Cardinal Müller in Texas for consecration of Ordinariate bishop
(Vatican Radio) The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, was in Houston on Tuesday for the ordination of Steven J. Lopes, the first bishop to head one of the Personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans established in accordance with 2009’s Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus.
Germany may cut migrant benefits as Europe struggles to host refugees
(Vatican Radio) Germany is considering taking away benefits from asylum-seekers if they refuse to try to learn the language and integrate. The plan comes after several other European Union member states announced controversial measures to tackle the influx of refugees including seizing valuables and cutting payments, while countries such as Hungary plan to erect more fences along borders.
UK decision on human embryos "frightening beyond belief"
(Vatican Radio) In Britain, the pro-life group, CORE, said the decision to allow the editing of the genes of human embryos for research purposes is morally wrong and its implications are “frightening beyond belief.” The British Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority announced this week that it had approved a research application from the Francis Crick Institute in London to use new “gene editing” techniques on human embryos. The project aims to provide a deeper understanding of the earliest moments of human life. However critics describe the plan as the first step on a path towards the legalization of genetically modified babies. Josephine Quintavalle is the Director of CORE, an organization that focuses on the ethical dilemmas surrounding human reproduction and she spoke to Susy Hodges.
Fr James Martin: 'Mercy in Motion' helps mercy go global
(Vatican Radio) As policy-makers, politicians and analysts debate questions such as border closures, taxation for refugees and ‘search and rescue’ missions, hundreds of thousands of refugees and forced migrants – men, women and children – struggle to find footing and dignity in whichever their place of arrival.
