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At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide 'moral perspective'
On: 12/5/2019, Jonathan Luxmoore , In: World
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholic campaigners at U.N. climate talks welcomed support from Pope Francis and vowed to bring a "firm moral perspective" to intergovernmental negotiations. Chiara Martinelli, a senior adviser to CIDSE, a network of 17 Catholic ...

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At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide 'moral perspective'
On: 12/5/2019, Jonathan Luxmoore , In: World
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholic campaigners at U.N. climate talks welcomed support from Pope Francis and vowed to bring a "firm moral perspective" to intergovernmental negotiations. Chiara Martinelli, a senior adviser to CIDSE, a network of 17 Catholic ...

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Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree
On: 12/5/2019, Carol Glatz , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican unveiled the Nativity scene and lit the Christmas tree with energy-saving lights in St. Peter's Square during a late afternoon ceremony Dec. 5. The 85-foot-tall spruce tree came from the forests of the Veneto region ...

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Tensions arise in Canada around bishops' inquiry of Haitian group
On: 12/5/2019, Francois Gloutnay , In: World
MONTREAL (CNS) -- A Haitian women's support organization co-founded by Quebec nuns is exasperated by repeated requests from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to know whether or not it supports the legalization of abortion. Marie Ange Noel, ...

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Bishop Malone of Buffalo resigns; Albany bishop named apostolic administrator
On: 12/4/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, and named Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany, New York, as Buffalo's apostolic administrator. The changes were announced in Washington ...

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Top Catholic leaders in Hong Kong have backed street protesters
On: 12/4/2019, Michael Sainsbury , In: World
HONG KONG (CNS) -- Catholic leaders in Hong Kong have widely supported nearly seven months of anti-government protests, except when they turned violent. Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong and a longtime supporter of anti-government ...

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A last chance for Australian justice
George Weigel
My late parents loved Cardinal George Pell, whom they knew ...
Archbishop Sheen
Russell Shaw
Archbishop Fulton Sheen's legion of admirers can only hope ...
'The Crown' and the Primacy of Grace
Bishop Robert Barron
Like, I daresay, most of the English-speaking world, these ...
Penitential rite at Mass
Father Kenneth Doyle
Q. Every Mass I attend begins with a penitential rite, ...

At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide 'moral perspective'

OXFORD, England (CNS) -- Catholic campaigners at U.N. climate talks welcomed support from Pope Francis and vowed to bring a "firm moral perspective" to intergovernmental negotiations. Chiara Martinelli, a senior adviser to CIDSE, a network of 17 Catholic development agencies in Europe and North America, noted the importance of Catholic organizations at the talks, since more and more private sector and commercial companies attend.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican unveiled the Nativity scene and lit the Christmas tree with energy-saving lights in St. Peter's Square during a late afternoon ceremony Dec. 5. The 85-foot-tall spruce tree came from the forests of the Veneto region in northeast Italy and another 20 smaller trees were donated by communities in the region's province of Vicenza.

MONTREAL (CNS) -- A Haitian women's support organization co-founded by Quebec nuns is exasperated by repeated requests from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to know whether or not it supports the legalization of abortion.

Pope, council of cardinals discuss greater role for lay men and women

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals reviewed aspects of the draft of the apostolic constitution that would govern the Roman Curia, including a greater role for lay men and women.

HONG KONG (CNS) -- Catholic leaders in Hong Kong have widely supported nearly seven months of anti-government protests, except when they turned violent. Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong and a longtime supporter of anti-government protests, and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing have been involved in both the protests and actively supporting protesters. Cardinal John Tong Hon, once retired but serving as acting bishop since January, also has shown support.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis scolded people who consider themselves practicing Christians, but who turn to fortunetelling, psychic readings and tarot cards. True faith means abandoning oneself to God "who makes himself known not through occult practices but through revelation and with gratuitous love," the pope said Dec. 4 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square.