Cardinal Reinhard Marx has said that he cannot rule out asking Pope Francis to accept his resignation for a second time. The Catholic archbishop of Munich and Freising discussed the possibility of a second resignation offer in a letter issued on July 23. He read out in churches in the archdiocese at the weekend, reported Read more
Two military policemen have been detained in Indonesia’s Papua province after video footage allegedly showing them beating a disabled man went viral on social media. The incident, during which the head of the man was trodden on, took place in the city of Merauke on July 26 and drew swift condemnation from Catholic Church and Read more
Pope Francis will deliver more than 10 addresses and visit five cities in four days during a September trip to Hungary and Slovakia. It will be his first trip since major intestinal surgery – a schedule issued on Wednesday showed. The schedule for the Sept. 12-15 trip is as gruelling as for past travels, indicating Read more
More and more people are reporting bad online experiences, but not all harmful digital communication is covered by current legislation. Netsafe has seen a 24 percent increase in harmful digital communication reports, according to data released in the leadup to the organisation’s online safety week. But when they concern hate speech or bullying and harassment Read more
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Minnesota company, alleging discrimination by firing an employee who refused to be fingerprinted on the basis of his Christian faith. AscensionPoint Recovery Services, which manages debt recovery for creditors, did not look for a way to accommodate Henry Harrington’s religious beliefs before ending his employment, according Read more
Dating apps may be making bigotry worse in New Zealand. Meet Jared*. He’s in his late 30s, plays sport, has a secure job and great friends, and lives in a pleasant flat north of Wellington. For Kiwi women on the lookout for an eligible bachelor, he ticks a lot of boxes. But since moving to Read more
Slovakia’s health minister announced on Tuesday that only those who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to participate in events when Pope Francis visits in September. The pope will visit four cities in Slovakia on Sept. 12-15, after travelling to Budapest in neighbouring Hungary to celebrate the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress. According Read more
The Vatican has concluded that sexual abuse accusations against a Polish Catholic bishop are “not proven.” In a July 23 statement, the apostolic nunciature in the Polish capital, Warsaw, disclosed that Bishop Jan Szkodoń was the subject of an administrative penal process after he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor. “After a thorough Read more
German Catholic churches offered spiritual and financial support to survivors of devastating flooding in two regions of the country. At Masses July 18, bishops, priests and parishioners prayed for those who died, emergency workers who continued to clear mud-lined streets and residents seeking to salvage what they could from damaged and destroyed homes, the German Read more