Live Breaking News & Updates on கத்தோலிக் உலகம் செய்தி|Page 5
Stay updated with breaking news from கத்தோலிக் உலகம் செய்தி. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Apr 27, 2021 Yesterday, in Part I of this analysis, I showed how the Vatican’s quest for financial credibility has been damaged by the highly questionable financial deals originating with the Secretariat of State. But the problem with the Secretariat of State goes beyond the realm of financial affairs. Americans tend to assume that the Vatican Secretariat of State is equivalent to the US Department of State: an agency that deals with foreign affairs. But the Vatican’s “superdicastery” has far more sweeping influence. One section of the Secretariat, the Office for Relations with States, is indeed the counterpart of the State Department, concerned with diplomatic relations. But another section, the Office for General Affairs, supervises all of the work of the Roman Curia. ....
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Apr 19, 2021 “Baptisms should be discouraged…” says Bishop Ronald Fabro of London, Ontario. He’s responding to the latest draconian lockdown orders, of course; he doesn’t intend that baptisms should be permanently discouraged. At least I don’t think he intends to discourage baptisms for any considerable length of time. But tell me: What other result could this order possibly produce? If you think that it’s acceptable to discourage baptisms for now, how can you expect a sense of urgency when, eventually, politicians give the all-clear signal, and you decide to ....
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Apr 16, 2021 Better late than never? Not in this case. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced a letter-writing campaign, urging Catholics to write to pharmaceutical companies and ask them to produce Covid vaccines that are not tainted by involvement with abortion. One year too late. This might have been a good idea, twelve months ago. In fact it was just twelve months ago that I made the point: “There is no scientific reason why we can’t have a morally acceptable vaccine. The question is: Will we demand it?” We didn’t demand it, and now we haven’t got it. ....
It wouldn’t be terribly “collegial” to institute a ban on the ancient liturgy. But I’ll give Father Tom Reese this much: it certainly would be transparent. ....
After disrupting liturgy in London, police express empty 'regret' but make no promises catholicculture.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicculture.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.