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CARDINAL ZEN RUES ‘BETRAYAL’ OF CHINA’S UNDERGROUND CHURCH

Cardinal Joseph Zen Zekiun believes the provisional Vatican- China agreement on appointing bishops will allow the Chinese government to eliminate the underground church with the help of the Vatican. Quoting from a Hungarian theologian, the Hong Kong emeritus bishop said the agreement seems not to violate canon law on issues related to pontifical power but […]

HOLY SEE, CHINA REACH ACCORD ON APPOINTMENT OF BISHOPS

The Vatican has signed an agreement with China, giving the Beijing government a role in the appointment of new bishops. Although the terms of the accord were not made public, informed sources at the Vatican have confirmed that under the agreement, the Beijing government will name candidates for episcopal office, with the Pope allowed a […]

ABUSE SCANDALS DRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY FROM CHURCH : POPE FRANCIS

Pope Francis admitted that sex abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church have driven younger people away. “We know – and you have told us – that many young people do not turn to us for anything because they don’t feel we have anything meaningful to say to them,” he told a group of Catholic, Lutheran […]

GERMAN BISHOPS APOLOGIZE FORMALLY, RELEASE SEX ABUSE DATA

The head of the German bishops conference formally apologized for sexual abuse in the church, saying it “has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long.” “Sexual abuse is a crime,” Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising told a news conference on September 25 in Fulda, Germany. “And whoever is […]

ON PLANE, POPE DISCUSSES SEX ABUSE, CORRUPTION OF COVER-UP, CHINA PACT

The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of the “corruption” of covering it up, Pope Francis said. Returning to Rome from a trip on Sept. 22-25 to the Baltic nations, Pope Francis was asked about his remarks to young people in Tallinn, Estonia, when he said […]

PARENT FAILURE TO TRANSMIT FAITH TO KIDS HELPING FUEL GROWTH OF RELIGIOUS ‘NONES,’ STUDY SUGGESTS

The study, conducted by the Barna Group in collaboration with the Association for Biblical Higher Education, asked parents of prospective students to identify what they consider to be the goals or ultimate purpose of college education. A new study lends supporting evidence to the theory that a failure of parents to transmit their faith to […]

FEAR, MISTRUST SURGES AMONG INDIANS: CATHOLIC PRIEST

The climate of fear and mistrust among people, cultures and religious communities across India is alarming, an Indian told at an International gathering in Rome, Italy. Trends such as “populism” and “Hindu nationalism” drastically sweeping the country can pose great dangers and threats for society at large, said Father Charles Irudayam, former secretary, Office for […]

MISSIONARIES OF JESUS NUNS FAST FOR JAILED BISHOP PATRON

The Missionaries of Jesus congregation is on a fast on September 26 for their patron, who is now in police custody in a sexual abuse case. The congregation is in “deep sorrow and anguish” that “our innocent father Bishop Franco Mulakkal had to face arrest and jail for a crime he has not committed,” says […]