Monthly Archives: April 2018

CathNews NZ and Asia Pacific Three women appointed to Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Thursday, April 26th, 2018 Pope Francis has made an historic decision to appoint women to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. They are the … Continue reading →

General Synod Planning Committee prepares for Vancouver Members of the General Synod Planning Committee gather in Vancouver. Submitted photo By Matt Gardner In January, members of the current General Synod Planning Committee (GSPC) gathered in Vancouver for their first face-to-face … Continue reading →

CathNews NZ and Asia Pacific German cardinal says blessing gay couples ok Thursday, February 8th 2018 Cardinal Reinhard Marx says Catholic priests can conduct blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples. Marx is the president of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Marx … Continue reading →

Hereford Cathedral choir to make history at Vatican Mass 22 April 2018 – BBC News –  Image copyrightHEREFORD CATHEDRAL Image captionThe choir will perform on St Peter’s Day in June The choir of Hereford Cathedral will make history when they … Continue reading →

Ethical leadership – the possibility of difference – Marcus Green  – April 19, 2018 In his interview this week on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, James Comey describes his motivation for writing ‘A Higher Loyalty’, a book which (in part) attacks Donald Trump, … Continue reading →

Child asks Pope if atheist father is in heaven Thursday, April 19th, 2018 – CATHNEWSNZ – A child has asked Pope Francis if his atheist father is in heaven. Francis was visiting a parish on the outskirts of Rome when … Continue reading →

Pope Francis quotes NZ Bishops in his latest apostolic exhortation Monday, April 16th, 2018 Pope Francis has included a quotation from a 30-year-old statement of the New Zealand Bishops in his latest Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate: on the call … Continue reading →

Monday, July 31st, 2017 A nun has officiated at a Catholic marriage at a church at Lorrainville, 650 km west of Montreal in Canada. Sister Pierrette Thiffault’s authority to celebrate the marriage came from Rome after the Congregation of Divine … Continue reading →

TEC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH April 5, 2018 On Thursday, April 5, 2018, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals issued a 178-page opinion in favour of the loyal Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. In a decision authored … Continue reading →

Cardinal critics of Francis reaffirm no Communion for divorced, remarried ‘Dubia’ cardinals Burke, Brandmüller approve declaration, after challenging pope in 2016 Apr 7, 2018 by Joshua J. McElwee – – National Catholic Recorder Vatican Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, left, and Cardinal Raymond … Continue reading →