National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Despite Vatican restrictions on the ancient liturgy, the head of Italy’s bishops’ conference, known for social activism and his closeness to Italian leftist politics, presided at traditional solemn Vespers in the Pantheon in Rome this evening. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Last week in this space, I expressed my dismay at the news that Pope Francis had appointed a pro-abortion scholar to the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL)— and Archbishop Vincenzio Paglia, the president of the PAL, had … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: The trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen resumed in Hong Kong on Wednesday, days after the Vatican announced the renewal of its agreement with Beijing. Prosecutor Anthony Chau Tin-hang took the floor on Oct. 26 in the West Kowloon … Continue reading
CNA: In the presence of nearly 60,000 people, the beatification of Brazilian Benigna Cardoso da Silva, known as the “heroine of chastity” for dying defending her purity at age 13, was celebrated Oct. 24. Cardinal Leonardo Steiner, archbishop of Manaus, represented … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: So far it has emerged that two academics recently appointed full members of the Pontifical Academy for Life have expressed their public support for legalized abortion, another has advocated universal abortion access and use of artificial … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares / Hannah Brockhaus: The Vatican revealed on Thursday a key document to guide the next stage of discussions in the Synod on Synodality. The working document, titled “Enlarge the space of your tent,” covers issues across a broad … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has defended the Vatican’s decision to renew its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops. The Filipino cardinal, considered a contender to become the Catholic Church’s first Asian pope, said that the … Continue reading
CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis has named Vietnam-born priest John-Nhan Tran an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Bishop-elect Tran, 56, was 9 years old when he and his family left South Vietnam on a barge at the port of … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Robert Klesko: In conjunction with the feast of Blessed Karl of Austria on Oct. 21, I conducted an email interview with Diane Schwind, the President of the American Foundation for the Beatification of Empress Zita. Blessed Karl … Continue reading
CNA, ACI Prensa Staff: A church in northern Costa Rica was desecrated Oct. 19 when unknown vandals broke open a tabernacle and stole consecrated hosts and various liturgical objects, reported the Diocese of Ciudad Quesada. “In the early hours of the morning, … Continue reading
CNA, Edie Heipel: An article published this week by The Guardian that purports to show that an unborn child “is not visible” until after 10 weeks of pregnancy is “intentionally misleading,” says a board-certified OB-GYN. The photos accompanying the article, she says, … Continue reading
LifeSite News: German Archbishop Ludwig Schick has stated that rejecting other religions as a Catholic is a sign of “right-wing extremist tendencies” and that he sees these tendencies among “certain pro-life activists.” Schick, who is the archbishop for the diocese of Bamberg, … Continue reading
CNA, Nicolás de Cárdenas: The bishop of Santander, Manuel Sánchez Monge, has stated regarding the extraordinary events of Garabandal that “my position, like that of my predecessors, is that Rome’s assessment remains valid: ‘There are no signs of supernaturality.’” In addition, … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: The Vatican will host a discussion inside St. Peter’s Basilica next month between a Catholic, a Protestant, and an Orthodox theologian on the primacy of Peter. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, announced … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen to head the Vatican’s newly merged department for education and culture a Portuguese poet close to Francis’ thinking, but who has also been criticized for sympathizing with heterodox approaches … Continue reading
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