Archive for October 19, 2015

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For German bishops mercy comes at a price, critics charge

As controversy continues to swirl around proposals by the German bishops at the Synod on the Family, the German bishops... Read more

Pope Francis with Archbishop Charles Chaput at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 24, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Chaput: In Philly and in synod, support for Francis is obvious

In an Oct. 19 interview, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said that despite an implied assertion in America Magazine over... Read more

Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu of Konongo-Mampong, president of Ghana's bishops' conference, walks to the Vatican's Synod Hall, Oct. 9, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Ghana's bishops ask country to work for fair elections in 2016

The Catholic bishops of Ghana have asked the country’s election commission to register all eligible voters and to work to... Read more

Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican Press Office, Oct. 19, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Cardinal Pell: Catholic means universal, not continental

In a wide-ranging interview, Australia's leading prelate affirmed his alliance with Pope Francis, and also stressed that, in a universal... Read more