National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: What are the roots of the widespread confusion that reigns in the West? What went wrong in philosophical and theological thought that has brought the West to what Benedict XVI once called “the edge of … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: German bishops and representatives of the Roman Curia met in the Vatican on Wednesday to continue discussions started last year about the German Synodal Way. According to a joint statement from the Vatican and the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: The FBI handed over to Congress on Tuesday internal documents relating to the bureau’s now-withdrawn leaked memo that recommended investigating devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass. The leaked memo, dated Jan. 23, which originated from … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: A Marian shrine founded by Cardinal Raymond Burke that serves as a “place of ceaseless prayer for the corporal and spiritual welfare of God’s children, especially those in most need,” celebrates its 15th anniversary on … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Americans are increasingly rejecting the idea of God along with other religious and spiritual concepts, continuing a decades-long trend that shows an ongoing decline in belief in key religious tenets. A July poll from Gallup shows … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: The early leader in the competition for the Understatement of the Week is my old friend Robert Royal, with this entry: Theology departments in Catholic colleges and universities are not exactly noted for slavish orthodoxy, peer … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonathan Liedl: Pope Francis met with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, this morning in a private Vatican audience, the Holy See’s press office announced. No additional details were provided regarding the meeting, … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The Vatican’s first auditor general has been summoned to a trial hearing at the Vatican in mid-October soon after which he will learn whether he has been successful in his lawsuit against the Vatican. Libero … Continue reading
ACI Digital via Catholic News Agency: Brazilian federal legislator Christine Nogueira dos Reis Tonietto, a member of the Liberal Party (PL), launched a campaign July 17 to pray the rosary live on Instagram “for Brazil and for life.” Bishop Fernando … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Edward Pentin: “I honestly feel I have arrived home,” says Richard Pain, who, on July 2, became the 11th former Anglican bishop — and the first Anglican bishop of Wales — to be received into the Catholic … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Since Archbishop (soon to be Cardinal) Victor Manuel Fernandez was named by Pope Francis to head the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), much criticism of the appointment has focused on the strange book … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: The Vatican is granting a plenary indulgence to anyone who participates in the two years of jubilee celebrations of St. Thomas Aquinas leading up to the 800th anniversary of his birth. Beginning with the 700th … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: The Catholic La Salette Missionaries are selling one of their Marian shrines in Enfield, New Hampshire, to a museum devoted to the preservation of the history of the Protestant sect known as the Shakers. Report … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, the first ever by a pope, will be an “important and historic” apostolic journey in the context of Catholic-Mongol relations that date back to the time of Genghis Khan’s grandson, … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Writing in Our Sunday Visitor recently, Cardinal Timothy Dolan revealed that he has been examining his conscience: Did we as a Church, here in the United States, go too far in obeying all the restrictions imposed … Continue reading
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