Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In my post here yesterday I argued that in the wake of the terrorist attacks by Hamas, a military response from Israel is morally justifiable—in fact obligatory—by the traditional standards of just-war theory. But as I … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Who is sitting with whom at the Synod on Synodality, and what topics are they discussing, exactly? The managers of the assembly, which runs through Oct. 29, refuse to say, leaving outsiders in the dark … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has criticized some of Pope Francis’ responses to five dubia that he and four other cardinals sent him ahead of the Synod on Synodality, saying among other criticisms that the Pope’s … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: As students began filing into the classroom for my seminar yesterday, one young man remarked: “This class is getting more relevant every day.” The topic of the seminar is just-war theory. He was referring, of course, … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: Synod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise the drafting of a “synthesis report” that will sum up what was discussed during the confidential conversations and speeches during … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Denial of sin and ignorance of confession due to poor catechesis are leading many Catholics to make sacrilegious Communions that threaten their eternal salvation, Cardinal Raymond Burke has warned. In a recent interview with the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Eduardo Berdejo: Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia Charles Chaput, OFMCap, has written some brief reflections addressed to the participants of the Synod on Synodality, noting that the most difficult problems for the Church today do not have to … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The roughly 450 people in the room during the Synod on Synodality assembly are “bound to confidentiality and discretion” regarding what is said in Synod discussions. Unlike at past Synod of Bishops meetings, where the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Jack Phillips, the cake baker whose yearslong fight for religious freedom made him a household name, will be returning to the courtroom — this time before Colorado’s Supreme Court. In 2018, Phillips went all the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Solène Tadié: Cardinal Raymond Burke has spoken out on the reactions raised by the “dubia” he and four other cardinals submitted to Pope Francis on the eve of the opening of the plenary assembly of the Synod on Synodality, asserting … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Francesca Pollio Fenton: On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the faithful gathered at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, to honor the beloved Italian saint and celebrate the 800th anniversary of the approval … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Pope Francis on Wednesday released a new document on the environment that he has described as the “second part” of his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, and which warns of “grave consequences” if humanity continues to ignore the … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The first two synods of this pontificate that took place nearly a decade ago set the stage for the synods that followed and contain some useful pointers for the upcoming Synod on Synodality. The 2014 … Continue reading
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
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
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