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Lent’s radical call to each person and every nation
By Tony Magliano “Repent and believe in the Gospel” – the call we received from Christ on Ash Wednesday – is a radical call, the most important call we will ever receive. It directs our attention to uprooting all that is sinful in our lives and to ever more fully…
FutureChurch decries the latest CDF Responsum declaring that the Church cannot bless same sex unions
FutureChurch decries the latest Responsum released by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and endorsed by Pope Francis declaring that the Church “does not have, and cannot have, the power to bless unions of persons of the same sex…” FutureChurch issued a news release March 17.
Oh Mercy – Searching for Hope in the Promised Land, documentary about migrant crisis on border
Sister Norma Pimentel has a prominent role in this new documentary, Oh Mercy. With a new US administration in place, there is hope for much-needed change in migration policy and practice. Yet so far, there are concerns that the enormity and complexity of the situation outweigh current plans and actions. The…
Irish organization denounces Vatican statement as ‘spiritual abuse of LGBTQ+ Catholics’
We Are Church Ireland denounces the latest Vatican statement banning the blessing of same-gender unions as both theologically flawed and outdated as well as profoundly lacking pastorally. Many LGBTQ+ Catholic people experience it as an act of violence, spiritual abuse, an attack on their goodness and love. Many others are…
Wisdom Wednesday | March 17th
It’s Pope Francis’ eighth anniversary. We reflect on his lasting impact while dissecting the Vatican’s recent ban on blessing gay unions. We also provide context for the ongoing Amazon workers’ union efforts. If you have some free time this week, we conclude with a few curated AUSCP picks well worth a visit.
Austrian Priests say they will continue to bless same sex couples
The following Press Release was sent by the Austrian association, Prarrer Initiative Call to disobedience 2.0We will continue to bless same-sex loving couples We, the members of the Austrian Priests’ Initiative are deeply appalled by the new Roman decree that wants to prohibit the blessing of same-sex loving couples. This…