Catholic News
- Liechtenstein's parliament backs abortion (Vatican News)In a 13-12 vote, Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to permit abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. In a separate 13-12 vote, the parliament voted not to permit a public referendum on abortion. Prince Hans Adam II is the nation’s leader; in 2004, he turned over day-to-day governing power to Hereditary Prince Alois. The crown […]
- German Catholic, Protestant leaders deplore AfD victory (Deutsche Bischofskonferenz)The chairman of the German bishops’ conference, joined by the leaders of the Lutheran church and the ecumenical Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen (Association of Christian Churches), issued a statement today deploring the landslide victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. “Our worst fears have been realized, but the result must […]
- Avoid 'extremes' in liturgical inculturation, Vatican official tells new bishops (Fides)One of the two undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments told 49 newly appointed bishops to avoid “extremes” liturgical inculturation. Bishop Aurelio García Macías said on September 4: We must not be afraid of cultures, neither must we idealize them. We must not be afraid of diversity, neither […]
- Vatican newspaper reviews Cardinal Sarah's new book on Gregorian chant (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))The Vatican newspaper published a positive review of a new book on Gregorian chant by Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The reviewer, Francisco de Jesús Maria Espinosa Garay, O.S.B. Oliv., said that “for Sarah, Gregorian chant comes from God, and silence allows for […]