Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: This isn’t a culture war “The biggest mistake we make is in believing that we are in a so-called ‘culture war,’ writes the Irish scholar Mark Dooley, at the opening of an essay for The European … Continue reading
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Ex-Auditor General Milone to Appeal Vatican Tribunal Decision
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Libero Milone, the Vatican’s first auditor general, will lodge an appeal after a Vatican tribunal last month rejected his demand for compensation on the grounds of unlawful dismissal. Milone told the Register that his lawyers … Continue reading
Anglican Bishop Addresses Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals
Catholic News Agency, Edward Pentin: A female Anglican bishop who has campaigned for “gender equality” addressed the Council of Cardinals on Monday as part of a session dedicated to deepening a reflection “on the role of women in the Church.” … Continue reading
Argentine archbishop criticizes cardinals who back Fiducia Supplicans
Catholic News Agency, Walter Sanchez Silva: Héctor Aguer, the archbishop emeritus of La Plata, Argentina, criticized two cardinals who have expressed their support for the Vatican declaration Fiducia Supplicans, which allows for the blessing of homosexual couples. In an article … Continue reading
Vatican doctrine office releases note on discerning the validity of the sacraments
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
The dangerous Vatican enthusiasm for the WEF
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
Holy See appoints third Chinese bishop in less than a week, signaling shift toward Beijing
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
U.S. Supreme Court to hear major abortion pill case in March
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
Competition as dialogue? A tennis player objects.
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
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Catholic church in Istanbul
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
New film about Mother Cabrini ‘transformative,’ director says
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
Pope appoints new bishop in China, bringing a 70-year vacancy to an end
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
Archbishop of Canterbury celebrates Anglican liturgy in a Catholic basilica in Rome
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
Cardinal Zen Contends ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ ‘Creates Confusion’ and Suggests Cardinal Fernández Should Resign
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
A Vatican court ruling keeps the lid on financial scandals
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
