy, the Pope-Modi Meeting Does Little for BJP and Vatican

The Quint  

The two Cardinals in Kerala are jubilant, the remainder of the Catholics underwhelmed, the denominational and independent churches phlegmatic, a section of the Muslims apprehensive, and civil society a little annoyed. The hug that Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi gave Pope Francis in the Vatican this October while inviting the Roman pontiff for a long delayed visit to India has …

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How the L.A. Archbishop's anti-abortion efforts affect Biden
3 years, 4 months ago

How the L.A. Archbishop's anti-abortion efforts affect Biden

LA Times  

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gómez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “This presents certain opportunities,” Gómez, in his usual soft tone, said of Biden’s election, “but also certain challenges.” Gómez, the group’s leader, told the bishops at the November meeting that Biden had given them reason to believe he’d support what the archbishop characterized as “good …

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Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices
3 years, 11 months ago

Nuns Arrested as Beijing Turns Up Heat on Hong Kong Church in Bid to Quell Opposition Voices

News 18  

In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind in China. “For any word you say,” Zen told Reuters, the authorities “can say you’re offending the National Security Law.” In a written statement, the office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam …

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