Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:53:14 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Abuse battle expands to lay movements /faith/item/29802-vatican-expands-abuse-prevention-to-lay-movements /faith/item/29802-vatican-expands-abuse-prevention-to-lay-movements

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has expanded its fight against sex abuse in the Church by giving all lay movements and associations a December deadline to submit formal guidelines and protocols for reporting and preventing cases of abuse.

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VATICAN CITY -- To fight a throwaway culture that pressures women to view abortion as the only alternative to a difficult pregnancy, the Catholic Church must be ready to assist, accompany and care for expectant mothers and their families, said U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell.

]]> Faith Thu, 23 May 2019 10:31:08 -0400 Pope names Cardinal Farrell to serve as chamberlain of the Church /home/international/item/28985-pope-names-cardinal-farrell-to-serve-as-chamberlain-of-the-church /home/international/item/28985-pope-names-cardinal-farrell-to-serve-as-chamberlain-of-the-church VATICAN – Pope Francis has named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 71, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to serve as the camerlengo or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:27:20 -0500 Priests in Asia, Europe have key roles in marriage preparation /home/international/item/27751-priests-in-asia-europe-have-key-roles-in-marriage-preparation /home/international/item/27751-priests-in-asia-europe-have-key-roles-in-marriage-preparation WASHINGTON – Priests continue to play diverse and integral roles in marriage preparation across Europe and Asia.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:41:27 -0400 Cardinal Farrell 'shocked' over Cardinal McCarrick sex abuse case /home/international/item/27716-cardinal-farrell-shocked-over-cardinal-mccarrick-sex-abuse-case /home/international/item/27716-cardinal-farrell-shocked-over-cardinal-mccarrick-sex-abuse-case VATICAN – Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, head of the Vatican office for laity and family, said he was "shocked" when he heard allegations of years of sexual abuse and harassment by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the man who ordained him a bishop and whom he served as an auxiliary bishop for six years.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:20:24 -0400 Cardinal Farrell removes LGBT advocates from Vatican-hosted conference /home/international/item/26755-cardinal-farrell-removes-lgbt-advocates-from-vatican-hosted-conference /home/international/item/26755-cardinal-farrell-removes-lgbt-advocates-from-vatican-hosted-conference VATICAN – Cardinal Kevin Farrell has reportedly barred several speakers set to address an annual women's event inside the Vatican over concerns about their LGBT positions, prompting organizers to find another venue.
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