Archive for October 23, 2020
Polish president Duda welcomes landmark abortion ruling
Polish president Andrzej Duda welcomed a landmark court ruling on abortion Friday. Read more
Report: Vatican requests evidence in Becciu embezzlement investigation
Vatican prosecutors have requested evidence from Rome in an ongoing investigation into allegations that Cardinal Angelo Becciu used Secretariat of... Read more
Taiwan foreign ministry: Catholics in China are facing serious challenges
Taiwan’s foreign ministry responded by the renewal of the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement Thursday by highlighting the worsening religious freedom situation... Read more
Australian state police rule out probe into Vatican money transfers during Pell trial
Police in the Australian state of Victoria said Friday that they have no plans for a further investigation into reports... Read more
Mexican broadcaster: Vatican held back Pope Francis' words on same-sex civil unions in 2019 interview footage
A Mexican broadcaster said Thursday that the Vatican held back footage from a 2019 interview that it conducted with Pope... Read more
Vatican extends plenary indulgence for the dead throughout November
The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid the coronavirus pandemic and... Read more
Munich archdiocese: Church tax income rises as record numbers depart
The German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising announced Friday that it received 665 million euros in income from the church tax last... Read more
Two more Swiss Guards test positive for the coronavirus
The Pontifical Swiss Guard announced Friday that two more of its members have tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more
Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to solve circuit court split with 15 week abortion case
The Mississippi Attorney General on Thursday urged the US Supreme Court to hear a case regarding the state’s ban on... Read more
Trump and Biden clash on immigration and coronavirus during final debate
Immigration and the coronavirus pandemic took center stage on Thursday’s final debate between President Donald Trump and former vice president... Read more
Argentine bishops call bill to legalize abortion ‘untenable’
The Catholic bishops of Argentina have blasted a plan to introduce an abortion legalization bill in the country, saying it... Read more
Santa Fe archdiocese again suspending public Mass
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is indefinitely suspending all public Masses after the weekend, citing rising COVID-19 cases in New... Read more
Former spiritual director of 'Medjugorje visionaries' excommunicated
A laicized priest who had been the spiritual director to six people who said they experienced visions of the Blessed... Read more
Analysis: How the Washington Post is opening the path to use the pope against the Catholic Church
Amid an international fracas over Pope Francis’ words on civil unions in a newly released documentary, the pope’s remarks have... Read more
