Essay: The Catholic Church’s process for selecting bishops is still a concern among synod delegates
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the selection of bishops has been a debated issue since apostolic times…
Pope Francis lands in Singapore; interfaith dialogue, climate on agenda
Singapore Reuters Pope Francis arrived in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, where he is expected to focus on interfaith dialogue and reinforce the Catholic Church’s presence in a region where it is a small minority. The pope is on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across South-East Asia and Oceania, the […]
Poland’s ruling nationalists push John Paul II’s legacy to election centre stage
Wadowice, Poland Reuters A controversy over John Paul II’s legacy looks set to spur some undecided voters in Polish elections due by November, political analysts say, as allegations that the late Pope concealed child abuse deepen rifts in the predominantly Catholic country. Claims in a new book and TV documentary that the late Pope, born […]
Sight-Seeing: Avoiding a deadlocked conclave
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that before he dies or retires, Pope Francis needs to make changes in the process of electing a new pope to avoid the possibility of a deadlocked conclave…
Essay: 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear weapons
DREW CHRISTIANSEN and CAROLE SARGENT, of Georgetown University – in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the how the Catholic Church’s response to the issue of nuclear weapons has evolved…
Pope names 13 new cardinals, cements majority vote and the power to reshape the Church
Vatican City RNS During a ceremony welcoming new cardinals into the Catholic Church, Pope Francis spoke of the danger that occurs “when a man of the church becomes an official”, calling them to more “compassion” in a time when the Vatican faces financial scandals and internal divisions. “So many disloyal actions on the part of […]