Cameron Doody

PhD in ancient Jewish/Christian history and philosophy. Lecturer in ethics at Loyola University Maryland, Alcalá de Henares (Spain) campus. Religion journalist with 4 years experience.

Bologna cardinal Matteo Zuppi

Bologna cardinal rails against Church “prophets of calamities who confuse conversion with relativism”

Challenges of AI

Vatican calls on AI giants like IBM, Microsoft “to humanise technology, not ‘technologise’ humanity”

Pope Francis says Mass February 25 in the Casa Sanra Marta

Francis, in Santa Marta: “There is only one path against the spirit of the world: humility”

Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany), Heiner Wilmer

German bishop warns Church refusal to reform “a betrayal of the Gospel”

Coronavirus in Italy

Milan archbishop criticises “alarmism” over coronavirus, apathy for victims in poorer countries; Vatican also takes preventative measures

Pope Francis blesses a poor woman

Pope cries: “It is imperative to end the exploitation of the poorest!”

Coronavirus outbreak in Italy

Coronavirus: Italian Church cancels Masses, Ash Wednesday services as over 200 infected and five dead

Vatican rep to UN in Geneva decries $2 trillion world spends on arms

Vatican rep to UN in Geneva decries $1.8 trillion world spends on arms: “How can we love our neighbour?”

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

EU migration and asylum pact - Church, civil society groups urge 'fair, sustainable and humane' solutions

EU migration and asylum pact: Church, civil society groups urge “fair, sustainable and humane” solutions

'Querida Amazonia' - Polish Bishops' President thanks Pope for 'loud cry of Church for rights of poor'

‘Querida Amazonia’: Polish Bishops’ President thanks Pope for “loud cry of Church for rights of poor”

French laypeople say Pope's Amazon exhortation invitation to be 'inventive... without waiting for the hierarchy'

French laypeople say Amazon exhortation invitation to be “inventive… without waiting for the hierarchy”

Holy controversy over proposal to mention God in Russia's Constitution

Holy controversy over proposal to mention God in Russia’s Constitution… even communists agree?

Abuse of power and sexual abuse in the Church

Experts in Dresden warn clerical abuse of power an “existential threat” to Church, call on faithful to “step up” demands for reform

Jean Vanier, Catholic 'saint' of the disabled

“Devastating”: Catholic ‘saint’ of the disabled accused of sex abuse of women

'Biggest ever' trial of pedophile priest in Poland (stock)

“Beast left to feed”: “Biggest ever” trial of pedophile priest in Poland again points up national Church’s abuse negligence

Irish Church under data protection investigation for not erasing personal information of former Catholics

Irish Church under data protection investigation for not erasing personal information of former Catholics

Bishops gathered at the Bari synod on the Mediterranean

Bari synod: Bishops denounce European “economic interests” in Mediterranean “not always evangelical”

Pope prays for victims of Hanau attack

Pope in “mourning”, “deeply affected” by “terrible act of violence” in Hanau

'Zero tolerance' for pedophile priests (stock)

Debate continues over Church will to implement “zero tolerance” policy for pedophile priests

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI

German TV accuses Benedict XVI of covering up for, meeting with pedophile priest

Shootings in Hanau, Germany

Updated: Hanau terrorist attack: Christians from Germany, beyond ask: “Why such evil, inexcusable violence?”

Bishops on the first day of the Bari 'synod' on the Mediterranean February 19

On first day of Bari ‘synod’, bishops deplore “economic and interested wall” dividing Mediterranean

The German 'synodal path'

Full steam ahead for German “synodal path” reforms despite Pope’s ‘no’ for moment to worldwide change

'True vocations crisis' in Poland but country still home to one-in-four new priests in Europe

“True vocations crisis” in Poland but country still home to one-in-four new priests in Europe

Polish archbishop Stanisław Gądecki flips out over 'evil' gender equality Charter for local public life

Polish archbishop lashes out at “evil” gender equality charter for local public life

Spanish-Moroccan cardinal blasts Europe for 'selfish' migration policy

Spanish-Moroccan cardinal blasts Europe for “nearsighted, selfish, individualistic and unfair” migration policy

Sunrise in Bari - Vatican, Italian cardinals look forward to Bari 'synod' as start of 'great Mediterranean spring'

Vatican, Italian cardinals see Bari ‘synod’ as start of “great Mediterranean spring”

Cardinal Sarah (l), and Archbishop Gänswein (r)

Gänswein takes down Cardinal Sarah, again: “Benedict never approved the celibacy book”

'Zero tolerance' for clergy sex abuse

Bishops in Spain, Italy, France still not applying “zero tolerance” for priest abusers, enablers: survivors