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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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