The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a statement in response to claims made by Vice President Joe Biden during last night’s vice presidential debate about the HHS contraception-coverage mandate. The statement includes […]
“Scandalously, our legal system no longer protects significant minorities: unborn children, Catholics and their institutions who would like to continue to enjoy the freedom we used to take for granted; those who continue to hold […]
“It was by no means only yesterday that truth became embarrassing.” With those rather wry words, Jean Daniélou, S.J., opened his book, Scandaleuse Vérité, published in English as The Scandal of Truth in August 1962. […]
Today marks both the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the beginning of the Year of Faith, two events that have inspired a flurry of commentary on the Council’s legacy […]
Pope Benedict XVI has launched the Year of Faith in the midst of the Synod of Bishops, which is addressing the topic of the New Evangelization. Meanwhile all of this is happening within the context […]
A reader, responding to my recent post about Dr. Hans Küng, reminded me of this bit of rather humorous, and telling, information: I really appreciated your dissection of the Guardian’s story about Hans Kung. In light of Kung’s […]
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, asked today in Ohio to further clarify his stance on life issues, said (ht: LifeNews.com): “I think I’ve said time and again that I’m a pro-life candidate and I’ll be […]
Below, from the Vatican Information Service, is a report on the Pope’s remarks today about the 50th anniversary of Vatican II. In the coming weeks, Catholic World Report will be posting about a dozen pieces […]
L’Osservatore Romano has published the foreward and two excerpts from Pope Benedict XVI’s forthcoming book on the childhood of Jesus, slated to be published in Italy before Christmas. L’OR reports that negotiations are underway for […]
From Pope Benedict XVI’s homily yesterday, given during the Mass, in St. Peter’s Square, that opened the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation: At various times in history, […]
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