Day: June 30, 2016

Pope Francis makes new measures to handle bishops who botch abuse cases

VATICAN CITY — According to ABC7News: Pope Francis on Saturday scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who failed to protect their flocks from pedophile priests and instead established new legal procedures to remove them if the Vatican finds they were negligent. The new procedures seek to answer long-standing demands by survivors of abuse that …

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Mongolian to receive first ordained native priest

According to UCANews: The ordination of Mongolia’s first native priest this August will be an event that is “particularly important” for the nascent Catholic Church there, an African missionary working there says. “This event is particularly important for our young Church, re-founded in 1992 and today has just over a thousand baptized, Father Prosper Mbumba, …

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7 Saints Who Called Out the Scandalous “hook-up” Culture

Today’s culture is notorious for using and objectifying people, especially through the twisting of God’s gift of human sexuality.  The trend of hooking up (engaging in sexual behavior with someone with little or no emotional attachment) has reared its head, especially plaguing college campuses and the lives of young adults striving to live a holy, …

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35 Sometimes Hilarious Things Popes Have Signed or Autographed

Popes have signed lots of things throughout the centuries… promulgations, encyclicals, letters, treaties, baseballs, motorcycles, surf boards. haha. Enjoy 35 photos of Popes signing things.   1. Opening Vatican II-John XXIII The Second Vatican Council was opened by Pope John XXIII on October 11, 1962.   2. A Papal Bull–Pope Innocent III This is the lead …

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