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November 2019

November 04, 2019

‘I am the guy who threw the Pachamama idols in the River Tiber…’

The young man who claims he did it released a video on YouTube this morning. ...

October 2019

October 25, 2019

Pope on statues dumped in the Tiber: ‘I ask pardon of persons who were offended by this act’

From Vatican Media: The Holy See Press Office has provided a transcription of Pope Francis’s...

October 25, 2019

Amazon Synod update: what about women deacons? — UPDATED

Will the synod conclude with a proposal to ordain women to the diaconate? From The...

October 23, 2019

One bishop’s proposal for eliminating clericalism

Details, from CNS: The way to rid the Catholic Church of clericalism is by giving...

October 20, 2019

Cardinal Schönborn on women’s ministry and deacons in Amazon

One of the four men charged with drafting the final document for the Amazon Synod...

October 18, 2019

Where are the Catholics? The growing Protestant presence in Latin America

What makes these new Protestant churches more attractive than traditional Roman Catholic churches? There's been...

October 16, 2019

Synod update: a dissenting voice on married priests in the Amazon

“We must allow people to hear the calling of Jesus, and sometimes because of our...

October 15, 2019

Synod update: Ordaining married men a ‘recurring topic’

From RNS: The ordination of married men has been a recurring topic at the synod....

October 11, 2019

Synod update: Permanent deacons in the Amazon?

The subject came up yesterday, according to Vatican News: Bishop Wilmar Santin spoke of his...

October 10, 2019

Synod update: Trying to stop defections to other churches

Some interesting observations here, from Brazilian Bishop Wilmar Santin: The Brazilian bishop spoke about the fact that...

October 08, 2019

Are there religious sisters who hear ‘confessions’ in the Amazon?

Well, no. But a sister who spoke yesterday made it sound that way. This presentation...

October 07, 2019

Synod update: Cassocks optional

Innovation at #SinodoAmazonico: Cardinal Baldisseri announces that beginning with this afternoon's session, members of the...

October 07, 2019

Synod on married priests, women in ministry: ‘It will be necessary to define new paths for the future’

"Whether celibacy is kept or not will not matter a whit to whether the Church...

October 06, 2019

At opening of Amazon Synod, Pope Francis prays for ‘daring prudence’

"We received a gift so that we might become a gift. Gifts are not bought,...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Married deacon in Amazon: ‘I feel it in my heart. I want to be a priest.’

From Reuters: Just before dawn, Shainkiam Yampik beats a drum carved from a tree trunk...

September 12, 2019

Citing ‘serious errors and heresies,’ Burke, Schneider call for prayer, fasting ahead of Amazon synod

From Edward Pentin in the National Catholic Register: Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider...

August 2019

August 09, 2019

Pope Francis: ‘A country must be sovereign, not closed’

In a new interview, the Holy Father spoke about the upcoming Amazon synod, and a...