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
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Ahead of trip to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony
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
Unborn babies are tax exempt under Georgia’s heartbeat-based abortion law
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
Cardinal Tomko, oldest living cardinal, dead at 98
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
Reacting to pontifical academy, theologian says teaching of Humanae vitae can’t change
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
RIP ‘Good Morning Man’
National Catholic Register, Katie Yoder/CNA: Larry Tutt had no ordinary job. Every morning — rain or shine, hot or cold — he rose at 5 a.m. and commuted to his place of work: the corner of K and 15th Streets … Continue reading
How Daily Mass Transformed a Catholic School in Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. — The day after Father Daniel Schomaker took up his duties in 2017 as pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, he met with the parish school principal, Kathy Nienaber. “She asked me, … Continue reading
43 Women in Argentina Accuse Opus Dei of Expoiting Female Members
CNA, Walter Sanchez Silva: Opus Dei in Argentina has responded to a BBC news story about a complaint made to the Vatican by 43 women who claim to have been exploited by the Catholic apostolate. Report is here.
Saint Anne’s Only Approved Apparition
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: Brittany has always had a special veneration for St. Anne, its patron saint, whom the Bretons traditionally call “their grandmother” — Mamm gozh ar Vretoned in local dialect. Devotion to St. Anne is still very much … Continue reading
Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh Tells Team and Staff He Will Care for Baby, Do Not Have Abortion
CNA, Francesca Pollio Fenton: After receiving criticism on social media and from college football fans for remarks made at a pro-life event, Michigan Wolverines’ football coach Jim Harbaugh elaborated on his stance. In an interview with ESPN, Harbaugh shared how he … Continue reading
China: Things are not ‘Moving Well’ At All for Church in China
Human Rights Advocates Respond After Pope Francis Says Vatican-China Deal ‘Moving Well’ National Catholic Register, Courtney Mares: Human rights advocates have raised concerns about heightened restrictions on Christians in China after Pope Francis expressed hope that the Holy See’s agreement … Continue reading
Bishop Walks on Knees at Mexico Shrine
CNA, David Ramos: In a farewell gesture to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos and his now former diocese, A Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe on June 28 walked on his knees from the back of the diocesan basilica … Continue reading
Nigeria: Over 700 Catholic Priests Protest at Funeral the Killing of Fr. Vitus Borogo
From the Vatican: Over 700 catholic priests in Nigeria have held a peaceful protest on Thursday as they buried Fr. Vitus Borogo, a priest who was killed over the weekend in Kaduna state Vatican News had reported that Fr. Borogo, a … Continue reading
Chicago: Cardinal Cupich, Liturgical Anarchist, Destroyer of the Sacred
National Catholic Register, Jonathan Liedl: Perhaps no U.S. diocese has implemented Traditiones Custodes, Pope Francis’s motu proprio restricting what is commonly known as the traditional Latin Mass, as forcefully as the Archdiocese of Chicago. In fact, Cardinal Blase Cupich’s enactment of the … Continue reading
‘The Times Demand It’
1Peter5, John Michael Buckley: Now more than ever, I believe it to be of absolute necessity for churches to be prepared for the probable disruptions of Holy Mass, along with the security of our priests and families. With this in … Continue reading
