Catholic News
- EU leadership is hostile to the family, Catholic family association leader charges (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))The president of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) told the Vatican newspaper that the leadership of the EU is hostile to the family. Commenting on the European Commission’s rejection of a FAFCE grant request, Vincenzo Bassi said that “when you propose the family as an irreplaceable subject to the European institutions, […]
- Gabon's leading prelate condemns ritual murders (Fides)The president of Gabon’s episcopal conference condemned the recent rise of ritual killings of children in the central African nation. “My heart is filled with sorrow for the ritual murders that are staining our beloved country with blood,” Bishop Jean Vincent Ondo Éyéne of Oyem said on the recent National Day for Combating All Forms […]
- At consistory, Cardinal Zen slams synodality under Pope Francis as 'ironclad manipulation' (CNA)At the recent extraordinary consistory, Cardinal Joseph Zen denounced synodality under Pope Francis as “ironclad manipulation” and an “insult to the dignity of the bishops.” “The ironclad manipulation of the process is an insult to the dignity of the bishops, and the continual reference to the Holy Spirit is ridiculous and almost blasphemous,” Cardinal Zen […]
- Bishop in Cambodia condemns Thai actions in border conflict (Fides)The apostolic vicar of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital and largest city, condemned Thai actions in the Cambodian–Thai border crisis. “Thai bulldozers are razing the homes of Cambodian civilians for miles, and barbed wire and shipping containers block access to the villages,” said Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEMP. “Temples, sacred places par excellence for the veneration of […]