Tag: KIPA

Under Pressure, Swiss Catholic Priests Reject Ecumenical Eucharistic Celebration

Tomorrow the Catholic bishops of Basel, Chur, and St. Gall will meet in Rome with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Gerhard Müller.

June 30, 2013
Former Jesuit, Editor of Aufbruch, Accuses Pope of “Collaboration” with Argentine Dictatorship

Niederberger attended several contemplation courses in the late 80s with Jesuit teacher of meditation Franz Jalics.

March 22, 2013
Renovation of Famous Cathedral of St. Gall, Switzerland, Encounters Opposition – UPDATED 2-24

Moving the altar nearly in the middle under the cupola and placing a golden ring above it was the plan of the London architectural firm “Caruso St. John Architects.”

February 22, 2013
Swiss Abbot Harshly Criticizes Church Structures, Calls for Reform in the System of Naming Bishops

“In our church we have serious structural problems. The problem is that bishops achieve their position through this system, and consequently they have no interesting in questioning the current system. The church thus becomes a closed system. Perhaps it eventually has to collapse or fall apart before anything happens.” – Benedictine Abbot Peter von Sury

December 15, 2012
Followers of the preconciliar liturgy plan a pilgrimage to Rome

Several Catholic organizations, including “Una Voce,” have joined up for an international gathering, “Coetus Internationalis pro Summorum Pontificum,” Italian media are reporting.

August 3, 2012
The Sistine Chapel Choir Plans to Sing Contemporary Music

“This step is necessary in order to prevent the papal choir from becoming a museum piece,” the director of the Sistine Choir said.

October 15, 2011
Female servers for the Pope

The Vatican has given a green light for female altar servers for the papal visit to Germany.

August 26, 2011
Does the Catholic Church need Decentralization?

The central leadership of the church does not perceive accurately the various mentalities in the universal church and the Vatican lacks “sensibility for central Europe,” said the former official of Vatican Radio.

June 22, 2011
Challenges the Pope will encounter in Germany

There are markedly fewer priesthood students in Germany; a Lutheran Church president has called for the admission of all baptized Christians to a common celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

May 12, 2011