Pope at Angelus: Treasure the signs of God’s love
At the Sunday Angelus Pope Francis explains that the signs we read about in the Gospels are clues that reveal God’s love for us, who is always near, tender, and compassionate. Read all
Use ‘preferred pronouns’ or else, university’s gender inclusion plan warns
null / Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Jan 16, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA). The bishops of Fargo and Bismarck are speaking out against a proposed “gender inclusion” policy that would require everyone at the University of North Dakota — even visitors — to use preferred pronouns and affirm individuals’ chosen gender identities, or face the consequences. […]
The US Constitution, Religious Freedom and Vatican II
Freedom of religion is included in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. COMMENTARY: The First Amendment not only gives Catholics the right to practice our faith, but also creates the space in which we can evangelize.
Saint of the day: Pope Marcellus
St. Marcellus was chosen as pope near the end of the Diocletian persecution, around 308-309. Because of the persecutions, the Church had been without a pope for over a year. When Marcellus was elected, he faced a number of challenges — he had to reconstitute the clergy, which had been decimated. Many priests worked in […]
Cain & The Curse of Man | Blessed Ann Catherine Emmerich
Blessed Ann Catherine Emmerich’s visions of the early days of mankind — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anthony-stine/support
Bishop of Fort Worth asks for prayers for Synagogue hostage situation involving alleged Al Qaeda terrorist
Breaking News / CNA Fort Worth, Texas, Jan 15, 2022 / 20:02 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, made an urgent request to Catholics to pray for those involved in a hostage situation that was still developing at a synagogue in n… […]
Losing (and regaining) our sense of the sacred in a “bourgeois” society
In 2016, Pope Francis gave an interview to Fr. Antonio Spadaro, editor-in-chief of Civiltà Cattolica, in which he wondered why it is that so many young people are interested in the traditional Roman liturgical rites, […]
Friendship between cardinal and politician cemented comeback of ‘Bologna school’
ROME – When Italy recently celebrated a state funeral for David Sassoli, the President of the European Parliament who died unexpectedly from Legionnaire’s disease on Jan. 11, the Mass was held in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and attended by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European […]
Catholic agency calls for reform of UK asylum process after Channel death
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A leading Catholic refugee agency is calling on the UK to change its asylum policy after the drowning death of another person trying to cross the English Channel. A man – believed to be a Sudanese national in his 20s – was found unconscious by French authorities near Calais on Thursday […]
The purgative way is neither easy nor comfortable, but it’s essential
This Sunday, we return to the season of Ordinary Time. During this season, we hear the teachings of the Lord Jesus again and are invited to recommit ourselves to him. As we accept this invitation, we begin (or begin anew) a process of conversion. Conversion is supposed to be a regular part of the Christian […]