Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Here, I believe, is the ultimate expression of the “hermeneutic of rupture.” In his July 29 conversation with Jesuits in Canada, Pope Francis seems to have said that the Roman Catholic Church ceased to exist! Read his … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Luke O’Hara:That spring day must have dawned on Hara Castle like any other — sparrows chirping in the boughs above as soft waves lapped on the shore far below, and the doves thrumming their morning song as … Continue reading
Spirit Daily, The Most Important News: They aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. During the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on July 28th, a giant mechanical bull with glowing red eyes was rolled out into … Continue reading
CNA, Carl Bunderson: “The Proclamation of the Kingdom” is an online conference being held later this month to discuss evangelization and the great commission to teach and baptize all nations. The Aug. 20 conference is being presented by the Dialogos Institute, … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he spoke with Pope Francis over the phone on Friday and thanked the pope for his prayers and humanitarian support. In a tweet posted on Aug. 12, Zelenskyy wrote that he … Continue reading
CNA, Edie Heipel: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is re-inventing the story of St. Joan of Arc in an upcoming production called “I, Joan,” in which the French Catholic heroine will be portrayed as a non-binary “queer” character who refers to herself … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, AC Wimmer CNA: According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like “the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out against abortions.” The Catholic weekly newspaper Die Tagespost commissioned the survey from the … Continue reading
CNA, By Jonah McKeown: Cardinal Joseph Zen is set to stand trial next month, along with four other people, in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund. It appears he has not been indicted under … Continue reading
CNA, Jonah McKeown: Cardinal Joseph Zen is set to stand trial next month, along with four other people, in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund. It appears he has not been indicted under Hong Kong’s national … Continue reading
NCR, Solène Tadié: The news came as a blow to all the faithful attached to this important part of France’s Catholic heritage: A few months ago, on the eve of Christmas, the Cistercian monks of Notre-Dame des Neiges, in the … Continue reading
CNA, Charlotte Evans: A group of 500 young Catholics in Ireland have signed a letter saying they love the Church’s teaching, but that their voices had not been heard in the process leading up to the Synod on Synodality in Rome. … Continue reading
CNA, AC Wimmer: The new head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations met with Pope Francis [on August 5]. It was the first visit of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, who was appointed in June, to the Vatican. … Continue reading
CNA, Kevin J. Jones: An unborn baby is now recognized as a dependent who will qualify expectant parents for a $3,000 deduction in Georgia tax rules, under the same law which bans abortion based on a detectible fetal heartbeat. Georgia’s … Continue reading
CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Cardinal Jozef Tomko died early Monday morning in Rome at the age of 98. At the time of his death, the Slovakian-born cardinal was the world’s oldest living member of the College of Cardinals. Tomko died at 5:00 … Continue reading
CNA, Carl Bunderson: The teaching of Humanae vitae on contraception is an instance of the ordinary and universal magisterium, and as such is irreformable, a moral theologian has said in response to a statement from the Pontifical Academy for Life. Father … Continue reading
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