The Holy See Press Office has published a statement from the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, concerning the case of Theodore Edgar McCarrick.
The Congresso of the CDF, which investigated the accusations, has issued a decree finding McCarrick "guilty of the following delicts while a cleric: solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession, and sins against the Sixth...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Blessed are those who trust in the LORD;
the LORD will be their trust.
They are like a tree planted beside the waters
that stretches out its roots to the stream. (Jer 17:7,8)
It's not often that a very negative statement from Scripture keeps my limited attention span for long, I prefer the glass half full approach,...
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Fraterna Domus Centre, in Sacrofano, outside Rome, today, in order to highlight his constant attention to the welcome of migrants. 'Free from fear' is the theme of a three-day meeting organized by the Migrantes Foundation, Italian Caritas, and the Jesuit-run Astalli Center for Refugees, to discuss the reception structures for migrants. The meetin...
Campaigners calling for the release of a Pakistani Christian on death row for blasphemy have made renewed pleas for his conviction to be quashed. Sobia Masih - wife of condemned man Sawan Masih - told Aid to the Church in Need that her husband was unjustly sentenced to death in March 2014, after Muslim man Shahid Imran claimed that he had insulted the Prophet Mohammed.
Mrs Masih said: "I ...
Lord Nicholas Windsor today opened Theodore House at Stonyhurst College, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
The great grandson of King George V, and youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, unveiled a plaque on the site of the converted corn mill in the presence of Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, and more than 200 dignitaries and invited guests.
The event marks t...
If rural prompts a first thought of farming, please think again. Most Catholic parishes include rural areas, often packed with commuters and retirees, with farmers increasingly rare. Those responsible for training priests and deacons may like to note this year we include a presentation on Sarum College's rural ministry training programme.
Why? Most of each diocese is rural, yet most paris...
Christian families in Syria forced from their town by extremists celebrated their return yesterday (Thursday, 14th February) with a ceremony marking the reconstruction of their homes.
At the service, parishioners packed into St Mary's Church, in Krak des Chevaliers (Al Husn) village, and received 'Jesus is my Rock' stone tablets and bottles of holy water to signify the completion of repai...
Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, President of the Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) in Rome, is coming to speak at a number of Jesuit schools and parishes including Donhead school in Wimbledon on Wednesday 27th February. He will be speaking about Ignatian responses to 'Care of Creation' and the importance of leadership and how we can take action on being 'men and women for others'. Thi...
The Diocese of Westminster seeks to appoint a practising Roman Catholic to serve the Westminster Justice & Peace Commission in coordinating Justice and Peace endeavours across the Diocese.
The successful applicant will have pastoral experience in education, parish, youth and/or community work and be familiar with common IT software for databases, spreadsheets and social media.
This ...
Around 50 representatives of religious orders, Catholic groups and investment experts attended a conference yesterday, titled 'Fossil fuel divestment for a zero carbon future'.
Hosted by the Mount Street Jesuit Centre in Central London, the conference heard Dr Lorna Gold of Trócaire and Vice Chair of the Global Catholic Climate Movement, say we need "radical and urgent change" to keep av...
Established more than 600 years ago, the Sretensky monastery in the centre of Moscow was a place of imprisonment and execution of those persecuted for their political or religious beliefs during repressive Soviet times.
Right beside the monastery reborn in mid-1990s, modern Orthodox Theological seminary has been founded, and impressive monastery church dedicated to New Martyrs and Confess...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed its "growing concern" for the lives and welfare of all people affected by failure to resolve the political situation in Venezuela, in a statement jointly signed by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, and Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, on 14 February.
The WCC urged the country's political leaders "to put the...
Renewed Boko Haram attacks in the days leading up to Nigeria's presidential election show that the extremists are "far from being defeated" - according to a Catholic leader in the country. Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos told Aid to the Church in Need that parts of the country have experienced an upsurge in violence ahead of polls on Saturday (16 February).
He said: "Attacks by Boko Ha...
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) UK and Ireland, are looking for new participants!
Spend three month living in Palestine and Israel. EAs from all ages groups aim to offer a protective presence to vulnerable communities, monitoring and reporting human rights abuses.
Successful applicants are given support and training. EAPPI welcomes applicat...
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