Archbishop Gregory: I won’t deny communion to Biden (CNS) While some Catholics believe Biden should not be allowed to receive Communion when he goes to Mass, Cardinal-designate Gregory said that for eight years as vice president, Biden went to Mass and received Communion.“I’m not going to veer from that,” he said. The cardinal-designate said there also is a need for dialogue within the church among people who think differently…
New priests voice satisfaction with their vocation (CNA) A survey of recently ordained Catholic priests reports that the great majority find satisfaction in their work celebrating sacraments and in their parish ministry, but there are also difficulties and areas for which they felt seminary life had left them unprepared. A small minority of new priests voiced great dissatisfaction with their priestly life…
Pope calls Uighurs ‘persecuted’ (The New York Times) A comment from Pope Francis in an upcoming book — in which he called ethnic Uighurs in western China a “persecuted” people for the first time — has set the Chinese government on the defense. The reference to abuses against Uighurs, which Beijing has long denied despite mounting evidence of a brutal crackdown, could tarnish the recent warming of relations between the Vatican and China…
Middle East Council of Churches pleads for stability in the Caucasus (Vatican News) The agreement of 10 November which ended the bloody armed conflict in Nagorno Karabakh “does not ensure a clear and sustainable and long-lasting peace for the region”, said the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in a message released this week as it called for guarantees for sustainable peace…
Twitter post calling for burning of priests becomes a social media sensation in Spain (Crux) Despite restrictions on hate speech on social media in Spain, a trending hashtag calling for Catholic priests to be burned alive was not removed for violating rules against posting calls for violence…
