America Magazine reports:
BERLIN (CNS) — In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment of the church in his country.
A priest can live with a good woman. He can share the same house with her, share the same bed, be intimate with her and from their intimacy give fruit…
“The harvest is great but the labourers are few.” (Mathew 9. 37 – 38) Never before have the above words been more true than today when the number of young…
Hannah Roberts reports from Rome for The Tablet that Italian Bishop Nunzio Galantino wants the church to listen to diverse opinions of topical matters.
There’s no denying how to beat the virus Western People August 10, 2021 If we want to put some clear water between ourselves and the Covid-19 virus, it really is…
Towards a Synodal Irish Church Address of Cardinal Mario Grech to the Bishops of Ireland February 3, 2021 Link below: http://www.synod.va/content/synod/en/news/towards-a-synodal-irish-church.html Letter in full: Dear brothers, It is a privilege…
Chris McDonnell, in the Catholic Times, reflects on how we might beneficially use Lent this year.
“It is a time to ask questions, a pause time on a journey, a time when we might re-examine the baggage we carry from month to month, maybe a time to lighten the load.”
“So maybe there is a good question that we could all address this Lent, how might the Church meet the needs of the community without resorting to worn platitudes? …. We should encourage each other to face reality and trust that we might follow God’s Spirit as it moves in our hearts.”
Will Bishop Batzing, head of the German Bishops’ Conference, be immediately suspended from ministry unless he recants? And, if he isn’t suspended, then why is Tony suspended.