N.B. – this is Pope Francis’ response to the dubia submitted in July, not the resubmitted dubia – J.S. Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Five cardinals have sent a set of questions known as “dubia” to Pope Francis to express … Continue reading
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Cardinals Send ‘Dubia’ to Pope Francis Ahead of Synod on Synodality
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Five cardinals have sent a set of questions to Pope Francis to express their concerns and seek clarification on points of doctrine and discipline ahead of this week’s opening of the Synod on Synodality at … Continue reading
October 2023: Pope Francis faces his toughest tests
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: October 2023: This is the month when all the major themes of the current pontificate—the ambitions and the frustrations, the confusion and the corruption, the talk of collegiality and the record of autocratic rule—reach a thundering … Continue reading
Pro-lifers on Trial and the Denial of Reality
Crisis Magazine, Monica Miller: On March 8, 1986, nine pro-lifers blocked the doors to the Bread and Roses abortion center in downtown Milwaukee. I was among those nine and charged with “criminal trespass to a medical facility.” We stood trial … Continue reading
A Christmas message in September: How ‘Good King Wenceslas’ inspired his people to follow God
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: Wenceslaus I is known by many titles: king, warrior, saint. Yet he is by far most popularly known as “Good King Wenceslas” in one of the most beloved Christmas carols of the 20th century. During … Continue reading
Indianapolis Colts owner donates $5 million to Catholic Charities to honor cousin, a nun
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team, announced this week that he is donating $5 million to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago in honor of his late cousin, Sister Joyce Dura. Irsay, … Continue reading
40 countries to participate in Men’s Rosary on Oct. 7
Catholic News Agency, Julieta Villar: On Saturday, Oct. 7, the date on which the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the fourth edition of the worldwide Men’s Rosary will take place with more than 40 countries … Continue reading
Pope makes church first co-cathedral in history of British Isles
Catholic News Agency, Madeleine Teahan: Pope Francis has awarded a U.K. church “co-cathedral status,” making it the first of its kind in the history of the British Isles. The Church of St. Mary of the Isle, located in Douglas on … Continue reading
Family who fled Germany to home-school their kids faces deportation from the U.S.
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: A German family that has lived in the United States for more than a decade after leaving their home country in order to legally home-school their children faces possible deportation next month, their supporters said. The … Continue reading
Swiss bishop calls for women’s ordination, end to celibacy ahead of synod
Catholic News Agency, AC Wimmer: A Swiss bishop called for the end of mandatory priestly celibacy and for the ordination of women in an interview published Sunday, just days ahead of his participation at the Synod on Synodality in Rome … Continue reading
The stalwart media guardians of this Pope’s legacy
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: “The Rupnik business will stain Pope Francis’s legacy, and possibly define it,” writes Christopher Altieri in Catholic World Report. The evidence is there— no doubt about that— and give Altieri due credit for making the case. … Continue reading
Oldest monastery in the West was built on the spot of St. Maurice’s martyrdom
Catholic News Agency, Anna Kurian: With over 1,500 years of history, the Abbey of Saint-Maurice in the Valais region of Switzerland is the oldest monastery in the West to have remained in continuous operation since its foundation in 515. The … Continue reading
Seton Shrine Museum Exhibit Will Examine the ‘Lost Art’ of Needlework
National Catholic Register, Andrew Fowler: Upon an initial glance, Barbara Motter’s needlework portrait depicts an idyllic scene of rustic, rolling hills and the valley of Emmitsburg, Maryland, providing a snapshot into early-19th-century life. In center frame is the “White House” … Continue reading
Head of Europe’s Largest Archdiocese Criticized for Remarks on ‘Experience of Love’ and Homosexual Attraction
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The archbishop of Europe’s largest archdiocese in terms of number of Catholic faithful has been criticized for releasing pastoral guidelines that appear to define homosexual attraction as love, and equating them to heterosexual relationships with … Continue reading
Synod 2023: Participants to include two bishops from mainland China, Archbishop Paglia
Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: Two bishops from mainland China and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life are among several additions to who will participate in the Synod on Synodality assembly next month. The leadership of the … Continue reading
