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
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Yesterday I argued that in preparations for the Synod on Synodality, the discussions have concentrated on the wrong questions. If the topic really is synodality, rather than a potpourri of familiar pastoral and theological complaints, the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: The results of a new study from the Pew Research Center show that in-person Mass attendance among Catholics has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and only about 4 in 10 U.S. Catholics say they attend … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Have you noticed that in recent years, before each meeting of the Synod of Bishops, public attention tends to fixate on one very specific topic? In 2015, before the Synod on the Family, everyone was asking whether … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Dozens of billboard posters defending the traditional Latin Mass appeared on the streets of Rome Tuesday as resistance grows to Pope Francis’ restrictions of the ancient liturgy. The posters, each carrying a quote from Benedict … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Today is the birthday of the late, great Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, and an appropriate time to mention that Ignatius Press has issued an impressive new edition of his Memoirs, with an introduction by Daniel Mahoney, a timeline … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Kevin J. Jones: A statewide New York Eucharistic Congress will take place Oct. 20-22 at the shrine that marks the martyrdom site of three North American martyrs and the birthplace of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, a Native American … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis on Wednesday will bless a satellite that will launch his words into space on June 10. The “Spes Satelles,” Latin for “Satellites of Hope,” will be launched on a rocket taking off from … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Early in the 20th century, when British leaders were beginning to question whether they were prepared for a major European conflict, the War Secretary, Richard Haldane, was asked what kind of army he wanted. He answered: … Continue reading
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