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Pope marks 60th anniversary of Second Vatican Council

Pope Francis is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the landmark meetings that brought the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church into the modern era

The Independent UK

Making the radical case for Sinéad O'Connor: She was right all along

Thirty years ago this month, Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," effectively destroying her mainstream career with a single act of protest against the Catholic Church.

Los Angeles Times

Kingdom to host Asian Bishops' meet this week

Thailand will host the 50th Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference (FABC) General Conference at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Centre in Nakhon Pathom's Sam Phran district from Oct 12–30.

Bangkok Post

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Breakaway church gives gay ex-monk what Vatican would deny him: a holy wedding

Anselm Bilgri, a former monk and prior at one of Germany's most famous monasteries, had to leave the Roman Catholic Church to wed his long-term male partner. Now he hopes their wedding within a breakaway church will normalise such unions.

Reuters

Secondary survivors of historic clergy abuse speak out in Australian-first Quilt of Hope book

The blurb of the Quilt of Hope book reads, "This is an inspirational story of people who chose to stand up in the face of evil and work together to challenge the collective silence of the Catholic Church and wider Catholic community".

ABC News

Portugal abuse cases mount amid questions over Nobel bishop

Clergy sexual abuse cases are casting a pall over the Catholic Church in Portugal

The Independent UK

Hilary Mantel: Celebrated author of Wolf Hall trilogy

Novelist was the first British writer – and the first woman – to win the Booker Prize twice

The Independent UK

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French Catholic Church starts compensating sex abuse victims

A reparations panel says France’s Catholic Church has paid financial compensation to 23 victims of child sexual abuse by priests or other church representatives under a recently launched process

The Independent UK

'A long way to go': Catholic women call for wide-ranging church reforms in new international survey

Catholic women across the world are calling for a wide range of reforms to the church, according to the results of our survey of more than 17,000 Catholic women from over 100 countries published this month.

The Conversation

Bishop who won Nobel for work in Timor accused of sex abuse

A Dutch magazine has reported that a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Catholic bishop has been accused of sexually abusing boys in East Timor in the 1990s

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: 33 states exempt clergy from reporting abuse

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The Independent UK

Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials

The Independent UK

Mass at Holy Name Cathedral celebrates contributions and values of immigrants

Welcoming immigrants is a moral imperative of Christianity, Cardinal Blase Cupich told parishioners. Prayers were read in many languages, including Swahili, Italian and Vietnamese.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Australian Catholic schools defend receiving tens of millions in JobKeeper funding

Figures show Catholic schools in South Australia received more than 60 per cent of all JobKeeper paid to schools in the state.

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Bishop Christopher Saunders ordered to leave the Kimberley as Catholic Church confirms investigation

The Vatican orders former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders to physically leave the remote diocese, as a fresh investigation into sexual misconduct allegations gets underway.

The Guardian - AU

Vatican sends holy rouleur Down Under on world road cycling mission

Endorsed by Pope Francis, this one-man team is in here ‘to cultivate a spirit of altruism, generosity and community’

The Independent UK

Biden says even Catholics don’t support Lindsay Graham’s proposed nationwide abortion ban

‘I happen to be a practising Roman Catholic. My church doesn’t even make that argument now,’ president says of abortion bans

Evening Standard

Dame Hilary Mantel: the pivotal works of the celebrated author, from Every Day is Mother’s Day to Wolf Hall

A workaholic her entire life, Mantel produced some of this century’s greatest historical novels

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The Conversation

The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today

Nearly 60 years ago, in October 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. For the 21st time in the Catholic Church’s history, the pope gathered bishops from around the world – several thousand of them – to address matters of church doctrine and practice.

Al Jazeera

Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?

The retired leader of the territory’s Catholic Church and critic of Beijing is accused of failing to register a fund.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance

Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang their bells for an hour at noon the day after Queen Elizabeth II died in honor of the 96-year-old monarch and her 70 years of service as queen of the United Kingdom.

The Independent UK

Pope: Vatican seeks talks on Nicaragua's Catholic crackdown

Pope Francis says the Vatican is in contact with the Nicaraguan government about its crackdown on the Catholic Church and hoped that “at the very least” nuns from Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity religious order would be allowed to return to the country

The Independent UK

Pope urged to avoid 'supermarket of religions' in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis is warning Kazakhstan’s bishops against fueling nostalgia for the past

Reuters

As pope Kazakhstan visit ends, conservative critic speaks out

Pope Francis wrapped up a trip to Kazakhstan on Thursday as one of his most outspoken critics openly questioned the value of mega faith meetings such as the one the pontiff attended, calling them "a supermarket of religions" that diminished the status of the Catholic Church.

The Conversation

The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies

There is a lot of talk about “synodality” in the Catholic church these days. Synodality refers to a process in which bishops and priests consult with lay Catholics about issues in the church.

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