Faith

Cardinals Sarah, Comastri retire from Vatican posts

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:48:12 -0500

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis accepted the resignations of 75-year-old Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, and 77-year-old Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica and vicar for Vatican City State.

Glen Argan: Church needs to overcome palace intrigues

glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:58:08 -0500

When Pope Celestine V resigned as pope in 1294, he removed his papal garb and intended to return to life as a hermit. However, his successor, Pope Boniface VIII, placed him under house arrest where he remained until his death 10 months later.

Cardinal Sarah blasts ‘lazy’ criticism of Pope Benedict XVI

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:31:14 -0400

ROME -- Cardinal Robert Sarah has blasted what he called “lazy” and “superficial” reactions bordering on “intellectual hysteria” to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI��Ƶapp recent notes on the clerical abuse scandal.

'Watering down' church teaching won't attract young people, Cardinal Sarah says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:01:03 -0400

VATICAN – Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the church's teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops.

Charles Lewis: Silence much easier said than done

clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:16:28 -0400

Many of us were fortunate enough to hear Cardinal Robert Sarah speak at St. Michael��Ƶapp Cathedral Basilica last month. He is truly a holy man and strong voice in a world of banalities. How many people do you know whose cause is silence?

Cardinal Sarah delivers a quiet message at St. Michael's Cathedral

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:25:13 -0400

One of the Church��Ƶapp most outspoken leaders urged a rapt audience in St. Michael��Ƶapp Cathedral to embrace silence and be alert to the danger of filling their days with constant news and distraction.