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85-year-old Spanish priest gives definitive answer as to why COVID-19 is not God's punishment - 'God is pure love, absolute solidarity'

85-year-old Spanish priest gives definitive answer as to why COVID-19 is not God's punishment - 'God is pure love, absolute solidarity'

85-year-old Spanish priest gives definitive answer as to why COVID-19 is not God’s punishment: “God is pure love, absolute solidarity”

Ecotheologian Boff - 'Capitalism is leading humanity to a fatal dead end'

Ecotheologian Boff - 'Capitalism is leading humanity to a fatal dead end'

Ecotheologian Boff: “Capitalism is leading humanity to a fatal dead end”

Italian missionary says empty churches during coronavirus 'prophetic' sign of need for reform

Italian missionary says empty churches during coronavirus 'prophetic' sign of need for reform

Italian missionary says empty churches during coronavirus a “prophetic” sign of need for reform

Caritas secretary general turns to 'Laudato si'' for COVID-19 fight

Caritas secretary general turns to 'Laudato si'' for COVID-19 fight

Caritas secretary general turns to ‘Laudato si” for COVID-19 fight: “Ecological conversion has to take place now, before it is too late”

Ecotheologian Boff - 'If what prevailed before COVID-19 prevails again, we should prepare for the worst'

Ecotheologian Boff - 'If what prevailed before COVID-19 prevails again, we should prepare for the worst'

Ecotheologian Boff: “If what prevailed before COVID-19 prevails again, we should prepare for the worst”

Liberation theologian Boff, on COVID-19 - 'To return to 'business as usual' could mean our self-destruction'

Liberation theologian Boff, on COVID-19 - 'To return to 'business as usual' could mean our self-destruction'

Liberation theologian Boff, on COVID-19: “To return to ‘business as usual’ could mean our self-destruction”

Sant'Egidio founder denounces 'massacre' of elderly in nursing homes - 'Institutionalisation cannot be the norm'

Sant'Egidio founder denounces 'massacre' of elderly in nursing homes - 'Institutionalisation cannot be the norm'

Sant’Egidio founder denounces “massacre” of elderly in nursing homes: “Institutionalisation cannot be the norm”

Guido Dettoni - when art does more than change the world

Guido Dettoni - when art does more than change the world

Guido Dettoni: when art does more than change the world

Liberation theologian Boff - 'Capitalism is only good for the rich; for the rest it is hell and for nature, a war'

Liberation theologian Boff - 'Capitalism is only good for the rich; for the rest it is hell and for nature, a war'

Liberation theologian Boff: “Capitalism is only good for the rich; for the rest it is hell and for nature, a war”

Opinion - 'What can we really hope from a society that is poisoned by its most important value - money'

Opinion - 'What can we really hope from a society that is poisoned by its most important value - money'

Non-violence activist: “What can we really hope from a society that is poisoned by its most important value: money?”

COVID-19 - Theologian questions revival of 'museum piece' consecrations of countries to Mary

COVID-19 - Theologian questions revival of 'museum piece' consecrations of countries to Mary

COVID-19: Theologian questions revival of “museum piece” consecrations of countries to Mary

Opinion - Fight coronavirus pessimism with true solidarity

Opinion - Fight coronavirus pessimism with true solidarity

Opinion: Fight coronavirus pessimism with true solidarity

COVID-19 - Italian Church group founder calls for regularisation of 300,000 'illegal' migrants in domestic services sector

COVID-19 - Italian Church group founder calls for regularisation of 300,000 'illegal' migrants in domestic services sector

COVID-19: Italian Church group founder calls for regularisation of 300,000 ‘illegal’ migrants in domestic services sector

Investigation - Novena survey reveals Pope's impact on environmental policy with 'Laudato si''

Investigation - Novena survey reveals Pope's impact on environmental policy with 'Laudato si''

Investigation: Novena survey reveals Pope’s impact on environmental policy with ‘Laudato si”

Liberation theologian says pandemic new '1984'

Liberation theologian says pandemic new '1984'

Liberation theologian says pandemic new ‘1984’: “Our fragile democratic institutions are under threat”

Good Friday meditation - Liberation theologian - 'We have a wrong idea of the presence of God among us'

Good Friday meditation - Liberation theologian - 'We have a wrong idea of the presence of God among us'

Good Friday meditation – Liberation theologian: “We have a wrong idea of the presence of God among us”

Theologian blasts 'quasi-magical' online COVID-19 Masses

Theologian blasts “quasi-magical” online COVID-19 Masses: “It seems that grace can’t leave churches”

Liberation theologian, on coronavirus - 'All individualism, soul of the culture of capital, is false and anti-human'

Liberation theologian, on coronavirus - 'All individualism, soul of the culture of capital, is false and anti-human'

Liberation theologian, on coronavirus: “All individualism, soul of the culture of capital, is false and anti-human”

Czech priest academic - coronavirus 'calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church'

Czech priest academic - coronavirus 'calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church'

Czech priest academic: coronavirus “calls for a new theology of history and a new understanding of the Church”

Coronavirus - Cardinal Tagle exhorts governments 'to ensure healthcare and social protection for everyone'

Coronavirus - Cardinal Tagle exhorts governments 'to ensure healthcare and social protection for everyone'

Coronavirus: Cardinal Tagle exhorts governments “to ensure healthcare and social protection for everyone”

How the Church is spreading a gender 'conspiracy theory' across the world

How the Church is spreading a gender “conspiracy theory” across the world

Vatican cardinal, on COVID-19 - 'We should wash our hands, but not of our responsibility for the vulnerable'

Vatican cardinal, on COVID-19 - 'We should wash our hands, but not of our responsibility for the vulnerable'

Vatican cardinal, on COVID-19: “We should wash our hands, but not of our responsibility for the vulnerable”

Theologian warns on coronavirus -'This pandemic demands a different relationship with nature and the Earth'

Theologian warns on coronavirus -'This pandemic demands a different relationship with nature and the Earth'

Theologian warns on coronavirus: “This pandemic demands a different relationship with nature and the Earth”

Bishop Marc Stenger of France warns on COVID-19: "Serious questions must be asked about the relationship between humans and nature"

Bishop Marc Stenger of France warns on COVID-19: "Serious questions must be asked about the relationship between humans and nature"

French bishop warns on COVID-19: “Serious questions must be asked about the relationship between humans and nature”

Amid virus crisis, International Catholic Migration Commission pledges continuing closeness to refugees

Amid virus crisis, International Catholic Migration Commission pledges continuing closeness to refugees

Amid virus crisis, International Catholic Migration Commission pledges continuing closeness to refugees, victims of trafficking

Vatican editorial director praises 'parish priest' Pope Francis on 7th anniversary of election

Vatican editorial director praises 'parish priest' Pope Francis on 7th anniversary of election

“He leads us by accompanying us”: Vatican editorial director praises “parish priest” Francis on 7th anniversary of election

On behalf of all men in the Church - Sorry, women, for how we've mistreated you. Here's how we plan to change

On behalf of all men in the Church - Sorry, women, for how we've mistreated you. Here's how we plan to change

On behalf of all men in the Church: Sorry, women, for how we’ve mistreated you. Here’s how we plan to change

Missionary warns coronavirus Mass cancellations soon to become permanent reality... thanks to lack of priests

Missionary warns coronavirus Mass cancellations soon to become permanent reality... thanks to lack of priests

Missionary warns coronavirus Mass cancellations soon to become permanent reality… thanks to lack of priests

Invoking Catholic 'love' and 'fraternity' in France to conquer xenophobia

Invoking Catholic 'love' and 'fraternity' in France to conquer xenophobia

Opinion/analysis: Is invoking Catholic ‘fraternity’ enough to counter xenophobia?

Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens has his hand kissed by a soldier 'protecting' Greece's borders from refugees

Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens has his hand kissed by a soldier 'protecting' Greece's borders from refugees

Opinion/analysis: Greek Orthodoxy is not open enough to lend a hand to refugees