‘Several’ French Bishops Ask Pope to Reformulate Catholic Doctrine on Homosexuality
Following the request of an association of parents of homosexuals, these bishops expressed their wish to make the Church’s message on homosexuality ‘more audible.’
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Why the French Bishops Have Launched the World’s First Canonical Criminal Court
Bishops will also be in charge of implementing the sentences, which can fall under three categories known by canon law.
French Bishop Under Investigation for ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior Towards a Woman
The 81-year-old Franciscan religious said he had written to the woman in the summer of 2022, ‘to tell her that I had failed her and to ask her forgiveness.’
French Bishops’ Conference Spokeswoman Fired, After Criticism of Her Communication About the Report on Sexual Abuse
This news, confirmed Nov. 12, came only a few days after the conclusion of the French bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Lourdes.
French Catholic Bishops Express ‘Esteem’ for Traditional Latin Mass Communities
The bishops’ July 17 comments will be closely studied as France is one of the world’s leading centers of Catholic traditionalism.
French Catholic Bishops: Fight Against Anti-Semitism ‘Must Be Everyone’s Business’
Together with four other French bishops, Archbishop Moulins-Beaufort signed a declaration stating that the “fight against anti-Semitism must be everyone’s business” and promising to work with all those engaged in this struggle.
Bishops Urge French Catholics to Pray and Fast as Bioethics Bill Returns to Senate
Archbishop Michel Aupetit, who practiced medicine and taught bioethics at a medical school before entering the priesthood, has raised concerns that human embryos are being trivialized and “discarded like vulgar consumable products.”
French Bishops Press Government to Review 30-Person Mass Limit
France has been under a strict lockdown since the end of October, in which all public religious gatherings, including public Masses, were originally suspended until Dec. 1.
French Bishops: Public Mass Ban Violates Freedom of Worship
Under France’s second lockdown, which will continue until at least Dec. 1, people are not allowed to go 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) beyond their homes, except for essential work or medical reasons.
COVID-19 Restrictions Reopen Old Wounds of the Catholic Church in France
The French government has decided to maintain suspension of public Masses during Phase 2 of the pandemic, despite an intense outcry from the clergy and the faithful.
