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  • Diocese bans All Are Welcome, other hymns from Catholic Masses

    Nov 08, 2024

    The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics as well as a blanket ban on music by three Catholic composers who have been accused of misconduct.

  • Vatican publishes first report on Church safeguarding efforts

    Nov 08, 2024

    Ten years since its establishment, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors releases a report compiled by a dedicated study group that conducted extensive research across five continents from Africa to Oceania.

  • Church acknowledges damage of abuse but ‘celibacy is not the cause’

    Nov 08, 2024

    Cardinal Seán O’Malley, archbishop of Boston and president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, stressed that “celibacy is not the cause of pedophilia” but highlighted the need for more reforms within the Church to adopt a victim-centred approach to better safeguard children.

  • The conversions I had at the synod

    Nov 08, 2024

    As the Synod on Synodality was reaching its conclusion in Rome, I spoke with my America colleagues Zac Davis and Colleen Dulle for a joint recording for the “Jesuitical” and “Inside the Vatican” podcasts.

  • Scholars praise Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez’s prophetic vision, theological influence

    Nov 08, 2024

    The overwhelming response in the United States to Dominican Fr Gustavo Gutiérrez’s death October 22 at age 96 shows how the renowned Peruvian theologian’s influence spread well beyond Latin America.

  • A Home of hope, heart and love

    Nov 08, 2024

    Villa Paulos is more than just an orphanage — it is a sanctuary of love and hope for children aged 7 to 17 who have been orphaned or come from impoverished backgrounds.

  • Nun honoured for decades-long service to Indigenous People in the Philippines

    Nov 08, 2024

    A Franciscan nun has been named the recipient of the 2024 St. Teresa of Calcutta Award for her nearly three-decade-long commitment to the Indigenous Agta community in the northern Philippine province of Cagayan.

  • Love in all sizes

    Nov 08, 2024

    Our challenge as Christians is not to judge. Even if our inner Pharisee brands an obese person a drain on society and a waste of health care resources, as followers of Jesus we are taught to have compassion.

  • Mental health, work and the workplace

    Nov 08, 2024

    Modern-day slavery is inhumane and strips a person of his or her dignity. It is often associated with human trafficking and the experience of severe stress and trauma that can result in mental health disorders like PTSD, Anxiety, Depression and Self-Harm

  • A universal creed

    Nov 08, 2024

    Creeds ground us. Within a short formula they summarize the main tenets of our faith and keep us mindful of the truths that anchor us.