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Married priests? What Bishop Kockerols really said
Bishop Jean Kockerols’ Synod intervention (as the four-minute speech allowed to each delegate is called), which he gave yesterday, has been making some headlines for what he says in his text’s final...
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Cardinal Müller in the Netherlands – On forced retirement (of sorts), the...
“I am now simply a cardinal without a specific assignment. That is somewhat unusual. Bishops normally remain active until they are 75. The Pope apparently has better advisors than me at his disposal....
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For Saint Paul VI, a date and texts
Although he was canonised last October, the liturgical texts for the memorial of Pope Saint Paul VI were published only today. The official decree clarifies a few things related to the annual feast...
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Cardinal Müller’s Manifesto of Faith – refutation of its critics
I really shouldn’t be surprised anymore, but I was nonetheless yesterday. On Friday, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and now a sort of...
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Cardinal Newman to be canonised – The Pope emeritus reflects
Blessed John Henry Newman is to be declared a saint. That joyful news was announced today as Pope Francis authorised the promulgation of a decree recognising, among other things, a second miracle...
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The synodal path – German bishops to put global truth to popular vote?
In their spring assembly, which this year took place in the Emsland town of Lingen, in the Diocese of Osnabrück, the German bishops discussed, among other things, several hot topics. First and foremost...
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“Counting on God’s forgiveness”– Cardinal De Kesel’s homily at the funeral of...
In the presence of some 1,000 people, including priests and bishops from Belgium and abroad, as well as King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Cardinal Godfried Danneels was laid to rest on Friday. The...
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German bishops speak out in favour of celibacy
Despite assurances to the contrary, the German episcopate as a body continues to be seen by many as plotting a course independent of Rome when it comes to questions about the sacraments, the priesthood...
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Pilgrim bishop – Michael Gerber installed in Fulda
Tecum in foedere, united with you, has been Bishop Gerber’s motto since his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau A joyful day in Fulda yesterday, as Michael Gerber was installed in a...
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Mouring and rejoicing after Notre Dame burned
“We are gathered in the Mother Church of the Diocese of Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral, which rises in the heart of the city as a living sign of God’s presence in our midst. My predecessor, Pope...
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