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Cardinal Marx urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion

The cardinal said that 'truth is not final' and Church teachings could be 'adapted' to modern culture

Zita Ballinger Fletcher

Cardinal Dolan urges aid for abuse victims 'no matter who their abuser was'

cardinal timothy dolan of new york wrote in a recent an op-ed that while he fully supports victims of sexual abuse, proposed legal reforms i...

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Hysterectomy can be morally licit in limited situations, Vatican says

the catholic church teaches that sterilization is morally unacceptable, but a hysterectomy could be morally acceptable if the uterus could n...

Doctors, bishops express concerns as legal abortions begin in Ireland

january 1, 2019 marked the beginning of legalized abortion in ireland, drawing dismay from irish pro-life groups, who campaigned extensively...

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Pope calls for ‘change of mindset’ in letter to US bishops

pope francis has written to the bishops of the united states calling for a “change of mindset” to restore the church’s credibility and trust...

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/01/19

pope francis has urged the us bishops to tackle the abuse crisis as “a united body” ( full text , amy welborn ). the church “has made enormo...

Why Our Lord decided to come as a child

god, it seems, favours the powerless, the unnoticed, children, babies, outsiders, and refugees with no resources or place to go. that’s why ...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Remembering our many Epiphany traditions

one of the sad byproducts of the endless “holiday season” that stretches from halloween on (or, in recent years, even earlier – creating a w...

Charles Coulombe

Heretic of the week: Menno Simons

menno simons (1496-1561) was a catholic priest from friesland in what is now the netherlands, but in his time was ruled by spain. he was bo...

Charles Coulombe

Prize crossword 0574

cryptic across 7 feast of oxbridge colleges? (6,7) 8 mistress of the house takes in a bellicose spirit (4) 9 positioned one chap to the west...