Articles by AC Wimmer
Ahead of trip to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony
Aug 5, 2022 / 08:22 amMetropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, the new head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Francis today.
Pope Francis calls on young people to turn to Jesus like Blessed Carlo Acutis did
Aug 5, 2022 / 07:13 amPope Francis told young Catholics on Friday that Jesus is not just a moral precept but a person and a great friend.
Pope Francis: Canada's residential schools system was 'cultural genocide'
Jul 30, 2022 / 03:09 amPope Francis has agreed with the view that the forced removal of Indigenous children and their treatment in Canada’s residential school system was a form of “cultural genocide.”
Pope Francis says he has 'said all he has to say' in 2019 letter to German Catholics about the 'Synodal Way'
Jul 30, 2022 / 02:22 amThe latest Vatican intervention against the German "Synodal Way" was published by the Secretariat of State, but he himself has said “everything he had to say” in his own letter to German Catholics, Pope Francis told journalists.
As Anglican bishops gather, deep divisions over statement on banning same-sex marriage emerge
Jul 26, 2022 / 13:07 pmFollowing criticism from Anglican bishops, participants in the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England will be given the opportunity to “clearly state their opposition” to a motion against same-sex marriage and blessings of homosexual unions.
Indian archbishop asked to resign over escalating liturgical dispute
Jul 26, 2022 / 07:15 amThe dispute over the celebration of a unified liturgy in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has led to the resignation of a bishop in southern India.
Archbishop calls for international efforts after 17 migrants from Haiti die in rough seas in the Bahamas
Jul 25, 2022 / 10:45 amThe archbishop of Nassau in the Bahamas reacted with sadness to the news of a boat carrying migrants from Haiti capsizing off the coast of the Bahamas on Sunday, calling for international efforts to remove the reasons migrants risk their lives to leave their homelands.
‘Astonished’ German leaders take issue with Holy See’s latest warning about the ‘Synodal Way’
Jul 22, 2022 / 09:42 amThe latest warning by the Holy See about the risk of a new schism from Germany arising from the “Synodal Way” has been sharply rejected and met with “astonishment” by its organizers, who in turn accused Rome of not acting like a synodal Church.
Vatican warning: Germany's ‘Synodal Way’ poses ‘threat to the unity of the Church’
Jul 21, 2022 / 07:25 amThe Vatican has issued another warning of a new schism from Germany coming out of the “Synodal Way”.
German ‘Synodal Way’ a ‘conscious statement against Catechism,’ says official
Jul 19, 2022 / 03:21 amThe German “Synodal Way” is aiming to change the Church’s teaching on homosexuality by proposing “a conscious statement against the current Catholic catechism," according to a leading protagonist of the controversial process.
Pope Francis warns of toxicity in social media, calls for inclusion in digital space
Jul 18, 2022 / 03:56 amPope Francis has called on Catholics to counter toxicity in social media, and to engage in dialogue and education to help deal with “lies and misinformation”.
Pope Francis saddened by death of atheist journalist whose claims sparked Vatican denials
Jul 15, 2022 / 06:15 amPope Francis has expressed deep affection for an atheist journalist whose claims, based on encounters with the Holy Father, have repeatedly sparked corrections and denials by the Vatican.
Archbishop Naumann says he is 'sad' over Pope’s handling of Biden, Pelosi on abortion
Jul 14, 2022 / 10:26 amThe archbishop's comments appeared in a German newspaper, Die Tagespost.
Civil claim brought against Cardinal Pell and Australian Archdiocese
Jul 14, 2022 / 09:18 amAn Australian court on Thursday heard from the lawyer representing a man seeking legal action against the Catholic Church and Cardinal George Pell.
Cardinal Kasper warns German synodal way risks 'breaking its own neck'
Jun 22, 2022 / 14:40 pmA theologian considered close to Pope Francis has warned that the German Synodal Way is at risk of “breaking its own neck” if it does not heed the objections raised by a growing number of bishops around the world.
German Social Democrats attack Catholic faith of potential Angela Merkel successor's aide
Aug 11, 2021 / 10:42 amAn anti-Catholic video targeting the election campaign of a potential successor to Angela Merkel has drawn criticism from bishops and politicians in Germany amid growing concerns about a wider erosion of religious freedom in an increasingly secular Europe.