Catholicism
Pope’s blessing in empty St Peter’s Square watched by 11m on TV | World news
More than 11 million people tuned in to watch Pope Francis deliver a blessing in an empty Saint Peter’s Square, television bosses said on Saturday, as the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, warned that the European Union risked losing its purpose. The pope’s blessing, Urbi et Orbi (To the city and the world)is usually reserved …
Kristina Keneally blasts Melbourne archbishop for claiming George Pell is innocent | World news
The Labor senator Kristina Keneally has blasted Melbourne’s Catholic archbishop for his response to Cardinal George Pell losing his appeal against child sexual abuse convictions. Keneally, herself a prominent Catholic, said she was gobsmacked that Archbishop Peter Comensoli had maintained that Pell was innocent and had questioned whether his victim was mistaken. “It’s distressing for …
Biblical opera, xenophobic bishops – Viktor Orbán’s Christianity with a twist | World news
“Europe can ignore or deny or struggle against its own identity and its Christian roots. But by doing so the society commits suicide,” said László Kiss-Rigó, the bishop of Szeged, as he drove into Budapest on a recent afternoon. “And the more migrants that come, the more Christian values will be watered down.” Christian values, …
