Category: News

Catholic News Agency, Walter Sanchez Silva: Bishop Stephen Chow of Hong Kong arrived yesterday in Beijing, the capital of China, on a historic trip — the first of its kind in almost 30 years — and amid some tensions between … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Valuable sacred Catholic artifacts, including papal slippers, a rosary of Marie Antoinette, and a Book of Hours belonging to a martyred courtier to King Henry VIII, are part of a treasure trove of significant objects … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: On Monday Pope Francis introduced a limit of 80 years of age for retired bishops and patriarchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches to take part in decisional voting. In the motu proprio Iam Pridem, issued … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Kathy Schiffer: On a Wing and a Prayer, a contemporary story of faith and survival, debuted April 7 on Amazon Prime, and within a day, it garnered the No. 1 spot for Amazon’s streaming service. The title … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Several weeks ago I recommended an an unusually perceptive article by Birgit Kelle in Catholic World Report, sketching out the different possible outcomes of the German Synodal Path. They were, in brief: Reconciliation: in which German … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: Legal abortions in the United States decreased by more than 6% in the first six months that followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the nearly 50 years of abortion precedent set in Roe v. … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: As Father Greg Markey, head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College’s New England campus, opened the door to the sacristy preparing for an early morning hour of eucharistic adoration on Easter Sunday, he was hit by … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis revised a law regulating the Vatican’s judicial system on Wednesday, reversing some aspects of the pope’s prior reform of the Vatican City courts. The April 12 motu proprio eliminates the previous mandate for a … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, ACI Prensa Staff: On Easter Monday, the Catholic Church celebrates what’s called “Monday of the Angel.” In many countries in Europe and South America, this day, also known as “Little Easter,” is a national holiday. Read the … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis on Wednesday revised parts of the penal law of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The changes follow the 2021 reform of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: A Chinese bishop was installed Tuesday as the bishop of Shanghai without the Vatican’s approval, according to Asia News. The report says Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Haimen was appointed to lead the Diocese of … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff: … A plenary indulgence can be obtained during Holy Week for oneself or for a deceased person if one of the following works established by the Church is performed. List is here.

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Wouldn’t it be nice if the Vatican simply told us the truth about the Pope’s health? Last Wednesday, when the Pope was hospitalized, the Vatican press office reassured us that he was going in for “previously … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Let’s take another look at that remarkable interview with Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich. In my first analysis I gave top priority to his claim that “homosexuality did not even exist” at the time when St. Paul wrote … Continue reading →