Polish cardinal chastised by Vatican hospitalised
Warsaw PolandAP A prominent Polish cardinal who was recently sanctioned by the Vatican over sexual abuse allegations has been hospitalized since last week and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Tuesday. Retired Archbishop Henryk Gulbinowicz was sanctioned by the Vatican last week after the 97-year-old was accused of sexually abusing a seminarian and of covering up […]
Vatican faults others for McCarrick’s rise, spares Francis
Rome, ItalyAP A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick found that bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed multiple reports of sexual misconduct and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator until taking action when a former altar boy alleged abuse. The Vatican took the extraordinary step Tuesday of […]
Essay: With nine new electors, Pope Francis remakes the college of cardinals
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how Pope Francis has “remade the college of cardinals”…
Dutch Cardinal emeritus Adrianus Simonis dies at age 88
The Hague, NetherlandsAP Cardinal emeritus Adrianus Simonis, who led the Dutch Catholic Church during a period of secularization in society and, after his retirement, had to confront abuse in the church, has died at age 88, his former archdiocese of Utrecht announced Wednesday. His successor, Cardinal Willem Eijk, said the church had lost someone “with […]
US election: Joe Biden’s Catholic politics are complicated, but deeply American
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the faith of US presidential candidate Joe Biden…
Essay: John Paul II centennial – six amazing facts about the pope’s life
CLEMENTE LISI, writing for Religion Unplugged, reflects on the life of St John Paul II…
New book by Pope Francis points to continuity with predecessor John Paul II
Vatican CityRNS While the newly elected Pope John Paul II stood before Catholic cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on the 16th October, 1978, half a world away in Argentina a middle-aged priest named Jorge Mario Bergoglio was following the election on the radio of his car. In that moment began a connection between the Polish […]
In Rome, Pompeo and Brownback invoke glory days of US-Vatican alliance
Vatican CityRNS US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took part in a symposium with high-ranking Vatican officials on Wednesday to celebrate diplomatic relations between the superpower and the Holy See and their joint efforts to promote religious freedom, combat human trafficking and support faith-based organisations. “When the state rules absolutely,” Pompeo repeated several times during […]
ESSAY: POPE FRANCES PUSHES A NEW THEOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE
US religion commentator MARK SILK, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how Pope Francis is calling for “prophetic actions” to spur governments into greater action on climate change…
ESSAY: CAN A CATHOLIC CRITIQUE OF “THROWAWAY CULTURE” PULL POLITICS BACK FROM THE BRINK?
In an excerpt from his book ‘Resisting Throwaway Culture’ adapted for Religion News Service, CHARLES A CAMOSY, writing for the US context, says its time for a different approach to politics…