South African cardinal recalls Archbishop Tutu (L’Osservatore Romano)

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts against apartheid, died on December 26 at the age of 90 (Encyclopaedia Britannica article). Pope Francis sent condolences following Tutu’s death. In this article, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, 80, shares some of his recollections of Tutu, who married […]

Papal message encourages Taizé youth (Taizé )

Pope Francis and other Christian leaders have sent messages to the 44th European Taizé youth meeting, which is taking place online (currently) and in Turin (in July). The Taizé Community, an ecumenical French monastic community, was founded by Brother Roger Schütz in 1940. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, wrote the papal […]

2022 Will Be Better…I Think

The past two years of “two weeks to slow the spread” have been difficult, to say the least. For many of us, our careers have been turned upside down, our families have been split as loved ones have treated COVIDism as an opportunity to live out a veritable Jonestown fantasy, and the world that we […]

Biden and Communion debate dominates 2021 in U.S. Church

NEW YORK – President Joe Biden, immigration, COVID-19 and ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. All four topics were crucial to the story of the American Catholic Church a year ago, and with a trove of new developments, were mainstays once again in 2021. With 2021 almost in the review, here’s a recap of what happened. President Joe […]

Tens of thousands displaced by floods in Brazil

SÃO PAULO – Devastated by heavy rains since November, the southern part of Bahia State in Brazil is facing one of its worst humanitarian crisis in history, with more than 90,000 people displaced. Extraordinarily high volumes of rainfall have caused the rupture of river dams over the past few weeks, flooding several urban and rural […]

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: A child appears

Is. 60:1-6 / Ps. 72:12, 7-8, 10-13 / Eph. 3:2-3, 5-6 / Mt. 2:1-12  An “epiphany” is an appearance. In today’s readings, with their rising stars, splendorous lights and mysteries revealed, the face of the child born on Christmas day appears. Herod, in today’s Gospel, asks the chief priests and scribes where the Messiah is […]

Saint of the day: Pope Sylvester

St. Sylvester was born in Rome around 250. He grew up in the care of a priest, learning religion and sacred literature. Sylvester often hosted Christians who passed through the city, washing their feet, serving them at the table, and taking care of them as Christ did in the Gospels. One of his guests was […]

Schism Is Here Because Francis Wants Revenge

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