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Church - a cold place for liberals

Church - a cold place for liberals

Fr Kevin Hegarty - The Tablet - Church Issues el Thu, Apr 26th 2012

The Vatican Council promised an open and dialogical Church - that was the overall emphasis at that time; that seems to be particularly missing in the Catholic Church now. What we have seen especially in the last 30 years is a resiling from the reforms of the Vatican Council - and a conservative interpretation put on them.

The text of Pope Benedict's Easter message.

The text of Pope Benedict's Easter message.

Pope Benedict XVI on Easter Sunday - Activities el Mon, Apr 9th 2012

We must seek to be messengers of God's love, declares Pope on Easter Monday. Jesus Christ is “present as a force of hope through his Church,” Pope Benedict XVI announced in his Easter greeting addressed to the city of Rome and the world on April 8. In his noon message, the Pope said the risen Lord inspires his Church to remain “close to all human situations of suffering and injustice,” including the persecution of Christians themselves.

Note Concerning the Results of the Apostolic Visit to Ireland

Note Concerning the Results of the Apostolic Visit to Ireland

VIS - Church Issues el Sat, Mar 31st 2012

Each religious institute is invited to design a three-year programme for focusing anew on the founding charism and on the fundamental sources, developing adequate means for revitalising individual communities in the areas of prayer, community life and apostolic mission. The institutes are invited to develop a collaborative ministerial outreach towards those who suffer the consequences of abuse.

Pakistani Government rewards Church people

Pakistani Government rewards Church people

Ayyaz Gulzar, UCA Karachi - Church News el Wed, Mar 28th 2012

Sindh governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad had handed Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam prizes to Australian priest, Father Robert McCulloch, and an Irish nun, Sister John Berkmans Conway, for their “untiring efforts in the development of the country in the fields of education, health and promoting interfaith harmony.”

The Pope Begins his trip to Mexico and Cuba Under the Sign of Hope

The Pope Begins his trip to Mexico and Cuba Under the Sign of Hope

Vatican Information Service - Church News el Fri, Mar 23rd 2012

Reasons for the Pope's trip to Mexico and Cuba: The bicentenary of the independence of the peoples of Latin America; the Mexicans' enthusiastic desire to welcome the Pope; the twentieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Holy See, and the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the image of "Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre" in Cuba.

Ireland visitation report: full text

Ireland visitation report: full text

Catholic Herald - Church Issues el Tue, Mar 20th 2012

The Apostolic Visitation should now be considered completed. The Holy See entrusts its conclusions to the responsibility of the Bishops, clergy, Religious and lay faithful of Ireland, in the hope that they will bear fruit worthy of that process of healing, reparation and renewal which Pope Benedict XVI so eagerly desires for the beloved Church in Ireland.

Augustus Welby Pugin: Architect to the English Catholic revival

Augustus Welby Pugin: Architect to the English Catholic revival

Roderick O’Donnell - L'Osservatore Romano - Activities el Mon, Mar 19th 2012

A week of celebrations mark the bicentenary of Augustus Welby Pugin, one of Catholicism’s great architects. The 200th anniversary of the birth of Augustus Welby Pugin on 1 March 2012 is being marked in England and Ireland with celebrations of Holy Mass,  book-launches, exhibitions and lectures  in Dublin, Birmingham, Cheadle, Nottingham and Ramsgate.

Religious denominations and the European Union

Religious denominations and the European Union

Michele Madonna - L'Osservatore Romano - Church Issues el Sun, Mar 18th 2012

Looking at the horizon unfolding before us Europe cannot and must not give up the contribution of Catholicism and of the other religious denominations because, as Benedict XVI clearly affirmed during his recent Visit to the United Kingdom, faith “is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation”, and proper attention should also be paid to “the legitimate role of religion in the public square”.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to stand down

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to stand down

BBC - News - Church News el Fri, Mar 16th 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has announced he is to stand down in December. He is stepping down and will take the position of Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge from January 2013, his website says. 

Dr Williams, 61, was appointed the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002. He said stepping down had not been an easy decision.
Sistine Chapel Choir to perform first British concert at Westminster Cathedral

Sistine Chapel Choir to perform first British concert at Westminster Cathedral

http://www.rcdow.org.uk/diocese/ - Activities el Fri, Mar 9th 2012

The Sistine Chapel Choir, the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’ is to perform its first ever concert in Britain at Westminster Cathedral on Sunday, May 6, 2012  The Sistine Chapel Choir is the Pope’s personal choir and sings whenever the Pontiff requests its presence. Consisting of twenty men and circa 35 boys (aged 8 to 13).

Number of seminarians in UK reaches 20-year high

Number of seminarians in UK reaches 20-year high

Reporter - Activities el Wed, Mar 7th 2012

The number of men training for the priesthood in England and Wales is at its highest level for nearly two decades, according to figures from the bishops' conference. There are now more than 200 seminarians preparing to serve in English and Welsh dioceses - the first time this figure has been reached since 1994.

The Catholic Church and gay marriage

The Catholic Church and gay marriage

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP - The Tablet - Church Issues el Tue, Mar 6th 2012

The Catholic Church does not oppose gay marriage. It considers it to be impossible. If it were possible, then we would have to support it since the Church tells that we must oppose all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Spanish bishop's solidarity pay cut

Spanish bishop's solidarity pay cut

Reporter - Church Issues el Mon, Feb 27th 2012

Spain's youngest bishop has taken a voluntary pay cut as a mark of solidarity with the poor and unemployed. His country has the highest unemployment rate in Europe with 5.3 million out of work, or 23 per cent of the working age population.

New nuncio conveys Pope's love for Irish Catholics

New nuncio conveys Pope's love for Irish Catholics

Benjamin Mann - CNA - Church News el Fri, Feb 24th 2012

 “I have worked for many years very closely with the Holy Father and I can tell you from my personal experience that he has always had, and he continues to have, a great love for the people of Ireland and a high regard for the Catholic Church in Ireland,” the Pope's representative said at his formal welcome.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols: secularists are holding back the faithful

Archbishop Vincent Nichols: secularists are holding back the faithful

Madelaine Teahan - The Catholic Herald - Church Issues el Fri, Feb 17th 2012

Speaking after an official state visit to the Holy See, Archbishop Vincent Nichols said that secularists, “with a kind of stubbornness, with a dogmatism, want to isolate faith and privatise it”, adding: “It is often that kind of intolerance of the reality of faith which is holding back some of the best contributions that can be made to the common good.”  

Church treasures - Heritage for sale

Church treasures - Heritage for sale

Sam Adams - The Tablet - Church Issues el Tue, Feb 14th 2012

Moves by two Catholic cash-strapped religious communities to sell off valuable collections of  ancient artefacts, some of them unique, in their care have led to growing concern among conservationists about the protection of the Church’s sacred history.

Large British delegation to meet the Pope.

Large British delegation to meet the Pope.

C.W. - World News el Tue, Feb 14th 2012

One of the biggest ever British government delegations is to visit the Vatican and meet the Pope next week. The visit, which will be led by Baroness Warsi, Cabinet Minister without Portfolio, follows the success of Benedict XVI's visit to the UK in Sept 2010  They will be accompanied by The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster.