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Monthly Archives: June 2015
US bishops’ president reacts to Supreme Court ‘unjust and immoral’ ruling on same-sex marriage
In a statement issued today, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, reacted to a 5-4 ruling by the judges of the Supreme Court which in effect grants a constitutional right to a same-sex marriage (SSM). The ruling (here) … Continue reading
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Laudato Si’: a summary of Pope Francis’s sweeping eco-encyclical
[Pope Francis’s encyclical Praised Be You: On the Care of Our Common Home is available in full here. A brief, ’10 things you need to know’ video by Fr James Martin is here. Humanum has produced a ‘5 things you may have missed’ … Continue reading
Laudato Si’: a landmark in modern church teaching that will shape a new future
[By Austen Ivereigh] When it appears tomorrow, Laudato Si — “Praised Be You” — will captivate and divide the world by issuing the most robust challenge to the contemporary myth of progress in recent times. Any other document this long discussed, … Continue reading
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New Vatican tribunal to deal with bishops who cover up abuse
[By Aaron Taylor] Following this week’s announcement that the Holy See will establish a tribunal to punish bishops who cover up child abuse, Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two bishops from the United States accused of just that. … Continue reading
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The eco-encyclical comes out of a prophetic tradition
This is the first of a series of briefings running up to the release of Laudato Si on Thursday morning. For background on previous papal teaching on the environment, see the editorial in La Civiltà Cattolica (PDF here: Editorial-ENG). See also … Continue reading
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The ‘Gay cake’ case: an analysis
A recent ruling from Northern Ireland has once again brought up the matter of religious-based objections to acts in the workplace — this time centred on the right of Christian family business not to bake a ‘gay cake’. The ruling … Continue reading
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Pope in Sarajevo: building peace through dialogue and witness
Interreligious dialogue is “an indispensable condition for peace” and “a duty for all believers”. That was Pope Francis’ reminder to the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday afternoon as he met with leaders of the Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish communities … Continue reading
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A Guide to the Family Synod, Part III: ‘The Gospel of the Family’
[The third in a series by Elizabeth Howard considering the questions that have been put to the world’s bishops’ conferences in the run-up to the Synod of Bishops in October. The previous posts are here and here.] Part II of the discussion document or Lineamenta is … Continue reading
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Saunders-Pell: Vatican statements and CV comment
There have been two responses from Rome to media coverage of the criticism of Cardinal George Pell made by a British member of the Pope’s Commission for the Protection of Minors, Peter Saunders. (The story is dealt with by CV Comment … Continue reading
Saunders accusation highlights need to tighten abuse commission brief
Pope Francis’s advisors will be in a difficult position this morning, following accusations over the weekend by one of his hand-picked abuse commissioners against the man he chose to head up his reform of Vatican finances. Peter Saunders, chief executive … Continue reading
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