US bishops elect Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as their new president
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president of the US bishops’ conference on Tuesday for a three-year term to begin at the conclusion of the bishops’ annual autumn general...
View ArticleFight the ‘virus of polarisation’, Pope urges new cardinals
The Catholic Church’s 17 new cardinals must dedicate their lives to being ministers of forgiveness and reconciliation in a world – and sometimes a Church – often marked by hostility and division, Pope...
View ArticleThirty cardinals ‘raised concerns’ about Amoris Laetitia draft
The Pope’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia has caused widespread concern among cardinals and bishops, according to new reports. Edward Pentin, veteran Vatican reporter for the National Catholic...
View ArticleCouncil of Cardinals publicly expresses support for Pope
After a handful of public challenges to Pope Francis’s teaching and authority, the members of the Pope’s international Council of Cardinals began their February meeting expressing their “full support”...
View ArticlePope names five new cardinals in surprise announcement
Pope Francis has named five new cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain and El Salvador. Francis, in his surprise announcement on Sunday to faithful in St Peter’s Square, said his selection reflects...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 28/06/17
Pope Francis will create the smallest group of new cardinals since 1977 today. Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako will receive the red hat despite health problems (Joe Slama). Full communion between...
View Article‘Weight of old age’ must not deter us from our mission, Pope Francis tells...
The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-year-old Pope Francis has said, but “grandfathers” who look to the future with hope. “We are grandfathers called to dream and to give...
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Pope Francis to new cardinals: do not be distracted from the Cross
Cardinals are not called to be “princes” of the Church, but to serve the people of God and tackle the sins of the world, Pope Francis has told five new cardinals. Jesus “calls you to serve like him and...
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