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Weekly Newsletter 24th October 2020 (41)
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Pope Francis’ homosexuality comments heavily edited in documentary, Vatican has no comment on civil unions
Screenshot documentary “Francesco” with original subtitles. “Francesco,” a newly-released documentary on Pope Francis, contains comments from the pope on homosexuality and civil unions. Some of …
Polish court declares abortion in cases of fetal abnormalities unconstitutional
Baby feet. Credit: 578foot via www.shutterstock.com. Poland’s constitutional court ruled yesterday that a law permitting abortion for fetal abnormalities is unconstitutional. In the highly anticipated …
Where China’s bishops stand as the Sino-Vatican deal is renewed
Flags of China and Vatican City. Credit: FreshStock on Shutterstock. As the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement was renewed yesterday, an article in a Vatican newspaper said …
In grim accounting, Canadian report says assisted suicide saves health care money
Stock photo. Via Shutterstock. A Canadian report has put a dollar figure on legal assisted suicide, claiming that legalization has saved millions of dollars in …
Bishops in Kerala on hunger strike for Catholic education
The Emblem of Kerala. Credit: AlexR.L. via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Several bishops in Kerala held a day-long hunger strike Tuesday to protest the state …
Polish city unveils giant St. John Paul II mural in centenary year
The mural of St. John Paul II in Stalowa Wola, Poland. Credit: stalowawola.pl. A Polish city has unveiled a giant mural of St. John Paul …
Vatican and China renew provisional agreement on appointment of bishops
Chinese flag. Credit: Gang Liu/Shutterstock The Vatican and China have renewed a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops for two more years, the Holy …
What did Pope Francis say about civil unions? A CNA Explainer
Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. “Francesco,” a newly released documentary on the life and ministry of Pope Francis, has made global headlines because the film …
Archbishop Kondrusiewicz: Reconciliation is crucial in Belarus
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz. Credit: Raviaka Ruslan/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). The Church in Belarus has no other task than proclaiming the Gospel. It did so …
Report: Vatican investigators provide evidence of payments to Italian ‘security consultant’
he flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Vatican investigators have evidence that an Italian woman accused of …
Bishop: Be physically present at Mass, despite world being “shrouded in gloom” due to COVID-19.
Image Credit: CBCEW The Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop Mark O’Toole, has encouraged those who can, to return to Mass, to be physically present in a …
£3m grant funding for repairs to outstanding Catholic churches and cathedrals announced
Interior of St Patrick’s Toxteth © Alex Ramsay Following the award of a grant of £3m from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, the Patrimony Committee …
Polish bishop dies from the coronavirus
Bishop Bogdan Wojtuś (1937-2020). Credit: prymasowska. A Polish bishop died from COVID-19 Tuesday at the age of 83. Bishop Bogdan Wojtuś died at noon local …
Pope Francis calls for civil union law for same-sex couples, in shift from Vatican stance
Promotional poster, “Francesco.” In a documentary that premiered today in Rome, Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples, departing …
Pope Francis: ‘Prayer is the centre of life’
Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Oct. 21, 2020. Photo credits: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis …
Blessed Carlo Acutis: 41,000 people visited Italian teen’s tomb amid beatification
Bishop Marcello Semeraro presides over the closing of the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 19. 2020. Credit: Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo …
Pope Francis: ‘The world has a profound thirst for peace’
Pope Francis light a candle during an interreligious ceremony in the Campidoglio Square, Rome, Oct. 20, 2020. Credits: Vatican Media. Pope Francis affirmed the signal …
Beatification cause of ‘mother of lepers’ opens in Poland
Servant of God Wanda Błeńska (1911-2014). Credit: wysokieobcasy.pl (CC BY-SA 4.0). The beatification cause of a Polish missionary doctor known as the “mother of lepers” …