National Catholic Reporter, Editor’s note: Fr. Hans Küng, the Swiss theologian, says that he has received a letter from Pope Francis that responds “to my request to give room to a free discussion on the dogma of infallibility.” Küng declined to … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that government officials should resist “foreign” religious influences. “We must resolutely guard against overseas infiltations via religious means and prevent ideological infringement by extermists,” the Chinese persident told Communist Party leaders. He insisted … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Describing persecution as the “daily bread of the Church,” Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, presided at the Mass of beatification of Father Valentín Palencia (1871-1937) and four companions on April 23. … Continue reading
America Needs Fatima: Because of its proximity to Rome, the city was chosen by many patricians and imperial courtiers as a site for their country villas. The vast gardens surrounding these villas often served as the stage for perverse feasts, pagan … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: The delegation’s final statement also describes Gaza as a jail: “While there are signs of hope and the resilience of the population is remarkable, many remain homeless and traumatized by the war. The blockade continues to make … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Bishop Schneider quotes Pope John Paul II’s Familiaris Consortio (FC) on this matter, which states that such couples “are unable to be admitted thereto, since their state and their condition of life objectively contradict that union of love between Christ … Continue reading
Yes, you read that right. Catholic Herald: The Bishop of Wrexham has said that the closure of 22 churches across his diocese is a “huge opportunity for renewal”. More on this “opportunity” here.
1Peter5: Maike Hickson: The German cardinal [Kasper] recounts how he once told Pope Francis about a priest whom he knew who had decided not to forbid a “remarried” mother to receive Holy Communion on the day of the First Holy Communion … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: Francis welcomed Fr. Ernest Simoni – the Albanian priest who spent 28 years behind bars – by kissing his hands. A moved Pope had embraced the man on 21 September 2014 in Tirana, after listening to the account of … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church said that the region’s prelates have not forgotten the two Orthodox bishops who were kidnapped in Syria in April 2013. “Every time we hold a joint prayer meeting we talk about … Continue reading
Taken from Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture: “Sirs, I am but a nameless man, A rhymester without home, Yet since I come of the Wessex clay And carry the cross of Rome, “I will even answer the mighty earl That asked … Continue reading
ReligiousNewsService: The debate that began when students learned that Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards would speak at the nation’s oldest Catholic university continued when she received a standing ovation at Georgetown’s Lohrfink Auditorium. More here.
CNTCathNews: Archaeologists have found a stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests in Mexico, a grave sunk into the floor of what appears to be an Aztec temple, reports AP in The Washington Post. More … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: An increasing number of Muslim migrants in Austria are converting to Christianity, according to reports. According to Austrian website Kurier, 83 adults were approved for baptism in Vienna in 2016, with Friederike Dostal of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference … Continue reading
ChurchPop: Ven. Antonietta Meo is known for offering her cancer sufferings to Jesus. If she is canonized, she will become the youngest (non- martyred) saint. Read story here.
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