Pope calls for end to wars on historic trip to the Arabian Penninsula

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Pope Francis on Monday called for an end to wars in the Middle East during the first visit by the head of the Catholic church to the birthplace of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula. Francis, who has made outreach to Muslim … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 March 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, Today is March 29th, the day there was to be a hard British exit from the European Union if the Parliament couldn’t agree to flawed arrangement Prime Minister May brought up again. This was the third time … Read More

Pope Francis’s papacy turns six amid sex abuse crisis

The 6th anniversary of Pope Francis’s papacy was marked by Australian cardinal George Pell sentencing to six years in prison. Vatican analysts in Italy are debating whether the leader of the Catholic Church’s accomplishments have outweighed his failings during his … Read More

Column: A disgraceful display of excuses by Pope Francis

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Pope Francis arrives during the opening of a global child protection summit day 2 for reflections on the sex abuse crisis within the Catholic Church, at the Vatican, 21 February 2019.ANSA/GIUSEPPE LAMI Washington Pope Francis’ closing address to the Vatican … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 February 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, They can’t seem to get Brexit done.   Britain is having a mighty hard time leaving the European Union.   The sticking point seems to be the Irish “backstop.”   Any Brexit deal with the EU would … Read More

80 percent of Vatican priests are gay, says explosive new book

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Ordination of priests (Pic: Matthias Ulrich) In a stunning expose of the Catholic Church’s hypocrisy, the author of a new book has found that the vast majority of Vatican priests are gay. In the Closet of the Vatican was written by … Read More

Cardinal Pens Scathing Letter to Archbishop Who Accused Pope of Cover-Up

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Pope Francis has ordered a “thorough study” into the Vatican archives to investigate the charges surrounding Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. Credit  Credit Tony Gentile/Reuters ROME — The Vatican has decided to fight fire and brimstone with fire and brimstone. Six weeks after Archbishop Carlo Maria … Read More

Poll: just 3 in 10 Catholics approve of Pope Francis’s handling of the clerical sex abuse crisis

A new Pew poll suggests trust in the embattled pontiff is plummeting. Pope Francis holds his General Weekly Audience in St. Peter’s Square on August 29, 2018, in Vatican City.  Giulio Origlia/Getty Images Catholics’ confidence in Pope Francis has plummeted. … Read More

Merkel is a ‘half-dead wreck’

posted in: Germany, News

The CDU’s Brinkhaus rebellion heralds Ms. Merkel’s end, while we are watching Germany’s belated reckonings for sex abuse. Here’s our Daily Briefing on September 26, 2018. Source: DPA / Kay Nietfield Konrad Adenauer (chancellor for 14 years) overstayed his welcome. … Read More

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