According to Viennese theologian Paul Zulehner, the Vatican aims to lead the Catholic Church’s reform process before it is implemented in other countries. In a recent interview with Croatian radio station HRT, Zulehner shared insights on the ongoing Synodal Path and Rome’s approach to church reforms. Professor Zulehner claims Rome’s approach stems from its desire Read more
Claims have emerged that Cardinal George Pell’s body was mishandled after his death, with a broken nose and improper dressing when repatriated to Australia from Rome. Cardinal Pell, aged 81, died in January 2023 in Rome after a cardiac arrest following a routine hip replacement operation. His funeral was held four days later at St Read more
Blessed Carlo Acutis is an example of faith that even converted his mother! Antonia Salzano told iNews that Acutis did not inherit his religious instincts from her or her husband. “I was not an example of saintliness as a child – quite the opposite. When I got married it was the third mass I’d ever Read more
The sculpture of Our Lady giving birth which was decapitated by vandals last week was blasphemous some critics say. So far, those who committed the act have not been identified. The sculpture was scheduled to be exhibited for several weeks in St Mary’s Cathedral in Linz, Austria. “The intolerance, backwardness and lack of enlightenment in Read more
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican’s doctrinal office says. He was the papal nuncio in Washington from 2011-2016. In 2018 Viganò reportedly hid after alleging Pope Francis and other senior clerics knew of US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct for years and did nothing about it. He Read more
Japan’s top court ruled on July 3 that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court also declared that a 20-year statute of limitations could not be applied, paving the way for compensation claims from victims after years of legal battles. “For Read more
Jordan Peterson has spoken about his wife’s podcast in a rare public comment about his spouse. The Canadian psychologist and author took to X, formerly Twitter, to promote Tammy Peterson’s eponymous podcast. “Women and particularly young women: Consider my wife @Tammy1Peterson’s podcast if you might be interested in an alternative to the demoralising utopian hedonistic Read more
A Vatican tribunal will hear an appeal from Libero Milone, the Holy See’s first-ever auditor general, on July 3. Milone claims his resignation from the role of auditor general was extorted under threat of arrest in 2017, as was a similarly forced resignation of one of his two deputies, Ferruccio Panicco, on the following day. Read more
A South Sudanese bishop says food has been weaponised during the civil war in Sudan, with famine now looming in his neighbouring country as a direct result of the conflict. Speaking to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of Yei, South Sudan, was critical of tactics being used Read more
A former Vatican auditor-general described Cardinal George Pell’s death as “shrouded in mystery” and revealed that he had vowed to “get to the truth” for his colleague. The Vatican’s first auditor-general, Libero Milone, said “At his funeral, at his casket, I promised him that we would seek out the truth”. Milone added that Pell’s success Read more