A special solo performance by opera star Andrea Bocelli will be broadcast live on YouTube from the empty Duomo cathedral in Milan to mark Easter Sunday. The Catholic classical singer, 61, has been granted access to the cathedral by the archpriest, Mgr Gianantonio...
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Cardinal Vincent Nichols is encouraging Catholics to pray for our priests through Holy Week – particularly on Maundy Thursday when we recall the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. “We’re asking priests to renew their promises, the promises they...
Cardinal Nichols calls for prayers for Boris Johnson
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Cardinal asks top Vatican officials to donate to pandemic relief efforts
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, has asked Vatican cardinals, archbishops and other top officials to make a monetary Easter offering to assist people suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. "To participate in the suffering of those enduring hardship,"...
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Australian archbishop: New marriage law must include conscience clauses
After a majority of Australians indicated they favoured same-sex marriage, Australia’s bishops said legislators must ensure that any new law on marriage includes protection for religious freedom.
Nearly 80 per cent of Australians mailed back their government postal surveys on the issue. Of the 12.7 million Australians who participated, nearly 62 per cent said they favoured same-sex marriage, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he hoped to have marriage equality legislation passed by Christmas.
In a statement on 15th November, the day the survey results were announced, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said members of Parliament “must recognise and respect the concerns of the more than 4.8 million Australians who opposed a change to the definition of marriage.” He called for Parliament to include “strong conscience and religious freedom protections.”
“The Catholic Church continues to respect the dignity of LGBTIQ Australians, and our ministries will continue to care deeply about the dignity and value of all people we encounter,” Archbishop Hart said.
Picture: Supporters of the ‘Yes’ vote for marriage equality celebrate on 15th November in Sydney. After a majority of Australians indicated they favoured same-sex marriage, Australia’s bishops said legislators must ensure that any new law on marriage include protection for religious freedom. (CNS photo/David Gray, Reuters).
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Andrea Bocelli to stream special live ‘Music For Hope’ performance from the Duomo in Milan on Easter Sunday
A special solo performance by opera star Andrea Bocelli will be broadcast live on YouTube from the empty Duomo cathedral in Milan to mark Easter Sunday. The Catholic classical singer, 61, has been granted access to the cathedral by the archpriest, Mgr Gianantonio...
#PrayForPriests during Holy Week, says Cardinal Nichols
Cardinal Vincent Nichols is encouraging Catholics to pray for our priests through Holy Week – particularly on Maundy Thursday when we recall the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. “We’re asking priests to renew their promises, the promises they...
Cardinal Nichols calls for prayers for Boris Johnson
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged Catholics to pray for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is currently in intensive care receiving treatment for Covid-19. In a tweet, Cardinal Nichols said: ‘Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a personal fight on his hands against the...
Cardinal asks top Vatican officials to donate to pandemic relief efforts
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, has asked Vatican cardinals, archbishops and other top officials to make a monetary Easter offering to assist people suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. "To participate in the suffering of those enduring hardship,"...
Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
Local churches and individuals must do more to help and to protect the elderly from loneliness and infection during the coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican office said. "We must devote new energies to defend them from this storm, just as each of us has been protected and...