CNA , by Hannah Brockhaus: The Catholic Church wants to continue to be an active and contributive member of Romanian society, Pope Francis told the president and authorities of the Eastern European country Friday. The Catholic Church “desires to contribute…

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Most people were shocked and horrified by what happened to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this week, but they have no idea of the horrors that the Catholic Church inflicted on the followers of Jesus under the shadow of that…

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ZENIT: Pope Francis [celebrated] Mass for Morocco’s small minority of Catholics. He did so during his second day in Morocco, during his 28th Apostolic Visit, 42nd country visited, and third travel to Africa. The Holy Father’s Mass marks the first…

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CNSNews: According to Vatican observer Edwin Pentin, it [was] “not clear” whether “the role of homosexuality in the abuse crisis” [would] be addressed at the Vatican summit on clergy sexual abuse. . . . One thing is for sure: every…

CNN: In a remarkable admission, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said Saturday that documents that could have contained proof of clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church were destroyed or never drawn up. “Files that could have documented the terrible deeds…

America Magazine: Pope Francis made history this morning when he celebrated Mass for more than 135,000 Catholics from many nations and cultures at the Zayed Sports stadium in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It was the largest Christian…

Catholic News Agency: A Catholic doctor in Australia could face suspension or the loss of his license for refusing to refer a couple who sought the sex-based abortion of their unborn daughter. “I refused to refer the patient because there…

National Catholic Register, Michael Sean Winters: If the year 2018 in politics was dominated by Donald Trump, the life of the Catholic Church in this country in 2018 was marked by two major stories, one a reprise and the other…