Month: November 2022

Madonnina
Opinion

Message from the German Bishops’ Conference on the German Synodal Path following Vatican meeting

Bishop Dr Georg Bätzing Title: Message from the German Bishops’ Conference on the German Synodal Path following Vatican meeting Author: Bishop Dr Georg Bätzing Publisher: Catholic Outlook Date:  28NOV2022 During their recent Ad Limina visit to the Vatican, members of the German Bishops’ Conference met with Pope Francis and attended a meeting with the heads of

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Madonnina
Opinion

The abuse crisis should be the center of the pope’s ongoing synodal process

Abuse Crisis Centre Synodal Process Title: The abuse crisis should be the center of the pope’s ongoing synodal process Authors: Massimo Faggioli & Hans Zollner Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 15NOV2022 As American Jesuit historian Fr. John O’Malley wrote in one of his last articles published in America magazine last February, the history of synodality is

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News

France opens investigation into cardinal who admitted to sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard Title: France opens investigation into cardinal who admitted to sexually abusing 14-year-old girl Authors: Delia Gallagher & Saskya Vandoorne,  Publisher: CNN Date: 08NOV2022 French authorities have opened an investigation into one of highest-ranking members of France’s Catholic Church, who admitted to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl when he was a parish priest,

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News

Australia’s Archbishop Costelloe: Women’s ordination and church governance are ‘big theological questions’

Australia’s Archbishop Timothy Costelloe Title:  Australia’s Archbishop Costelloe: Women’s ordination and church governance are ‘big theological questions’ Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine Date:  07NOV2022 Read Part I of this interview here: Australian Archbishop Costelloe tells Pope Francis ‘The church in Australia is alive.’In the second part of this exclusive interview with America, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe,

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News

Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

Pope Francis Genital Mutilation Title: Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press Date: 07NOV2022 ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a “crime” on Sunday and said the fight for women’s rights, equality and opportunity must continue for the good of

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Madonnina
Opinion

Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’

Vatican Fr. Andrew Small Title: Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’ Author: Luke Coppen Publisher: The Pillar Date:  04NOV2022 Fr. Andrew Small, secretary of the Vatican’s child protection committee, talks about sexual abuse and Church reform. Fr. Andrew Small was appointed in June to one of the most important positions in

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Madonnina
Opinion

Women must be included in formation of priests, says abuse expert

Abuse Expert Hans Zollner Title: Women must be included in formation of priests, says abuse expert Author: Sarah MacDonald Publisher: Crux Date: 03NOV2022 One of the church’s leading experts on safeguarding and clerical sexual abuse has said the exclusion of women from seminary formation has had “extremely harmful consequences,” and this “needs to change.” Jesuit

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