Catholic Church

SF Archbishop: Catholics’ right to worship ‘unjustly repressed’ by government
- Sep 18, 2020
In imposing severe restrictions on indoor worship services because of COVID-19 protocols, the city of San Francisco “is turning a great many faithful away from their houses of prayer,” said San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.

By Catholic News Service
Cologne cardinal warns German church’s Synodal Path could cause schism
- Sep 18, 2020
Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki warned that the Synodal Path reform project could lead to a “German national church.”

By Catholic News Service
Quebec cardinal proposes a ‘break’ from catechesis for children, adults
- Sep 18, 2020
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix asked parishes in the Archdiocese of Quebec to “pause” their catechetical programs to give them the time they need to think about what comes next.

By Philippe Vaillancourt

Nearly 10 percent of town quarantined after Argentine priest ignores safety protocols
- Sep 18, 2020
A Catholic priest is being investigated by civil authorities in Argentina for allegedly telling the faithful attending a Mass to remove their facemasks, which are legally required as part of the efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

By Inés San Martín
Pope holds private meeting with parents of LGBT children
- Sep 18, 2020
Pope Francis on Wednesday told a group of parents of LGBT children that God loves them as they are, and that the Church loves them because they are “children of God.”

By Inés San Martín
Chaplains vital role remembered on anniversary of WW2’s Operation Market Garden
- Sep 18, 2020
Market Garden was a disaster for the Allies in World War II. An attempt to invade the Netherlands was stopped by the Germans. Of the 15 British and 3 Polish chaplains involved in the operation, 3 were killed and 10 were taken prisoner.

By Peter Doorakkers – Katholiek Nieuwsblad