Pope warns of dangers of abortion and gay marriage
The Pope labelled abortion and gay marriage as two of the most “insidious dangers to the common good ” facing the world on Thursday.
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12 Dec 2019
Church linked with Tolkien celebrates 150th anniversary
A church in Warwick where ‘Lord of the Rings’ author JRR Tolkien married Edith Bratt in 1916 is to celebrate its 150th birthday anniversary with a ‘homecoming’ for current and former churchgoers.
Read More...Forces Bishop to head up mental health initiative
Bishop Richard Moth, who is Bishop to the Forces, is to head up the new mental health project of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
Read More...Bishop warns of a martyrdom by words in a war of ideology
The President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania has said that Christians in the Western world are being martyred by words in a war of ideology.
Read More...Tens of thousands flock to Fatima for Pope’s Mass
Tens of thousands of pilgrims are flocking to the Portuguese shrine town of Fatima today for the Pope’s Mass celebrating the anniversary of the day when three shepherd children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary.
Read More...Bishops assure UK’s new coalition of prayers
The Vice-President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has assured the new coalition government of the hierarchy’s prayers “as they begin their work in the service of the common good of our society”.
Read More...Pope says Church needs to relearn penitance
Pope Benedict has described the clerical sex abuse scandal as a “terrifying” crisis that comes from within the Church and not from an outside attack. He underlined that the crisis necessitated purification and penance by the Church itself.
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor to be honoured by two US universities
The retired leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, is to receive two honorary doctoral degrees in the US over the next two weeks.
Read More...Right-wing death squads threaten Colombian diocese
The bishop of a diocese in Colombia has been forced to step up police protection after its office promoting human rights and social justice received threats.
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Archbishop Martin disheartened by level of denial in Irish Church
The Archbishop of Dublin has called for the “the narrow culture of clericalism” in Ireland to be eliminated as he warned that there are ten times more priests over 70 than under 40 in his diocese.
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