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BISHOP JEROME TO BE MADE SERVANT OF GOD

Bishop Jerome, the first native bishop of the Kollam diocese of the Catholic Church, will be elevated as Servant of God on February 24 at a function at Infant Jesus Cathedral, Thangassery. This will be the first step towards beatification and canonisation of the late priest. Bishop Jerome had helmed the Kollam diocese, the first […]

GERMAN BISHOP SAYS CHURCH MUST EXAMINE EPISCOPAL POWER

One of Germany’s youngest and more recently appointed bishops has called for a thorough examination of how Church leaders exercise their authority, saying too often it does not conform with the model St Paul demanded of early Christian leaders. “We urgently need to have a new look at the question of episcopal power and responsibility,” […]

ANGOLA: 2,000 UNREGISTERED CHURCHES FORCED TO CLO

More than 2,000 churches have been closed and over 1,000 more face closure after Angola’s cabinet approved a new law requiring them to register with the government, including presenting at least 100,000 signatures of followers, as reported by Nairobi-based news site The East African. A local pastor told World Watch Monitor that it was impossible […]

POPE TO U.S. BISHOPS: ABUSE CRISIS REQUIRES CONVERSION, HUMILITY

The clerical abuse crisis and the “crisis of credibility” it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. church and to a temptation to look for administrative solutions to problems that go much deeper, Pope Francis told the U.S. bishops. Without a clear and decisive focus on spiritual conversion and […]

AFRICA IS PRODUCING BAPTIZED PEOPLE, NOT CHRISTIANS

Father Alain Clément Amiézi is a doctor in dogmatic theology and professor at Sacred Heart of Mary Major Seminary at Anyama in Ivory Coast. In his new book, Baptêmeet engagement prophétique pour uneÉgliseadulte en Afrique (Baptism and prophetic commitment for an adult Church in Africa), he focuses on the meaning of baptism and its implications. […]

CARD. MARX, “JOURNEY TOWARDS SYNODAL CHURCH CAN HELP US OVERCOME SERIOUS CRISES”

The Archdiocese of Hamburg has celebrated the 24th anniversary of its foundation with a Eucharistic celebration on 7th January, presided over by Card. Reinhard Marx, President of the German Bishops’ Conference. According to a press release, the Cardinal in his homily “placed particular emphasis on the history of our intrinsic ecumenical bond: all Christian denominations […]

CATHOLICS FIND FLOURISHING FAITH LIFE IN MUSLIM UAE, WHERE POPE WILL VISIT

Catholics from around the world living in the United Arab Emirates are waiting with great anticipation for Pope Francis’s on Feb. 3-5 visit, the first papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula. “Pope Francis is the ambassa dor of peace, courageously crossing borders and fostering personal encounters with religious leaders, heads of states and humanitarian organizations in […]

HISTORIAN ARGUES THAT CHURCH’S EMBRACE OF ART SAVED THE FAITH

As the Catholic Church struggled to recover from the tumultuous effects of the Protestant Reformation, art historian Elizabeth Lev believes that it was the Church’s embrace of art that effectively saved the faith. Lev, an Americanborn, Rome-based scholar, is one of the most sought after guides in Rome who makes the treasures of the Eternal […]