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The Wedding Feast, the Lamb, and the Kingdom
On the Readings for Sunday, October 15, 2017 […]
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A call to arms and a new crusade of prayer and peace
Any time I turn on the news or check social media, everyone is talking about the conflict between Hamas and Israel that began last weekend. Many are calling the violence and death wrought by Hamas […]
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Can saying the Rosary end abortion?
In his letter to the Ephesians, Saint Paul instructed people to “put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes” (Eph 6:11). I’m not sure what […]
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Biden Health and Human Services imposes trans pronoun mandate on employees
Admiral Rachel Levine, Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, announces new transgender guidelines. / Credit: HHSGov Internal YouTube channel
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 12, 2023 / 17:16 pm (CNA).
The U.S. De… […]
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Synod on Synodality members ask ‘for greater discernment’ of Church teaching on sexuality
Delegates meet at round tables during the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2023 / 15:40 pm (CNA).
Participants in the Synod on Synodality have asked “for greater discernment on the teaching of … […]
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The Hartford Appeal and the Synod on Synodality
In the winter of 1974, Richard John Neuhaus, then a Lutheran pastor, and Peter Berger, the distinguished sociologist of religion, spent an evening smoking cigarillos in the Bergers’ Brooklyn Heights kitchen and jotting down the […]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Excessive Papal Power? – “Whatever their flaws, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI used their authority in a centripetal way. They each sought to pull a centrifugal Church back together after Vatican II. […]
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Pastor of only Catholic church in Gaza: ‘Never have we seen things like this time’
Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza at Christmas 2021. / Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock
ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 10, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Father Gabriel Romanelli, an Argentine priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) who serves a… […]
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New book pays tribute to Cardinal Pell as a champion of orthodoxy
Although Cardinal Pell was just 81 years old, his death in January 2023 came as a surprise. He is already greatly missed. The robust, 6’4”, former rugby player from Australia was a courageously outspoken cardinal, […]
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This week at the Synod on Synodality: Deliberations and veiled agendas
Synod on Synodality delegates in small groups listen on Oct. 4, 2023, to Pope Francis’ guidance for the upcoming weeks. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
Vatican City, Oct 9, 2023 / 08:27 am (CNA).
The Synod on Synodality at the Vatican will se… […]