Category: News

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: He didn’t want to be the Pope. He didn’t even want to be the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office. Father Joseph Ratzinger was happy to be a theologian: reading and thinking and praying and writing … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin, Joan Frawley Desmond: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. The Vatican made the announcement of his death at 10.30 am Rome time on Dec. 31 in a short statement translated into … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: An initiative of prayer and religious formation under the aegis of St. Joan of Arc has just been initiated in France, with the aim of making it recover its original vocation as the “Eldest Daughter … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Charlotte Evans: A woman arrested by British police faces charges of “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” for standing still and praying silently outside an abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Katie Yoder: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., is inviting the faithful to take a virtual tour of its Joyful Mysteries Chapels in celebration of Christmas. “Virtually tour the Joyful … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: At 2.30pm Rome time on Thursday, Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni issued the following statement in response to reporters’ questions about Benedict XVI’s health: “The Pope Emeritus was able to rest well last … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but is stable and under medical care. “I can confirm that in the last few hours there has … Continue reading →

Idaho Tribune, Samantha Collins: On Thursday December 8th, over 500 Catholics, accompanied by a dozen priests and a bishop, braved the snow and ice to consecrate Post Falls, Kootenai County and the great state of Idaho to Jesus Christ. Report … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Matthew McDonald: A court decision in Massachusetts this week keeps assisted suicide in the hands of state legislators and voters — and sets up a likely political fight in the coming new year. The state’s highest court … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Katie Yoder: When she traveled to the small French town of Lourdes 14 years ago, Sister Bernadette Moriau didn’t know that she would be miraculously cured. “I always believed in miracles, but not for me,” the 83-year-old … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff: The police department in Montreal prohibited its officers from wearing religious symbols at work, especially images of St. Michael the Archangel, state media CBC/Radio-Canada has reported. The mandate from the City of Montreal Police Service … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: Catholics from Italy participated in a re-enactment of the Christmas story in Rome on Saturday. The processional living nativity began outside Rome’s cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, and proceeded down Via Merulana, a … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Yes, there are other priests—many others, really—whose conduct has been far more egregious, whose public statements have been far more injurious to the faith. Yes, it is painful to see a leading figure in the American … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff: In the days before Christmas, the traditional “posadas” are usually celebrated in Mexico, recalling the difficulties of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary in finding a place for Jesus to be born. How did this custom … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: When Joe Ditomasso, 76, and Kevin Hyde, 65, boarded their 30-foot sailboat in Cape May, New Jersey, and headed for the Florida Keys, the two friends were looking forward to an adventure. As things would … Continue reading →