Spanish archbishop to lead visitation of Legionaries’ lay movement
A Spanish archbishop, who was part of the Vatican-led investigation of the Legionaries of Christ, will be the apostolic visitor of the congregation’s lay movement, Regnum Christi. Archbishop Ricardo...
View ArticlePapal delegate tells Legionaries that reform will take years
The papally mandated reform of the Legionaries of Christ may take “two or three years or even more” and require the establishment of at least three commissions, the papal delegate overseeing the reform...
View ArticleThe superiors of the Legion of Christ are opposing change – why not sack the...
What is the point, after everything that has happened, of the continued existence of the Legion of Christ? I just can’t get a handle on it: perhaps my readers can explain to me what the great secret...
View ArticleIn new book, Pope says abuse crisis left him ‘stunned’
Pope Benedict XVI’s book-length interview is certain to spark global attention, and not only for his comments suggesting that condom use might be acceptable in some circumstances. In the 219-page book,...
View ArticleThe Legionaries of Christ are being rebranded: but Fr Maciel is still to be...
An update on the reform of the Legionaries of Christ has now been issued by Zenit, and it poses a number of questions. My readers may remember that some weeks ago I asked the question: what, after...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 01/02/11
The Legion of Christ has created an “outreach commission” to address the claims of those affected by the conduct of its founder, Fr Marcial Maciel. A nun in Kenya has died after she reportedly set...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 08/09/11
Cardinal Keith O’Brien has said that the Scottish bishops are “strenuously opposed” to attempts to legalise gay marriage in the country (full text). An American judge has upheld key parts of a lawsuit...
View ArticleToday’s Catholic must-reads: 21/03/12
The Cause of Fr Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit imprisoned in the Soviet Union for 23 years, has taken a significant step forward after a ruling by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints. A new...
View ArticleA terrible human weakness lies at the heart of the Jimmy Savile case
After a time you notice that a pattern emerges. Jimmy Savile’s case reminds me very strongly of other cases that have come to light. A man who was universally respected, who enjoyed the company of the...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 30/05/13
The crisis in Syria will not be resolved by “a military intensification of the armed conflict“, the Holy See’s UN Observer Archbishop Silvano Tomasi has said. The Vatican will not be publishing the...
View ArticleLegionaries of Christ elect new leaders
Representatives of the Legionaries of Christ, meeting to reform their troubled congregation nearly four years after it was effectively taken over by the Vatican, have announced a new slate of leaders...
View ArticleChannel Four’s latest documentary on the Vatican presents the Church as the...
If you put together the words “Secrets”, “Vatican” and “Channel 4”, what do you get? A late night programme heavy on “crime, corruption and cover-ups” as the narrator put it, in which any attempt at...
View ArticleToday’s Catholic must-reads: 27/08/14
There is no place for jealousy, envy and antipathy in our parishes, Pope Francis said at his general audience today (full text, English address, short video, full video). The King of Bahrain has...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 13/04/18
The Archdiocese of Toronto has frozen funding to an aid agency sponsored by the Canadian bishops’ conference. The Pope may visit Algeria for the beatification of the Tibhirine martyrs, the country’s...
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