by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | Church
Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given... by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Church
The Vatican Insider, among others, reports … “An Irish woman who suffered sex abuse by a priest at the age of 13 talks to “Vatican Insider” about her experience. The Pope has nominated her a member of the Vatican Commission for the for the... by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2014 | Church
It has happened 27 times! The United States Catholic Conference blog catalogs each occurrance. “President Obama’s upcoming meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 27, marks the 28th time a sitting U.S. President has met with a pope. The meetings,... by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2014 | Church
The responses to the Vatican questionnaire about on family life reflect a great amount of suffering around the world, the general secretary of the synod has said in an article in the Catholic Herald. As of February 19, about 80 per cent of the world’s bishops’...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2014 | Church, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Fr Thomas Reese SJ offers an assessment of the UN committee report on the Rights of the Child in his blog. Fr Reese writes: The UN committee report on the Vatican’s role in sexual abuse was a missed opportunity. It could have played an important role in...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2013 | Church
Pope’s adviser speaks of Catholicism’s future as ‘servant’ church Some thought starters from the presentation… Jesus didn’t proclaim himself. He proclaimed the kingdom The church must break down the walls between the ordained hierarchy and the laity, with...
