Jakarta – Pope Francis Urges an investigation into the genocide that took place in the Gaza Strip. This statement was the first statement made by the head of the Catholic Church worldwide. In excerpts from his new book published on Sunday (17/11), the Pope urged further investigation. It must be determined whether Israel’s actions meet … Read more
The Roman Catholic Church left “open” the question of the ordination of women to the office of deacon, a rank before that of priest, with the end of the world council on its future in the Vatican. “The issue of the ordination of women to the rank of deacon remains open. This distinction will continue,” … Read more
The Money Laundering Authority’s investigation found investments in nightclubs, with money funneled from the coffers of the Catholic Church, with the assets of five businessmen in the Peloponnese frozen. In the target of the Authority are two priests who hold a high position in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Greece, against whom there … Read more
Sooner or later we will have to think about the form of church financing. The church in Austria is now taking an interesting new path. In order to stimulate reflection on this important topic, Christian Berger presents this model for discussion. Something is happening in Austria Nobody really likes paying taxes, not even church tax. … Read more
Brussels. The prime minister of Belgium attacked Pope Francis on Friday for the Catholic Church’s terrible legacy of sexual abuse and cover-up, demanding “concrete measures” to clean up the past and put the interests of the victims ahead of those of the institution. in a forceful welcome to the pontiff at the beginning of his … Read more
After the death of six migrants due to shots fired by members of the Army in Chiapas, the Conference of the Mexican Episcopate, through the Episcopal Dimension of the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility, requested the State to adopt non-repetition measures to limit the presence of the Armed Forces in public order work and in … Read more
A majority of Catholics in the United States and six Latin American countries want changes in the Catholic Church – including the ordination of women and allowing contraception. In one Opinion poll (English) from the Pew Research Center, 83 percent of respondents in Brazil, 71 percent in Argentina and 64 percent in the United States … Read more
The procession advances in sepulchral silence. It is not a cliché: only the singing of the Te Deum, giving thanks to God, interrupts the solemnity of the transfer of the remains of Saint Teresa of Jesus, or Saint Teresa of Avila, from her tomb in Alba de Tormes (Salamanca) to the place set aside to … Read more
A video report by the Augustinian nuns of the Santi Quattro Coronati monastery in Rome and the book “Ritratto di Agostino in trenta pennellate” (Portrait of Augustine in thirty brushstrokes) by the Discalced Augustinian Father Gabriele Ferlisi help us to understand the human and spiritual life of the Bishop of Hippo, whom the liturgical calendar … Read more
Vatican Metropolis. Newly opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new mild on claims that the World Warfare II-era pontiff didn’t communicate out concerning the Holocaust. However in addition they present particulars about one other controversial chapter in Vatican historical past: the scandal over the founding father of the Legionaries of Christ. Total books … Read more