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Pope Lauds African Rite ‘Invoking Ancestors’

“The Zairean rite suggests a promising way also for the possible elaboration of an Amazonian rite,” writes Francis in his preface for a new book titled Pope Francis and the Roman Missal of the Dioceses of Zaire: A Promising Rite for Other Cultures. The Zairean Mass, sometimes called the “Congolese Mass,” is “until now the only inculturated rite […]

Polish academics warn against ‘slandering’ St John Paul II after McCarrick report

Nearly 1500 academics in Poland have written an appeal against “slandering and rejecting St John Paul II” after the publication of the McCarrick report by the Vatican on November 10. The report documented the rise of dis-graced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was laicized by Pope Francis in 2019 after he was credibly accused of […]

Council of Cardinals studies Vatican constitution amendments

Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met online on December 1 to continue work on the new apostolic constitution to govern the Roman Curia, according to a Vatican statement. The seven cardinals and an archbishop secretary are studying “observations, amendments, and proposals received from the dicasteries consulted in recent months” regarding the draft of the new […]

Muslim Migrant Beheads Madonna Statue

The 31-year-old Palestinian, who dismembered the statue of the Virgin late  on December 1 in the Piazzale Giovannacci, is being held in the Gradisca D’Isonzo repatriation centre in Gorizia, northeastern Italy, waiting for deportation procedures to be completed. The Islamic iconoclast intentionally stoned the head and hands of the statue to sever them from the […]

Pope tells new cardinals to expect God who is close against the slumber of mediocrity and indifference

Pope Francis led Mass November 29 Sunday. In his homily he noted that it “is the season for remembering” God’s closeness, a time to “be watchful” so that we can escape the “slumber of mediocrity” and the “slumber of indifference.” The Holy Father concelebrat-ed the service with the new cardinals he created Consistory, marking the start of Advent. […]

Pope’s United Nations envoy hypes dialogue with Muslim World League

The Vatican is stepping up its alliance with a pan-Islamic organization alleged to have provided “material support” to al-Qaeda’s 9/11 terrorist operation as well as to have funded terrorism and the global propagation of hardline Wahhabi Islam. As part of recent efforts at re-branding its image through “religious diplomacy,” the Saudi-sponsored Muslim World League (MWL) hosted the […]

Switzerland’s Catholic bishops lament record exodus from Church in 2019

Bishops in Switzerland lamented a record exodus of Catholics from the Church in 2019. The new figures, released on Nov. 19, revealed that the Catholic Church lost 31,772 members in 2019 – equivalent to 1.1% of the total membership of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. This marked a 25% increase on the previous year, when […]

Global activists want India designated “country of particular concern”

New York: Leading American and global human and civil rights activists have come together to reinforce the demand to designate India as a “country of particular concern” to prevent and combat ongoing persecution of its religious minorities. The November 16 discussion was organized by the Indian American Muslim Council in collaboration with Hindus for Human Rights, […]