“As believers, it is our duty to show what there is behind or underneath” proclamations of relativism and nihilism, that is, to show the truth and new life brought by Christ’s resurrection, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa said in his homily on April 7 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Cardinal O’Malley ‘strongly disagrees’ with Father Hans Zollner’s resignation from Vatican sex abuse commission
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley expressed his surprise, disappointment and disagreement with statements challenging the commission’s effectiveness made by Father Hans Zollner.
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Jesuit sex abuse expert Hans Zollner resigns from papal commission over ‘urgent concerns’
There are urgent “structural and practical issues that led me to disassociate myself” from the papal commission of sex abuse, Father Hans Zollner said.
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Top Vatican official says London property deal was a double ‘Via Crucis’
Ten people are on trial in the Vatican, facing multiple charges regarding the Vatican Secretariat of State’s investment in a property on Sloane Avenue in London. The Vatican lost more than $200 million on the deal.
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Jesuit sex abuse expert appointed to Vatican office for child protection
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner will be a consultant for the Diocese of Rome’s office dedicated to safeguarding minors and vulnerable people.
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New asteroids named for 3 Jesuits and pope of ‘Gregorian calendar’ fame
Three Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar have recently been honored with having asteroids named after them.
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Pope Francis: Vatican will do everything possible to end the war in Ukraine
“The Holy See is willing to do everything possible to mediate and end the conflict in Ukraine.”
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Vatican may need to find a new Christmas tree after activists stop cutting of centuries-old fir
The centuries-old silver fir tree that had been destined to become the centerpiece Christmas decoration in St. Peter’s Square will now live, perhaps to see another century.
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Pope: ‘Every time a woman comes in to do a job in the Vatican, things get better’
“A society that erases women from public life is a society that becomes impoverished,” he said.
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In Bahrain, Pope Francis calls for full religious freedom and an end to the death penalty
Commitments to protect tolerance and religious freedom need to be put into practice constantly so that these rights may be fully experienced, Pope Francis said.