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[Catholic Caucus] Vatican urges ‘moratorium’ on German church reform processROME – In what was described as a “frank” discussion in Rome Friday between Vatican department heads and German bishops over their contested “Synodal Path” reforms, a proposal to cease and desist the process was made and rejected.62 German bishops were in Rome this week for their ad limina visit, which bishops’ conferences make every few years in order to meet with the pope and various Vatican departments to provide an update on local church affairs.Notably, the German bishops this week did not hold separate meetings with the pope and Vatican...

Cardinal Ouellet: Priests not supporting Francis should ask, 'What am I doing here?'Rome — When Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet was first appointed in 2010 to lead the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops, the office that advises the pope on candidates to serve as Catholic bishops around the world, the former professor and theologian was "more attentive to the doctrinal dimension" of the job, he recalled."With Pope Francis, we've learned the accompaniment dimension," Ouellet told NCR. "We have learned that it's not enough to tell people what they have to do."The Congregation for Bishops is one of the Vatican's most powerful offices,...

EDMONTON, Alberta, September 14, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, primate of the Catholic Church in Canada, called on Catholic politicians to follow their conscience and their beliefs when voting on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage, in statement to the press September 8.The Western Catholic Reporter covered the news conference held at the Catholic Pastoral Centre in Edmonton. “I think that Catholic politicians have to take into account the whole country and not only their community of faith, obviously, but their personal principles and their faith must play a role in their decisions,” Cardinal Ouellet said.Using language...

Archbishop Marc Ouellet, born in Lamotte, Quebec, is one of only two Canadians whose careers included both heading up a diocese at home and holding a major position at the Vatican. Pope John Paul is likely to name Quebec City's Archbishop Marc Ouellet a cardinal this weekend. According to Vatican rumours widely reported in Italian and Catholic media, the Pope will announce tomorrow the names of Catholic archbishops to be elevated on October 22 to fill vacancies in the College of Cardinals that will someday elect his successor. All of the world's current cardinals are already scheduled to be in...