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
Catholic News Agency, Matthew Santucci: A requiem Mass was held in Rome on Tuesday evening to mark the first anniversary of the death of Cardinal George Pell and to celebrate the cardinal’s illustrious ecclesiastical career. The chapel of the Domus … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Here’s today screaming headline from the Boston Herald: Massachusetts braces for nor’easter, up to a foot of snow, flash freeze, power outages: Will there be space savers in Boston? C’mon, folks. It’s New England. It’s January. … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf was received into the Catholic Church with the sacrament of confirmation by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron on Sunday evening. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western American Province announced LaBeouf’s confirmation on their Facebook … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: An Italian priest has been excommunicated by his local bishop for saying in a homily that Pope Francis “is not the pope” and calling him “a usurper.” The Diocese of Livorno in Tuscany issued a decree … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Last week when I compiled my list of the top 20 news stories of 2023, I consciously passed over the death of Pope Benedict XVI, since he died on December 31, the final day of the … Continue reading
December 13, 2023 interview between Mr. Ryan Grant (Mediatrix Press) and Mr. Hugh Owen (Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation) on the defense of the Catholic understanding of Creation.
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy “will last, bear fruit and nourish the spiritual lives of many, many people, especially the young,” his former personal secretary has predicted. Speaking to the Register on the sidelines of a … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: A new compendium of the Catholic faith has been published that aims to provide clear answers to many of contemporary problems as well as counter the ambiguity and relativism now prevalent in both Western society … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: As another year draws to a close, and I survey the most important headline stories that we covered in 2023, I am struck by how many of those stories are still developing. In fact, once I … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: An Oregon mother of five has appealed a court’s ruling against her in a case alleging that the government is religiously discriminating against her by refusing to allow her to adopt children from the state … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: The Vatican will publish the previously uncirculated “private” homilies of the late Pope Benedict XVI in the coming year, the Holy See has announced. The Vatican Publishing House said Dec. 23 that it intends to release … Continue reading
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