Greetings of Ecumenical Patriarch at Vatican II anniversary celebration (The...
2012-10-11 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) At the conclusion of the Mass to celebrate the anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of...
View ArticleWithout the search for unity faith would be be abandoned (The Holy See)
(Source: The Holy See) 2013-01-18 L'Osservatore Romano The Year of Faith which Pope Benedict XVI has given us is closely connected with the Second Vatican Council not only from the temporal viewpoint...
View ArticleCatholic Church: Glossary of Roman Catholic terms
Here is a glossary of some Roman Catholic terms: Archbishop A senior bishop, heading an archdiocese, appointed by the Pope after consultation with outgoing/neighbouring bishops and the Pope's local...
View ArticleCard. Gracias: Golden treasures of Vatican II for Church in Asia (The Holy...
(Source: The Holy See) (Vatican Radio) Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai and President of the Indian Bishops Conference closed an International Conference on Vatican II in Bangalore, India...
View ArticleWhat did the Roman meeting ever do for us?
123 After Vatican II, Mass was heard in English, Protestants were no longer scary, and Fr Trendy was born, writes JOE HUMPHREYS��. Illustrations: CHRIS JUDGE�� MASS IN THE MOTHER TONGUE�� Nelson...
View ArticlePope Awards the 'Ratzinger Prize,' Considered the Nobel of Theology...
Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 23 Oct 2012 The Ratzinger Prize is considered the Nobel of Theology. The honor is awarded by the Joseph Ratzinger Vatican Foundation, to those who...
View ArticleBenedict XVI: 'you too will be close to me, even if I am hidden from ...
On this day, just 8 years earlier, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became the 264th Vicar of Christ, on Earth. Just as he stepped away from that service, there was one last meeting with the Parish Priests...
View ArticleIreland's ambivalent relationship with the Second Vatican Council
The Irish church was out of touch, but all this was to change utterly, writes P��DRAIC CONWAY�� IT���S A daunting task to encompass in 1,000 words the content and impact of the Second Vatican Council....
View Article'The priest began to face us during Mass, which was now in English'
PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent WHEN HE LAUNCHED the Dublin archdiocese���s new policy on First Communion on Monday, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said there had been ���enormous change in...
View ArticleCardinal Cormac and the ecumenical legacy of the Vatican Council (Catholic...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) On Saturday afternoon, 6 July, vying with what seemed like the first real taste of summer sun so far this year, the Focolare Centre for...
View ArticlePriest faces censure over baptism
THE Tablet of September 26, 2013 had a report which carried this headline: Priest faces censure over baptism. According to the report what really had happened is: a parish priest, who is a member of...
View ArticleIrish Pedophile Legacy Highlights Challenge to New Pope
For Irish victims of priestly sexual abuse, Pope Francis needs to disclose what the Vatican knows about the crimes -- and fully apologize for them. “He could start telling the truth about the extent...
View ArticleThe Vatican’s strong defense of the Jews
The head of a schismatic Roman Catholic sect known as the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) recently labeled Jews “enemies of the Church.” The comments from Bishop Bernard Fellay could have triggered a...
View ArticleHis All-Holiness addresses crowds at St. Peter's Square (Ecumenical...
On the occasion of the celebration in Rome of the 50th anniversary since the opening of Vatican II, His All-Holiness delivered the following address at the invitation of Pope Benedict XVI. (St....
View ArticleSecond Global Anglican Future Conference In Nairobi Will Address Gay...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Concerned that the crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion is deepening, conservative Anglican primates in Africa are organizing a second conference to discuss ways of...
View ArticleThe Second Vatican Council: What was it and why is it important today? (CCCB...
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops - The Second Vatican Council: What was it and why is it impor Thursday, October 11 2012 - Last Updated Friday, October 12 2012 (CCCB - Ottawa) … October 11,...
View ArticleOrlando Bishop Emeritus Norbert Dorsey died, 83
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Bishop Norbert M. Dorsey, C.P. Bishop Norbert M. Dorsey died on February 21, 2013 at 8:30 p.m. in Orlando, Florida after a long battle with cancer. He was born...
View ArticleEx-priest living out the cost of conscience
Roy Bourgeois’ conscience has landed him in federal prison and guided him on a 35-day hunger strike. More recently, it got him kicked out of the Catholic priesthood, after 40 years as a priest. The...
View ArticleCardinal Clancy 1923-2014 Obituary .pdf (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)
(Source: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference) Cardinal Clancy 1923 -‐ 2014 Obituary By Kerry Myers, AAP Journalist and Former Editor Catholic Weekly, Sydney "Trust nobody" That was the response...
View ArticleA faithful son of the church: former Sydney Archbishop Edward Clancy dies
Respected: Edward Clancy in 1994. Photo: Dean Sewell "Trust nobody." That was the response given by the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy AC to a request for advice from an up-and-coming...
View ArticleDonal McKeown to be installed as Catholic Bishop of Derry
The new Catholic Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, is due to be installed in his role during a church ceremony in the city on Sunday afternoon. He was appointed by Pope Francis in February, but his...
View ArticleRetiring Brady asks for forgiveness
Cardinal Sean Brady, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has apologised and asked for forgiveness as his retirement was confirmed by the Vatican. The cleric, whose f inal years at the head of...
View ArticleMarried Catholic Priests? Maybe.
The headline I wrote for today's article says it all. Are there going to be married Catholic men ordained to the priesthood in the United States? Possibly. While it hasn't made many headlines, a...
View ArticleCatholics and Anglicans hold an hour of prayer to support Pope’s visit to the...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) Catholics and Anglicans will unite in prayer at the very hour that Pope Francis will visit the Christians of Bethlehem on Sunday 25 May...
View ArticlePope Francis, a year later [Commentary]
1969 was a year I well remember — it was my first year in a seminary in Virginia. I was beginning my journey to the priesthood with an American religious order, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy...
View ArticleCatholic Church braces for new abuse inquiry
Days after the Government announced a Royal Commission in to child sex abuse, a separate inquiry is being prepared, raising questions about the Catholic Church's future. Transcript LEIGH SALES,...
View ArticleCardinal Koch comes up supporting Jews, Vatican II, and Nostra Aetate
The Vatican’s Cardinal Kurt Koch made the news today: 16 January 2013 The Vatican’s chief official in charge of relations with the Jews has vowed that the Catholic Church would not reverse its historic...
View ArticleFour Priests, Four Friends: Bishops Witness Historic Changes In Catholic Life
By Peggy Fletcher Stack Salt Lake Tribune/Religion News Service (RNS) Whether by accident, serendipity or divine design, four future heavyweights of American Catholicism found themselves in the Class...
View ArticleArchdiocese seeks to rebuild trust in wake of clergy abuse
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is working to restore trust among Catholics and the public at large, in the wake of the latest clergy sex abuse disclosures. The...
View ArticleArchbishop Aymond Offers ‘10 Ways Vatican II Shapes The Church Today’ (USCCB...
October 1, 2012 WASHINGTON-The Catholic Church marks the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by Blessed Pope John XXIII on October 11. The Council ran from 1962-1965,...
View ArticleBook on PH bishops prompts Vidal to explain their roles
PEOPLE play a major role in choosing bishops who will be running dioceses, said Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. “The process of selection should be very well kept (followed). The...
View Article>Mahony defends legacy on church abuse in blog
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The public rebuke of retired Cardinal Roger Mahony for failing to take swift action against abusive priests adds tarnish to a career already overshadowed by the church sex abuse...
View ArticleBishop of Poona to unveil bronze statue of Pope John Paul II today
PUNE: A life-size 6'-6" statue of Pope John Paul II will be unveiled in the city on Tuesday. Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Nuncio to India and Vatican's ambassador to New Delhi, will bless the...
View ArticlePope Defended Old Church Teachings
By STACY MEICHTRY VATICAN CITY— Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation Monday, shaped doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church for decades as a staunch defender of traditional church teachings...
View ArticleCardinal Mahony's Vote In Papal Conclave Stirs Ire, Shrugs
LOS ANGELES (RNS) After the release of damning sex abuse documents that prompted a rare public rebuke from the current archbishop of Los Angeles, retired Cardinal Roger Mahony again finds himself in...
View Article>Cardinals in coverups: Should they help pick a pope?
Retired Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahoney is soon off to Rome to vote on a successor to St. Peter, even though Mahoney was recently stripped of public duties by his successor after documents revealed...
View ArticleThe Altar, the Pulpit, and the Clergy
Since the founding of the Roman Catholic Church in the early days of Christendom, the altar has always been in the center of the chancel area, with the pulpit on one side of the of the chancel and the...
View ArticleThe Reinterment of King Richard III (Catholic Bishops' Conference of England...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury will both be taking part in services in Leicester Cathedral to mark...
View ArticleBishop Thompson to be eulogized Wednesday
He always described himself as a man of hope. The Most Rev. David B. Thompson, retired bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, will be eulogized Wednesday at an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at the Cathedral of...
View ArticleAnglican-Catholic dialogues discuss marriage, physician-assisted suicide (The...
(Source: The Anglican Communion) Representatives of Canada's Anglican and Catholic churches recently met for five days of diverse discussions characterized by candour and charity. The joint and...
View ArticleArchbishop prays for Christian Unity at service marking 50th Anniversary of...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) At a service tonight in Northampton Cathedral, the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Rev Bernard Longley, will say that Unitatis...
View ArticleAppointment of New National Ecumenical Officer and Secretary to the...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) The Dean of St George's Cathedral, Southwark, Rev Canon John O'Toole MA, AKC, Cert.Ed., has been appointed as the National Ecumenical Officer...
View ArticleMahony defends legacy on church abuse in blog
The public rebuke of retired Cardinal Roger Mahony for failing to take swift action against abusive priests adds tarnish to a career already overshadowed by the church sex abuse scandal but does little...
View ArticleCardinal Tagle to Deliver Dearden Lecture (The Catholic University of America)
(Source: The Catholic University of America) Feb. 18, 2015 Cardinal Tagle to Address Gaudium et Spes at Catholic University Manila Archbishop to Deliver Annual Cardinal Dearden Lecture Philippine...
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