Translator’s note: For many years several European countries have observed “Trisomy 21 Day” on March 21 to raise awareness about the genetic condition also called Down Syndrome. Several months ago the United Nations instituted a […]
It is almost a year now since the conclusion of the theological talks between the Society of St. Pius X and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. More than five months have passed […]
Today the Church celebrates the memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers from ninth-century Thessalonica, a city where the Saint Paul himself had preached, who became the “Apostles to the Slavs” in Greater Moravia and […]
The clash between the current federal government and Catholic institutions in the United States over mandates for abortifacient contraceptives mirrors one that has already occurred at the local level in many states. (See the “Table […]
Any big business with affiliates throughout the United States will experience financial strains in a faltering economy. Yet the most recent financial report of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), released on December 27, […]
During a lecture in Rome on December 15, 2011, the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity likened ecumenical dialogue to air travel: the Holy Spirit is the pilot, and you hope and […]
The SSPX has been in the news again this fall, and the blaring headlines are not the sort that will win the group any popularity contests. With the completion of two years of doctrinal discussions […]
Population Research Institute (PRI) is a non-profit research organization with headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia and a global network of affiliated pro-life groups. The president of PRI is Steven W. Mosher. He recently spoke to […]
Msgr. Leo Maasburg is national director of the Pontifical Missionary Work in Austria. For several years after his ordination in 1982 he accompanied Mother Teresa of Calcutta on many journeys to destinations ranging from Moscow […]
On May 13, 2011, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (PCED) published an instruction on the application of the 2007 motu proprio designed to facilitate the celebration of the Latin Mass according to the 1962 Missal. […]
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