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New poll shows Catholics have more favourable opinion of Church than last year

While Catholics in the U.S. continue to grapple with fallout stemming from the clergy abuse scandals, new polling suggests that Catholics have a higher opinion of the Church than they did this time last year. According to data from the Saint Leo University Polling Institute, the favourable opinion – those who responded strongly and somewhat […]

Peruvian bishop rescinds permission for confession by phone

A Peruvian bishop has rescinded permission for priests of his diocese to hear confessions by telephone, just five days after authorizing them to do so. Bishop Reinhold Nann of the Diocese of Caravell, Peru said March 15 that priests of his diocese could hear sacramental confessions by telephone, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and obligatory social […]

The mysterious disappearance of the Vicar of Christ

From the moment he was introduced to the world after his election, Pope Francis has emphasised his identity as “the bishop of Rome.” The 2020 Annuario Pontificio, the official Vatican year book, has made the same emphasis typographically by listing other descriptions of the papal office as “historic titles”. Like the 2019 edition, there is […]

Salesian Family Has 32 Groups, 2,51,159 Members

A 250 page book presenting the worldwide Salesian Family lists 32 groups with a total of 2,51,159 (two lakh fifty nine thousand one hundred fifty nine) members. The book published in 6 languages (Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish) with numerous photos is entitled: The Salesian Family of Don Bosco. The third edition after […]

Redeemer statue lights up with coronavirus-affected countries’ flags

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil was lit up March 18 night with flags and messages of hope to the nations affected by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The stunning light show atop Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado mountain featured more than 150 flags, representing every country with confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as the […]

Sri Lankan cardinal seeks probe into cause of Covid-19

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has called for an international probe into the cause of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in a televised Mass on March 15, the archbishop of Colombo said powerful countries cannot be allowed to play with the lives of the innocent public. He said that experimenting with nature had resulted in the coronavirus. “We […]

Living the Catholic faith in times of crisis

Emanuel Marianus Tapu, 29, usually goes to church to attend Sunday Mass. However, for the last two Sundays he has been unable to do so because Mass and other church activities have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, though, churches have turned to the internet and are streaming daily and Sunday Masses. Last […]

Vatican says general absolution may be permissible during pandemic

In places particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with severe limits on people leaving their homes, conditions may exist to grant general absolution to the faithful without them personally confessing their sins first, the Vatican said. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with matters of conscience, including confession, issued a notice […]