October 21, Rome: The Pan-Amazonian Synod entered its third and final week today. The draft document, a compilation of proposals from 12 small discussion groups (known as circoli minori), will be kneaded into shape this […]
There is a striking passage in The Problem of Pain where C.S. Lewis writes about awe and the Numinous. He draws on Malory, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth to exemplify his points but also approvingly quotes a […]
Suppose a pastor announces at the end of Mass one Sunday that starting in the new year, his parish will feature a Soda and Chocolate-chip Cookie Mass for youth, at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. The […]
As the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia celebrated the feast of True Cross last month, its most senior bishop raised concerns over rising attacks on its churches and an emerging rift within the church itself. Abune […]
A video uploaded to YouTube on Oct. 21 shows two men taking several wooden figures of a nude pregnant woman from a church near the Vatican and throwing them into the Tiber River. The figures […]
On Sunday morning, a modest number of bishops gathered at the Catacombs of Domatilla to sign a “Pact of the Catacombs”. A considerable number of the 180 bishops participating in the Pan-Amazonian Synod in Rome […]
Vatican City, Oct 20, 2019 / 04:33 pm (CNA).- A confidential report from the Vatican’s anti-corruption authority shows that the Secretariat of State has used about $725 million, most of which came from the pope’s […]
October 18, Rome: Today’s press briefing focused on the progress made in the circoli minori, the small group discussions that followed the first ten days of General Congregation meetings of the Synod. The circoli members […]
MPAA Rating: Unrated at the time of this review USCCB Rating: Unrated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 3 out of 5 reels The worldwide sexual abuse crisis is a subject I deliberately […]
The Pan-Amazonian Synod suspended its general session today to permit the circoli minori (small groups) to further discuss topics in depth. Afterwards, Pope Francis met with the indigenous invitees of the Synod. In doing so, […]
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