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In 2021 Catholicism decreased by 20% (from 22.6% in 2016). Although this figure has been decreasing over time, the decrease has been halted by immigration.
The post Census Shows that Only Four Out of Every 10 Australians are Christians. Catholics Are a Majority but Those with No Religion Increase appeared first on ZENIT – English.
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The word device comes from the Latin dividere which meant desire or intention. The phrase “leave someone to their own devices” is the only remaining that describes the original definition of the word. In today’s vernacular if you say the word “device,” a whole new word – no, a whole new world comes to mind. […]
In a telegram of condolence following the death of Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Pope Francis spoke of the prelate’s “dedicated and zealous service, always guided by Gospel values.”
“I always carry vividly in my memory the word…
Read MoreIn Biden v. Texas, the US Supreme Court ruled that President Biden has the authority to end a Trump-era asylum policy.
“Today’s decision recognizes and preserves the executive branch’s ability to reverse untenable, illegal, and i…
Read MoreIn 2018, Pope Francis approved the Australian bishops’ request to convoke their first plenary council (definition) since 1937.
Non-bishop participants in the plenary council have a consultative vote; bishops have a deliberative vote, with …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2022 | family, Featured, News, Theology of the Body |
We were in a drive-thru at a restaurant, when I heard my newly fluent reader pipe up from the backseat, “Mommy, what does ‘Happy Pride Month’ mean?” My children have met and know persons with same sex attraction, and also know a person who is transgender. I have not set out to “expose them to […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bishop Appointment, Curial reform, lead, News, papal interview, Pope Francis, Vatican, Women |
In the third part of a sit-down interview with Reuters last weekend, Pope Francis said that for the first time he will appoint two women to a previously all-male committee that assists in the selection of bishops.
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Sr. Alessandra Smerilli (second from left) and Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) pose with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA
Vatican City, Jul 6, 2022 / 05:59 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said he …
In Carson v. Makin, the US Supreme Court struck down a Maine law barring tuition aid for religious schools.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey responded by blasting the Christian schools that were plaintiffs in the case.
“The education …
Read MoreNineteen Catholic institutions, including the Archdiocese of Armagh and Marquette University, were among the 35 Christian institutions that announced their divestment from fossil fuels on July 5.
“I think it’s going to get to the stag…
Read MoreEdward Mechmann, an attorney and Director of Public Policy for the Archdiocese of New York, said that “it is truly remarkable and encouraging to see fetal personhood discussed, and the right to life before birth explicitly recognized, in a majori…
Read MoreNew Zealand’s largest news website has begun a five-part investigative series on child sexual abuse in Marist institutions in New Zealand. The Marists are the Society of Mary, founded in 1816 by Venerable
Jean-Claude Colin; three Marist scho…
Is hell empty? Michael Lofton joins us to answer the question that seems to be surrounded by controversy in many Catholic circles.
Cy Kellett:
Will hell ever be empty? Michael Lofton is next. Hello, and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast f…
A judge in Florida, the nation’s third most populous state, ruled that the right to privacy in the state’s constitution includes a right to abortion. The state has appealed the ruling, and the law is again in effect.
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