President Buhari’s push to corporatize religious houses is causing tension with religious leaders who accuse him of bias against Christians.
October 2020
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Mexican president again asks pope for apology for 1521 conquest
Amid the tensions in Mexico — which include the president’s opponents camping out in the heart of the capital — the Archdiocese of Mexico City published an editorial Oct. 11, saying, “It appears the pope is speaking directly to Mexico when he says politics is being used as a mechanism to exasperate and polarize in many countries.”
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In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’
“My policy preferences are irrelevant,” she said when asked if she had intended to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, and she reiterated this same view when asked about abortion and same-sex marriage.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
No, court-packing won’t fix the Supreme Court (or the rest of our broken politics)
Franklin Roosevelt tried court packing in 1937. It was a bad idea then, and it is a bad idea now, Matt Malone, S.J. writes.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Czerny on ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Pope Francis addresses a world ‘on the brink’
“We’re on the brink,” Cardinal Czerny said, because people are suffering from “a health collapse and an economic collapse, at the same moment as the Paris Climate Agreement I.O.U.s are coming in and there is a migrant situation that is dire.”
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Archbishop Aymond reconsecrates church, altar; calls priest’s acts ‘demonic’
“The desecration of this church and altar is demonic, demonic,” Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond said. “Let me be clear, there is no excuse for what took place here. It is sinful, and it is totally unacceptable.”
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Four Swiss Guards test positive as Covid-19 penetrates Vatican
The four are in isolation while their contacts are being traced. They join three other Vatican residents who tested positive in recent weeks.
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Pope Francis welcomes Cardinal Pell after sex abuse trial
The Vatican released a brief video clip of the meeting, a clear sign both the pope and Pell wanted the reception to be seen widely.
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Pope Francis says Earth can’t be ‘squeezed like an orange’
The predominant global economic system is “unsustainable,” particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Indian Jesuit arrested by counter-terrorism task force
The Society of Jesus and the local church in Ranchi, India are calling for the immediate release of Stan Swamy, S.J.