The president of the Polish bishops’ conference has bitterly criticized demands for liberal change by the church in neighboring Germany and urged the pope not to allow them to dominate the Rome Synod on Synodality.
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Prominent Russian Catholic calls on bishops to condemn the crackdown on Navalny protestors
A prominent Russian Catholic urged his nation’s bishops to condemn the mass arrest and beating of protesters, but the Moscow archdiocesan chancellor said the church could not comment on “political matters.”
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Russia’s Catholic Church warns against proposed curbs on clergy
Church officials’ concerns stem from draft amendments to Russia’s 1997 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, which would bar “clergy who receive religious education abroad” from ministering unless they obtain “recertification within a Russian religious organization” and “receive additional professional education.”
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Barred Belarusian archbishop says he has gotten legal advice about reentry
An archbishop barred from reentering Belarus by authorities is seeking the assistance of the Vatican.
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Belarus archbishop refused reentry, warns nation faces civil war
“Returning to Minsk, I was not allowed in at the Kuznica-Bialystok border crossing,” Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev told the Catholic Information Agency, KAI, in neighboring Poland Aug. 31.
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Mauritius cardinal praises outpouring of solidarity after oil spill
The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has renewed attention as to how environmental disasters affect ecological and economic life.
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Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop
In a message read in churches nationwide Aug. 16, the bishops said: “Blood has been shed in an active confrontation, leaving many physical and moral victims, including peaceful and innocent people of all ages.”
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Film accuses Polish church of continued sexual abuse cover-up
Archbishop Polak said the film showed required child protection standards were still not being observed in the Polish church.
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African church leaders: Insurgents could increase attacks during pandemic
Catholic clergy in Africa are concerned that there could be a rise in violence and insurgency during the pandemic, leading to more political and civil disruption.
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European Catholic bishops, aid groups urge cooperation against pandemic
The Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union are calling for a “shared European responsibility” in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.