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Joe Biden will be the second Catholic president Here’s what you need to know about his faith

The morning of Election Day, Joseph R. Biden Jr. prayed during Mass at the Catholic parish near his home in Delaware. Late that night, when it became clear that no winner would be determined, Mr Biden spoke to supporters. He urged patience, told them that he believed he would be elected president and asked them […]

Victims in McCarrick report show fear, courage, anger, need for action

The Vatican Secretariat of State’s report on Theodore E. McCarrick provides a glimpse into how a number of witnesses and victims of the former cardinal’s abuse sought numerous ways to alert church officials and were disturbingly aware their allegations might trigger repercussions. Over its 460 pages, the report also reveals how much difference 30 years […]

Pope toughens rules on new religious orders

Pope Francis has ruled that new religious orders must receive Vatican approval before being established. It is a significant move that is likely to prevent the hasty establishment of small groups of religious and seeks to put an end to the sexual abuse scandals that have bedevilled such institutes in recent decades. Francis has amended Canon […]

Pope warns Spanish prime minister of rise of nationalism, ideology

The rise of nationalism and the ideological divide that springs from it could create the same circumstances that led to the rise of the Nazi party in Germany and World War II, Pope Francis warned. In a rare move, Pope Francis asked for a microphone and gave an off-the-cuff speech to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro […]

Nice Jihad: Bishop Blames Europe, Cardinal Names Islam

A Portuguese bishop is blaming European prejudices for the slaughter and beheading of three innocent Catholics by an illegal Muslim migrant in Nice’s Notre Dame Basilica. “The attack on the cathedral in Nice is not Islam’s fight against Christianity: It is the result of the prejudices of those Europeans who not only do not foster intercultural and interreligious […]

At least one killed in terror attack in Vienna

At least one person was killed and at least 15 others – including at least one police officer – were seriously injured in exchanges of gunfire in central Vienna that Austria’s interior minister descri-bed as a terror attack. One attacker was shot dead after incidents at six locations close to Seitenstettengasse street in the heart […]

Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split

President Donald Trump won support from about 8 in 10 white Evangelical Christian voters in his race for reelection, but Ca-tholic voters split almost evenly between him and Democratic opponent Joe Biden, according to AP Vote Cast. Trump’s strong hold on white evangelical voters illustrates the GOP’s enduring success with a bloc of religious conservatives […]

‘Hard times’ ahead for Church in Poland after cardinal sanctioned by Vatican

In an unprecedented move for the Polish Church, the Vatican banned a retired cardinal from public ministry, public appearances, and the use of the bishop’s insignia. Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz of Wroclaw also cannot be buried in the archdiocesan cathedral after his death. The disciplinary measures are a historic and symbolic moment for the Church in […]

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