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Pope’s anti-corruption decree for Vatican limits gifts to 40 euros

Pope Francis Anti-Corruption Decree Title: Pope’s anti-corruption decree for Vatican limits gifts to 40 euros Author: Philip Pullella Publisher: Reuters Date: 30APR2021 Pope Francis issued a new decree on Thursday mandating full economic disclosure and controls for Vatican managers, including cardinals, and stipulating that no one can accept personal gifts worth more than 40 euros

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May 2, 2021 No Comments
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Cardinals and bishops to lose special legal privileges under new papal decree

motu proprio April 30 Title: Cardinals and bishops to lose special legal privileges under new papal decree Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine (America Media) Date: 30APR2021 Pope Francis has introduced a significant change to the law of the Vatican City State by granting jurisdiction to its ordinary tribunals to judge cardinals and bishops, like

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May 1, 2021 No Comments
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Opinion

Can organized religion hold onto its members?

Catholic Opinion Frances Coleman Title: Can organized religion hold onto its members? Author: Frances Coleman Publisher: Advance Local Media Date: 30APR2021 Consider this headline from a few weeks ago: “U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time.” Here in the Bible Belt, the headline may be hard to believe, but allow me to present

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May 1, 2021 No Comments
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News

Woelki calls for stronger law on clerical sex abuse

Woelki Clerical Sex Abuse Title: Woelki calls for stronger law on clerical sex abuse Author: Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Publisher: The Tablet Date: 08APR2021 The Archbishop of Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has called for a tightening up of Canon law on clerical sex abuse.“Canon law on how to deal with priestly sexual abuse must be changed.

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April 27, 2021 No Comments
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Parishes enlisted to help pay clergy abuse victims

St. Therese Catholic Parish Title: Parishes enlisted to help pay clergy abuse victims Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 24APR2021 St. Therese Catholic Parish in Albuquerque’s North Valley was once the largest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, with a holy shrine and tiled-roof church considered one of the finest ecclesiastical buildings in New

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April 25, 2021 No Comments
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Podcast

Podcast: Inside the top secret process of appointing a Catholic bishop

Bishop Selection Pontifical Secret Title: Podcast: Inside the top secret process of appointing a Catholic bishop Podcast Presenters: Colleen Dulle & Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine Date: 22APR2021 When Father John Wester received a call just before 8 a.m. Mass, he had no idea it would be the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador, phoning to tell him

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April 23, 2021 No Comments
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Blog

Open Letter to Cardinal Cupich of Chicago

Mark White Cardinal Cupich Title: Open Letter to Cardinal Cupich of Chicago Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 20APR2021 Your Eminence: Many of us watched the speech you delivered via video at the “Religion, Faith, and Flourishing” symposium about the sexual abuse of children. We recognize that you represented our Church

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April 22, 2021 No Comments
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News

At Vatican abuse trial, priests cast doubt on testimony of witness

Vatican Clergy Abuse Trial Title: At Vatican abuse trial, priests cast doubt on testimony of witness Author: Junno Arocho Esteves via CNS Publisher: NCROnline Date: 15APR2021 VATICAN CITY — Three priests associated with a minor seminary located in the Vatican testified that they neither witnessed nor were informed of suspected cases of sexual abuse occurring

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April 16, 2021 No Comments
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Accountability, transparency, due process still needed, abuse experts say

Accountability transparency due process Title: Accountability, transparency, due process still needed, abuse experts say Author: Carol Glatz   Publisher: The Boston Pilot via CNS   Date:  13APR2021 ROME (CNS) — To help foster a wider discussion on work that still must be done to safeguard minors and vulnerable people in the Catholic Church, a canon law

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April 14, 2021 No Comments
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News

‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium

Pope Francis Profound Evil Title: ‘Profound evil’ of abuse must be eradicated, Pope Francis tells symposium Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCR) via Catholic News Service (CNS) Date:  08APR2021 VATICAN CITY — As religious leaders, scholars, experts and abuse survivors come together online to participate in a three-day international symposium on faith, healing

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April 9, 2021 No Comments

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