The Bishop of Bradford has appealed for wider media coverage of the civil war in Sudan, after returning from a visit to the country. The Sudanese army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for more than a year, in a conflict which has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes. The Right […]
Pope Francis used an offensive slur for gay men in a closed-door discussion with Italian bishops last week, two sources who were in the room told NBC News. The pontiff’s use of the derogatory term, first reported by Italian media, led the Vatican to apologize Tuesday “to those who were offended.” The reported comment came […]
Germany’s Catholic and Protestant bishops emphasized the comforting and inspirational force of faith in Easter sermons to their congregations on Sunday. The world was marked by “war, terror and cruel violence,” Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki said in remarks released ahead of his sermon in the city’s famous cathedral. “Aside from Russia’s illegal war against […]
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Thursday moved to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have balked over last month’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples, telling them that the measure is not “heretical” or “blasphemous”. In a five-page statement, the Vatican’s doctrinal office also acknowledged that such blessings could […]
ROME (AP) — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved. In a five-page statement, the Holy See’s office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy expressed understanding that some bishops’ conferences need […]