Apologies are about those who were wronged, not about the offender putting on a performance.
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The issue is as old as colonialism.
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Three precedents that might help explain the abrupt decision by the influential German cardinal to resign. Yesterday, Pope Francis declined the resignation of Cardinal Marx.
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Long before Cardinal Pell faced his accusers with equanimity and grace—both natural and supernatural—he was an inspiration to many like me.
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The cardinal, who turns 80 June 8, is a welcome presence in Rome these days.
Read MoreAll of the dioceses that had residential schools and the religious orders involved apologized decades ago, and those expressions have been renewed in recent days.
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The transfer of the Vatican celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi to Sunday, instead of today, is one of the liturgical innovations that invite further explanation from the Vatican.
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The anonymity of the undocumented grave itself is an offence, a final indignity.
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The FOB was asked to investigate Facebook’s ban of President Donald Trump after the lethal violence at the Capitol.
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A flag is not a sacrament, but the Catholic sacramental imagination wants to know what symbols mean.
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The protracted ‘synod on holding synods’ runs a grave risk of diverting the Church’s energies from the mission field to the sacristy.
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The pandemic is only a passing story. The real question is what will happen once the restrictions are lifted. Will the faithful come back?
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The Myanmar cardinal has shown he isn’t afraid of repercussions when speaking out against the repressive Chinese regime.
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The May 24th “day of prayer for the Church in China” is necessary. The CCP will soon test whether those prayers are backed up by words and firm resolve in Rome.
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We are invited to consider the ‘cannonball moment’ in our own lives.
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Why did Sajjan run so quickly away from a serious allegation against Vance? Is it possible that he thought he owed Vance a favour?
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The move makes three key points: Vatican II’s teaching on mission; the missionary identity of all disciples; and the secular vocation of the laity.
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The eclectic roster of speakers at recent Vatican conferences might help explain why the Church in Germany is moving ahead so determinedly to ignore Pope Francis.
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