Weekly Edition of January 12, 2024
Weekly edition in English (01/12/2024)
Education publication: Connecticut Catholic college ‘fully embraces LGBTQ+ students’ needs’ (Inside Higher Ed)
Sacred Heart University in Connecticut “is one of a few Catholic institutions to establish an LGBTQ+ students’ center and hire a manager of LGBTQ+ affairs,” reports Inside Higher Ed, an leading education publication. “Being a queer and trans masculine person, I felt like I had a lot to offer to this role with my lived […]
Irish Medical Council removes language against deliberate killing of patients (CNA)
The Irish Medical Council has removed language against the deliberate killing of patients from the new edition of its “Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners.” The Council, the regulatory body for the nation’s medical profession, did not respond to requests for comment on the reason for the removal of the language.
Cardinal Pell saved the Church in Australia from becoming a dying institution, prelate preaches (Our Sunday Visitor)
Thousands gathered at the cathedral in Sydney, Australia, for the memorial Mass of Cardinal George Pell (video), one year after the prelate’s death. Archbishop Anthony Fisher paid tribute to his predecessor’s “unwavering commitment to the truth and consistent willing of the good” and noted that he had “many friends and not a few enemies.” “In […]
Argentine president formally invites Pope Francis to visit native land (CNA)
Four months after he called Pope Francis an “imbecile,” Argentina’s newly elected president, Javier Millei, has formally invited the Pontiff to visit his native land—the first Argentine leader to do so since 2013. President Millei expressed hope that a papal visit would “bring fruits of peace and brotherhood to all Argentines, anxious to overcome our […]
Pope to young people: Be restless, take risks
At an event organised by the Toniolo Young Professional Association, Pope Francis says that life is “made to be given away, not managed.” Read all
Did HCQ really cause 17,000 deaths? Experts weigh in on flawed but highly touted study
A new French retrospective study claimed hydroxychloroquine caused nearly 17,000 deaths when used on hospitalized COVID-19 patients. But experts contended the analysis relied on flawed data, ignored evidence showing efficacy with early outpatient treatment, and amounted to a political attack on HCQ pioneer Dr. Didier Raoult.Read More
How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, first female saint of Canada, discovered her vocation
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 12, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Every Jan. 12 the Church celebrates St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, a 17th-century French nun who worked as a missionary and teacher in Canada. She was the foundress of the Congregation of […]
Africa’s bishops firmly reject blessings for same-sex couples
SECAM, the body representing all the bishops of Africa, formally dissents from “Fiducia supplicans”, raising questions about a decentralized Church moving at different speeds
Syro-Malabar Church, still in a liturgical dispute with the Vatican, has new leader
Pope Francis confirms the election of Raphael Thattil as Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly in Kerala, India