encyclical – Catholic World Report

[ January 18, 2026 ] Catholic women discuss beauty, difficulty, redemptive nature of Church’s teachings on sexuality News Briefs
[ January 18, 2026 ] Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo News Briefs
[ January 18, 2026 ] Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’ News Briefs
[ January 18, 2026 ] Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests News Briefs
[ January 18, 2026 ] How one woman’s unexpected pregnancy launched a pro-life group helping women in need News Briefs

Gender theory confusion shows need for papal encyclical, Dutch cardinal says

November 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Cardinal Willem Eijk / Bohumil Petrik/CNA

Denver, Colo., Nov 16, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA).
Extreme forms of gender theory have become so influential that a papal encyclical should address the topic, Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has said, … […]

Fratelli Tutti and the Preaching of the Good News

October 23, 2020 Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM., Cap. 28

In his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis addresses the entire world. He passionately exhorts it to embrace “fraternity and social friendship” (2). In his opening chapter, Francis provides a comprehensive litany of all the […]