Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a note on Saturday on discerning the validity of the sacraments. The new document signed by Pope Francis and DDF Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernández is titled … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: At a private audience on January 10, Pope Francis offered his encouragement to a group dedicated to dialogue between Christians and Marxists. That meeting, and the Pope’s remarks to the group, troubled Catholics who still have … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Matthew Santucci: The Vatican announced on Wednesday the appointment of Father Peter Wu Yishun as the bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Shaowu (Minbei), the third appointment of a bishop in China in just a week. According … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that oral arguments in a high-stakes abortion pill case will be heard on March 26. The decision in the case could determine whether the abortion pill mifepristone can be … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In talk yesterday to a Spanish tennis club, Pope Francis made the remarkable assertion that the game is “not just a battle, but also a dialogue.” Having been a competitive tennis player in my youth, I was … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday Mass that left one man dead. Two suspects described as members of the Islamic State group have … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Francesca Pollio Fenton: Alejandro Monteverde, the director of last summer’s blockbuster “Sound of Freedom,” is back at it again — this time telling the inspiring story of the work Mother Cabrini undertook to protect impoverished children in … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Matthew Santucci: Father Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was consecrated bishop of Zhengzhou, China, on Thursday, bringing an end to a 70-year-long sede vacante. The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday morning that Wang was appointed by Pope … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Almudena Martínez-Bordiú: Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby celebrated an Anglican liturgy this morning in the Catholic Basilica of St. Bartholomew, located on Tiber Island in Rome’s Tiber River. At the beginning of the ceremony, the current archbishop of … Continue reading
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
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