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Month: April 2021

Benedict XVI turns 94 years old

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2021 / 10:13 am (CNA).
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born 94 years ago today in the town of Marktl, Bavaria. More than eight years after he announced his retirement…

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At ‘farewell Mass,’ Bishop Hoeppner apologies for ‘failures’ in governing

He acknowledged his resignation and its general circumstances. “Pope Francis has asked for my resignation and has accepted it as I’ve given it,” he said. “It comes as a result of the investigation into reports that I at times failed to observe applicable norms when presented with allegations of sexual abuse involving clergy of this diocese. And so that resignation has been accepted, and Bishop Pates comes now.”

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The Incompatibility of Catholicism and Feminism with Leila Lawler

Leila LawlerLeila Lawler joins Eric Sammons to discuss her recent article for Crisis Magazine about the role of men in the Church, then talks about the impact of feminism on the Church, and that there is no such thing as “Catholic feminism.” Leila’s blog: http://likemotherlikedaughter.org Leila’s article for Crisis: https://www.crisismagazine.com/2021/catholic-men-rise-up-and-fight Listen to the podcast above, or watch it […]

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NCAA’S ANTI-RELIGIOUS BIAS

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) turn to politics: Collegiate sports and professional sports have traditionally been apolitical. They have also been at least tacitly supportive of …

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Catholic aid agency condemns UK Prime Minister’s objection to ICC investigation of Israel

England’s leading Catholic international develop agency has condemned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement opposing an investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel and Palestinian actors in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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California lifts indoor worship rules; bishops say safety still a priority

California’s Catholic bishops “remain committed to the complete resumption of indoor worship in a responsible and safe manner,” said an April 13 statement issued by the Executive Committee of the California Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the bishops.

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With public rosaries, priest prays for peace, healing after shooting

Father Paul Shovelain, pastor of St. John the Baptist in New Brighton, Minnesota, received the alert about a 7 p.m. curfew on his cellphone April 12 after civil unrest in wake of the police-involved death of a Black man during a traffic stop in nearby Brooklyn Center.

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