The High Court of Australia has decided to give Cardinal George Pell, 78, a final chance to argue against his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.
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Bishop DiMarzio: Gospel is God’s Gift, Not a Means to Wage War
Bishops should not give in to calls to be more combative cultural warriors in the world, said Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn.
Veteran Says ‘Little Flower’ Kept Him Alive During Months of Bombing Runs
A German Messerschmitt fighter plane was bearing down on Don Stoulil’s B-17 bomber as he flew a mission during World War II.
Author Criticized for Perpetuating ‘Unfortunate Myth’ USCCB Resisting Pope
The chief communications officer for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized a new book on Pope Francis’ papacy for perpetuating “an unfortunate and inaccurate myth” that Pope Francis is facing resistance from the leadership and staff of the bishops’ conference.
Murder of Jesuits Was Marked with Horror, But Inspired Defense of the Poor
No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe.
No Plaster Saints: God Gives Grace to Live Holy Lives, Pope Says
The saints were flesh-and-blood people whose lives included real struggles and joys, and whose holiness reminds all the baptized that they, too, are called to be saints, Pope Francis said.
Vatican Museums Unveils Amazon Exhibit, New Space for Native Artifacts
With the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in the final stretch, the Vatican Museums unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the people, customs and Catholic faith in the Amazon.
Pope Closes Amazon Synod Warning of Walls, Neglect of Traditions
Pope Francis warned against building walls and ignoring the traditions of those often on the margins of society in his final message to the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon.
Synod Offers Cautious Support For Married Priests, Study of Women Deacons
Catholic communities in the Amazon might be able to ordain married men to the priesthood under limited circumstances, based on the outcome of a meeting of bishops in Rome that issued its final report Saturday – although the document stopped short of a full-throated endorsement for the ordination of either married men or women deacons.
Analysis: Amazon Synod Ends by Leaving an Awful Lot on the Pope’s Plate
The ordination of married men to the priesthood and women to the diaconate, and the creation of a special “Amazon rite” of the Mass — All three ideas generated enthusiasm but also blowback during the synod.