The British government should consider sanctions on countries where Christians are persecuted, according an independent review for the Foreign Secretary. The report, by the Church of England Bishop of Truro Philip Mounstephen, reco-mmends the UK “be prepared to impose...
The Vatican announced that Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized on October 13 in Rome. During a consistory of cardinals on July 1, Pope Francis decreed that New-man and four other blesseds will be canonized together in St Peter’s Square. Indian Sister...
Pope Francis has named the first women members of the Vatican department that oversees religious orders. On 8 July 2019, it was announced the Pope had named a raft of new appointments to the board of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of...
German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, widely seen as a key opponent of Pope Francis, has penned a rare essay openly criticizing the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, saying the official preparatory document breaks with Catholic teaching. According to...
The debate over female ordination inside the Catholic Church hinges on the role of women in early Christianity. When he addressed the question of women deacons, the Pope said a commission he set up to look at the historical origins of deaconesses, could not agree over...
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