News from the Vatican
New Vatican figures reveal the remarkable growth of Catholicism in Africa, where rising numbers of faithful and priestly vocations are helping to reshape the global Church. Michael Haynes examines the latest statistics and what they reveal about the changing geographical balance of Catholic life.
Bishop Stephen Wang has been consecrated as the sixth Bishop of Arundel and Brighton at a Mass in Arundel Cathedral attended by more than 600 people. Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark was the principal consecrator at the ceremony, which took place on the feast of St Philip Howard, the cathedral’s co-patron.
Fr Chad Ripperger, the prominent American exorcist, has agreed to suspend public speaking engagements and interviews for a year at the request of Archbishop James Golka of Denver. Christine Rousselle reports on the archdiocese’s announcement, which gave no explanation for what prompted the request.
Church leaders in Jerusalem have condemned an attack by masked settlers on the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, where residents and visiting European diplomats were targeted during the olive harvest. The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches described the violence as part of a wider pattern of attacks on Palestinian communities and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Can Catholic teaching remain intact when pastoral practice increasingly appears to contradict it? Bishop Robert Mutsaerts warns of a quiet revolution within the Church, arguing that doctrinal continuity cannot be preserved merely on paper while being undermined in practice.
Bishop Stephen Wang has been consecrated as the sixth Bishop of Arundel and Brighton at a Mass in Arundel Cathedral attended by more than 600 people. Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark was the principal consecrator at the ceremony, which took place on the feast of St Philip Howard, the cathedral’s co-patron.
Fr Chad Ripperger, the prominent American exorcist, has agreed to suspend public speaking engagements and interviews for a year at the request of Archbishop James Golka of Denver. Christine Rousselle reports on the archdiocese’s announcement, which gave no explanation for what prompted the request.
Church leaders in Jerusalem have condemned an attack by masked settlers on the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, where residents and visiting European diplomats were targeted during the olive harvest. The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches described the violence as part of a wider pattern of attacks on Palestinian communities and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Can Catholic teaching remain intact when pastoral practice increasingly appears to contradict it? Bishop Robert Mutsaerts warns of a quiet revolution within the Church, arguing that doctrinal continuity cannot be preserved merely on paper while being undermined in practice.
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