Pope John Paul II loved sports. As pope, he hiked and skied. He even built a swimming pool at his summer residence to stay in shape. Soccer may have been his favorite sport. When young […]
Delegates at the fifth assembly of the German Synodal Way, meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 10, 2023, applaud after the he passage of a measure to establish official blessings for same-sex sexual relations. The motion passed with only 14 … […]
Father Urban turned 60 last year. Which is to say that 2022 brought the 60th anniversary of publication of J.F. Powers’ 1962 novel about a priest, Morte d’Urban. A year later, in 1963, the book […]
We often repeat that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. What happens when this source and summit has been rejected by a majority of Catholics? We received a wakeup call […]
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Denver, Colo., Mar 9, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Two state legislatures are considering ending any legal protections for a priest who learns about sexual abuse in the confessional. In response, Catholic leaders … […]
It’s one of the most curious lines that Jesus utters. In response to the disciples’ inquiry as to why they could not cast an evil spirit from a boy, Jesus responds, “For truly, I say […]
Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. / Aid to the Church in Need
Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).
“Oh, what sorrow… […]
Synodal rhetoric vs Christian reality – Compare Joseph Ratzinger’s spirit in seeking to understand Creation to the recent words of Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich. The Ruinous Rhetoric of ‘Synodal Interpretation’ (The Catholic Thing) Euthanasia in Canada […]
In its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), the Second Vatican Council firmly applied the brakes to “ultramontanism” — the overheated theory of papal supremacy that reduced local bishops to branch managers who simply […]
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich celebrates Mass at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Rome Newsroom, Mar 7, 2023 / 06:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis appointed five new members to his coun… […]
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