On the season premiere of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the meaning of the Eucharist, the eucharistic revival and the importance of encounter in creating missionary disciples.
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Four lessons for the global synod from the Australian Plenary Council
A gathering of 277 bishops, clergy, religious and lay people in Australia has just completed four years of consultations, discernment and drafting ideas at its second and final assembly. What did we learn from their efforts?
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Chile’s constitution vote raises difficult questions for Catholics about equality and abortion
Chileans will get to vote on Sunday as to whether or not to adopt a new constitution. Chilean Catholics face a document that supports some Catholic ideas of equality and community yet also codifies abortion and euthanasia.
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Pope Francis tells cardinals to serve with ‘wonder and gratitude’
Jesus’ call to spread the Gospel should fill all Christians, especially those within the church hierarchy, with a sense of wonder and gratitude, Pope Francis said.
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Cardinal critical of bishops who publicly denounce the German Synodal Path
“Fraternal correction and dialogue” were something very positive, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said, but a “public denunciation” was not helpful and only led to further polarization.
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Meet the 16 New Cardinal Electors
The pope will create 20 new cardinals on Aug. 27. Sixteen of them are eligible to vote in a papal conclave, and 11 are from or based in countries outside Europe and North America.
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New Chinese Catholic leaders say they’ll follow Communist Party principles
Two state-sponsored church bodies in China have elected new leaders, who promised to invigorate the Catholic faithful pastorally in line with the socialist principles of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Milwaukee’s Archbishop Weakland, social justice champion who resigned amid scandal, dies at age 95
Retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. of Milwaukee, a leading Catholic intellectual who pushed for social justice and increased power for women in the church before he resigned amid a sexual and financial scandal, has died.
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Pope Francis voices ‘worry and sorrow’ over bishop’s detention in Nicaragua
At his Sunday noon remarks, Pope Francis described his worry and sorrow for events in Nicaragua. Police have detained several Catholic clergy in the country.
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Cardinal Becciu, charged in Vatican real estate scandal, says Pope Francis invited him to August consistory
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, currently facing charges of embezzlement and abuse of office, said Pope Francis invited him to attend the Aug. 27 consistory.