After ‘Godforsaken’: Bishop Bonny wanted to resign if necessary to be able to assist victims

After ‘Godforsaken’: Bishop Bonny wanted to resign if necessary to be able to assist victims

abuse in the church Antwerp Bishop Johan Bonny has offered his resignation to the Pope after the broadcast of the TV program Godforgotten about sexual abuse in the church, “so that I can fully focus on supporting victims.” Bonny said this in a session of the House committee on the abuse. “We are accused of … Read more

Will thousands of pornographic images on Vangheluwe’s computer still cost him his title as bishop?

Will thousands of pornographic images on Vangheluwe’s computer still cost him his title as bishop?

Abuse in the church Did the tens of thousands of pornographic pictures on Roger Vangheluwe’s computer cost him his episcopal title years later? In our country people hope so, but there are still many obstacles. Minister Paul Van Tigchelt (Open VLD) suggested to the papal nuncio that the Vatican should be informed of what was … Read more

The Decline of Trust in the Catholic Church: Bishop Georg Bätzing’s Assessment

The Decline of Trust in the Catholic Church: Bishop Georg Bätzing’s Assessment

“Trust, especially in the Catholic Church, has fallen enormously”: Bishop Georg Bätzing. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa At the end of the year, the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference draws a ruthlessly self-critical assessment of the decline of the church and religion. Frankfurt/Main – According to the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, the … Read more

Forensic Researchers to Examine Remains of Saint Lambertus, Last Bishop of Maastricht

Forensic Researchers to Examine Remains of Saint Lambertus, Last Bishop of Maastricht

Diocese of RoermondThe reliquary containing the bones was opened last week In association with L1mburg NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:26 Forensic researchers from the University of Liège will investigate the remains of Saint Lambertus, the last bishop of Maastricht. The reliquary, a box in which the bones of Lambertus van Maastricht are kept, was opened last week. … Read more

Bishop Harrie Smeets Resigns Due to Illness: Pope to Elect New Bishop for Roermond

Bishop Harrie Smeets Resigns Due to Illness: Pope to Elect New Bishop for Roermond

ANPBishop Harrie Smeets during a memorial service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Christopher’s Cathedral. NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:24 Pope Francis today approved the resignation of the ailing Bishop Harrie Smeets of the Diocese of Roermond. Smeets had asked for his resignation because he is too ill to be able to fulfill the office of … Read more

Bishop Loïc Lagadec, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon

The diocese of Lyon will welcome from April 30 Father Loïc Lagadec as new auxiliary bishop. “I arrive with the serious and joyful heart of a missionary who is going on a mission”, he confides. Missionary is undoubtedly an adjective that describes Bishop Lagadec well with a very pastoral background. First parish curate in Bourgoin-Jallieu … Read more

Bishop David O’Connell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, found dead

Bishop David O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (United States), aged 69, was found dead on Saturday February 18. “I am very sad this afternoon to report that our beloved Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell passed away unexpectedly.It’s a shock and I have no words to express my sadness.” reacted in a press release the Archbishop … Read more

Archbishop Scheuer: “Behind the Pope there is first of all a person”

The difficulties with the Church and also the contradictions against the Church were raised more by him, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, than by his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. In his first words after his election as Bishop of Rome , Benedict XVI. he understood himself as a “simple … Read more

Archbishop Rahma criticizes the obstructed Christian deputies: the seventh point is approaching

Alan Sarkis writes in “Nidaa Al-Watan”: Very formulated positions also stand out for the Maronite pastor of the diocese of Baalbek-Deir Al-Ahmar, Bishop Hanna Rahma, who expresses his dissatisfaction with the situation and tells “Nidaa Al- Watan”: “May God protect us from what is coming against us.” Bishop Rahma expresses his disappointment with the status … Read more

The French cardinal’s painful confession of past sexual harassment

Jakarta – Jean-Pierre Ricard, resigns from the post of Cardinal French. He confessed his past sins, that is, to commit sexual harassment. The sad behavior of religious leaders over the past decade has only been revealed to the public. The head of the French prelate, Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, held a press conference, he said. … Read more