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
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
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