National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said Pope Francis’ recent declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples under certain conditions “creates confusion” and has suggested that its author, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, should resign or be … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In a decision released yesterday, a Vatican court focused in the question of whether the forced resignation in 2017 of Libero Milone, the Vatican auditor general, “can be considered as attributable to the Secretariat of State.” … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Back when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio declined a journalist’s request for an in-depth interview. He explained that he did not feel comfortable expressing himself in an interview format; he suggested anyone … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis announced the start of a Year of Prayer on Sunday in preparation for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. In his Angelus address, the pope said that a Year of Prayer starting on … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: For a while back in the 1980s, when Leila and I were outnumbered by babies and toddlers in the household, we subscribed to a service that provided us with clean laundered cloth diapers. It was a … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: One month after the Vatican released Fiducia Supplicans allowing the blessing of same-sex couples, the backlash the document triggered shows no signs of diminishing. The criticism has been so pointed and widespread, in fact, some … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: What on earth is happening in the Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina? Last November, Pope Francis named Bishop José Maria Balina, an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, to become the new Bishop of Mar del Plata. But … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Arson attacks against churches in Canada are on the rise, according to a Canadian news outlet, which reported that since May 2021, 33 churches in Canada have been burned down to the ground. The outlet, CBC … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has revealed that his dicastery is writing “a very important document on human dignity” that contains “a strong criticism” of immoral trends in contemporary society. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In his annual ‘State of the World’ address last week, Pope Francis touched a nerve when he denounced the “deplorable” practice of surrogate motherhood. His two sentences on that topic, in a speech that ran to … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández has said that Pope Francis and the Vatican already knew about his sexually graphic 1998 book connecting sexual relations with a mystical relationship with God, and that he expected the work … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration. The ambitious restoration and conservation … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: In response to new Vatican guidelines permitting nonliturgical pastoral blessings of homosexual couples, the bishops of Africa issued a united statement in which they said there will be “no blessing for homosexual couples in the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: If this disastrous papacy brings one lasting benefit to the Church, it may be a careful re-examination of the question of papal primacy—in particular, the question of how the Pope’s authority relates to that of the … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: The traditional ceremony of blessing the waters of the Danube River on the feast of the Epiphany is always an eagerly awaited event in the Hungarian capital. In this more Byzantine-influenced part of Europe, Jan. 6 … Continue reading
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