Wim Eijk News Today

“We have to announce the faith very clearly,” Cardinal Wim Eijk of Utrecht, Primate of the Netherlands since 2008, said in an interview.

In choosing Italian Bishop Mariano Crociata of the small Diocese of Latina as their new leader, the European bishops, whether intentionally or not, have opted for a seemingly significant course change.

For the first time in its modern history, the Catholic Church buried a retired pontiff, following a stripped down and solemn ceremony Thursday that included a final, indelible gesture: Pope Francis bowing his head and placing his hand on the casket of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before it was carried away.

According to a source, Pope Francis was aware of the preparation of a liturgy for the blessing of homosexual couples by the Dutch-speaking episcopate of Belgium, which was published on September 20, 2022, together with a letter of explanation.

Cardinal Mario Grech is being mentioned among a number of cardinals who stand a chance of succeeding Pope Francis at the next conclave. Concern has been mounti

Cardinal Mario Grech entering the ‘papabile’ stake could be the tonic to Malta’s Eurovision disappointment