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Are we on the verge of another Reformation – 500 years later?

October 31 marks the quincentenary of a certain Augustinian monk nailing his ninety-five theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany – a perfect moment to consider having a repeat. Pundits often claim that Islam needs its own Reformation. But maybe all of us Christian and non-Christian, believer and non-believer – would benefit from a […]

Pope Francis reportedly against the division of Spain

Pope Francis is against the secession of the Spanish region known as Catalonia that is threatening to declare its independence. This claim comes from the Spanish ambassador to the Vatican, who had a private meeting with the pontiff on October 2. Ambassador Gerardo Bugallo, who was recently appointed to the position, was having his first […]

POPE FRANCIS REAPPOINTS CARDINAL BURKE TO VATICAN’S TOP COURT

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Raymond Burke as a member of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s supreme court which the cardinal used to lead. The appointment came as a surprise given the cardinal has been a prominent critic of Francis who is threatening to issue the Pope with a “fraternal correction” over the papal family […]

Poland: ‘The Rosary to the Borders,’ criticized as anti-Islamic

The Polish Episcopal Conference has issued the following statement: Several million Poles prayed the rosary at the same time throughout the country on October 7. This was the largest prayer event in Europe after the 2016 World Youth Day. “The Rosary to the Borders” is the name of the prayer initiative, which took place on […]

German-speaking bishops move to take full control over liturgical translations

Catholic bishops in the German-speaking countries of Europe have been at odds with the Vatican for years over a controversial and never-implemented translation of the Missal, the Latin prototype for the celebration of the Roman Catholic liturgy. Germany’s bishops never even mentioned the disputed translation last month in the final report of the national episcopal […]

Hilarion: Russia and European Christians for the Salvation of the Continent

On 22 September, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), the “Foreign Minister” of the Moscow Patriarchate, delivered an important speech at a conference organized by the Russian Embassy in London in front of diplomats, politicians, entrepreneurs and exponents of the major religious confessions. The Metropolitan’s address developed the main theses that have marked the positions of the Russian […]

AUSTRALIAN CHURCH FACING BIGGEST CRISIS IN ITS HISTORY, SAYS BRISBANE ARCHBISHOP

A leading Australian bishop says the Church in his country is facing the biggest crisis in its history after taking part in talks with the Vatican over how to address the problem. The Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, who is Vice President of the Australian Bishops’ Conference, told The Tablet that he and fellow bishops were in […]

Francis responds to critics: Morality of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is Thomist

Pope Francis appears to have responded indirectly to the four cardinals who publicly challenged him last year over his most recent teachings on family life, as contained in the 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. In a question and answer session with members of the Jesuit order in Colombia earlier this month, the text of which was […]

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