Abbot and Sister take on ‘bear pit’ of atheists in debate over papal visit
An abbot, a nun and a Catholic journalist defended the Church last night in a debate held by the British Humanist Society over whether the Pope should be granted a state visit to Britain. Journalist...
View ArticleCondoms may be ‘first step’ in moralisation of sexuality, says Pope
Benedict XVI has said that if those with HIV use a condom with “the intention of reducing the risk of infection” it might be the “first step in the direction of a moralisation” of sexuality. He made...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 16/12/10
The European Court of Human Rights will announce today whether it requires the Irish Republic to abandon its pro-life laws. Zenit publishes the full text of yesterday’s general audience on St Veronica...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 17/12/10
Benedict XVI called for “an end to hostility and prejudice” against Christians in Europe in his World Peace Day message released yesterday (video, full text). Catholics and Lutherans have taken...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 22/12/10
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a Note on the Pope’s remarks about Aids and condoms in Light of the World (full text). Sandro Magister, Steve Kellmeyer, John Allen, Fr Tim...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 06/01/11
Pope Benedict XVI blessed a new children’s ward at Gemelli Hospital in Rome yesterday. A new poll suggests that 77 per cent of Flemish people think that Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard is not a...
View ArticleVatican prepares to issue pastoral guidelines on Aids care
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Benedict XVI presented Cardinal Angelo Scola, the new Archbishop of Milan, with the pallium at Castel Gandolfo this morning. The Pope broke with tradition and did not hold a weekly general audience...
View ArticleSwiss Church to set up counselling centre for Basel’s 3,000 prostitutes
The Catholic Church in Switzerland is setting up a counselling service for prostitutes, which it claims is the first of its kind. The Church in the city of Basel has set up a service called Spiritual...
View ArticleAfrican bishops praise caregivers of people with HIV and AIDS
As the Year of Mercy neared, the bishops of Africa and Madagascar held up the work of families and local faith communities in caring for people with AIDS as a strong example of unconditional love. In a...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 04/12/15
Pope Francis has received the Book of Gospels that will be used during Year of Mercy liturgies. Argentina’s bishops have urged drug dealers to repent in the Year of Mercy. The Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar...
View ArticleIn the Vatican’s media shake-up, there’s one thing that definitely has to go
The Vatican is reorganising its communications structures, you may have heard. As part of this Fr Federico Lombardi, the Papal spokesman, will be leaving his job at Vatican Radio, as this article...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 01/12/16
Archbishop Mark Coleridge has been elected chairman of a commission overseeing a plenary council of the Australian Church in 2020. Pope Francis called for “responsible behaviour” to prevent the spread...
View ArticleAbbot and Sister take on ‘bear pit’ of atheists in debate over papal visit
An abbot, a nun and a Catholic journalist defended the Church last night in a debate held by the British Humanist Society over whether the Pope should be granted a state visit to Britain. Journalist...
View ArticleCondoms may be ‘first step’ in moralisation of sexuality, says Pope
Benedict XVI has said that if those with HIV use a condom with “the intention of reducing the risk of infection” it might be the “first step in the direction of a moralisation” of sexuality. He made...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 16/12/10
The European Court of Human Rights will announce today whether it requires the Irish Republic to abandon its pro-life laws. Zenit publishes the full text of yesterday’s general audience on St Veronica...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 17/12/10
Benedict XVI called for “an end to hostility and prejudice” against Christians in Europe in his World Peace Day message released yesterday (video, full text). Catholics and Lutherans have taken...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 22/12/10
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a Note on the Pope’s remarks about Aids and condoms in Light of the World (full text). Sandro Magister, Steve Kellmeyer, John Allen, Fr Tim...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 06/01/11
Pope Benedict XVI blessed a new children’s ward at Gemelli Hospital in Rome yesterday. A new poll suggests that 77 per cent of Flemish people think that Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard is not a...
View ArticleVatican prepares to issue pastoral guidelines on Aids care
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