Pope intervenes again to restrict celebration of Latin Mass
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis has intervened for the third time to crack down on the celebration of the old Latin Mass, a sign of continued friction with Catholic traditionalists. Francis reasserted in a new legal decree published Tuesday that the Holy See must approve new celebrations of the old rite by signing off on bishops’ decisions […]
Essay: Pope Francis apologised for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a Pope’s apology mean?
In the wake of Pope Francis’ 1st April apology to First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations from Canada, Catholic theologian ANNIE SELAK – in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the significance of papal apologies…
Pope Francis renews curbs on Latin Mass in rebuff to conservatives
Reuters Pope Francis on Friday overturned decisions by his two predecessors and re-imposed restrictions on the old-style Latin Mass preferred by traditionalist Roman Catholics, saying it was being exploited to divide the church. Conservative groups reacted with dismay and anger to the latest episode of what some have dubbed the church’s “liturgy wars”. Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis shrugs off critics, calling schism part of church’s history
Vatican CityRNS On his flight back from a weeklong trip to Africa, Pope Francis answered the small yet vocal crowd of critics of his papacy, saying that while he hopes for dialogue he’s not afraid of a schism. “There has always been a schismatic option in the church, always,” Francis said while answering a question […]
Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief
RNS Fifty years after it held the world’s first international conference examining the rise of atheism and secularism, the Vatican is joining forces with a British research initiative to host a conference on ‘Cultures of Unbelief’. In late May, scholars from a range of disciplines will gather at Rome’s Gregorian University to discuss the results […]
ESSAY: WHY IT’S SO HARD TO HOLD PRIESTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SEX ABUSE
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAROLYN M WARNER, associate director of graduate studies and a professor at Arizona State University, argues that canon law is part of the problem when it comes to holding priests accountable for abuse…