As Omicron Surges, Catholic Schools Meet the Challenge
PATRICK T. FALLON A student sits behind a barrier and works on a tablet at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021, in Long Beach, California. As the pandemic continues, Catholic schools are demonstrating best practices for in-person learning, complete with tried-and-true safety measures. Across the nation, they are […]
Bishops Hail Newly Elected ‘Fake Catholic’ EU President
BRUSSELS (ChurchMilitant.com) – Europe’s bishops are welcoming the election of pro-abortion, pro-LGBTQ+ Maltese Catholic Roberta Metsola to the presidency of European Parliament. Joseph Galea-Curmi, auxiliary bishop of Malta, lauds Metsola The youngest woman ever to head the E.U. Parliament is described, in a report by the Open Society European Policy Institute of left-wing philanthropist George Soros, as having “very progressive views.” On Tuesday, […]
Emmanuel Macron calls for abortion to be added to EU rights charter
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Wednesday for abortion to be added to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Speaking to members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Jan. 19, Macron said that the rights charter, ratified in the year 2000, needed to be revised. “Twenty years after the proclamation of our […]
U.S. bishop with a Salvadoran heart weighs in on historic beatifications
As El Salvador gets ready for four beatifications Jan. 22, a U.S. bishop who spent time as a missionary in the Central American country said there’s a lot to glean from lives of the four martyrs from the tiny nation. “If we are truly followers of Jesus, then their beatification gives us a direct example […]
Sunday Scripture reading, Feb. 13, 2022: In God we trust?
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Jer 17:5-8 Psalm 1:1-4, 6 2) 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 Gospel: Lk 6:17, 20-26 Our first reading begins: “Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord” (Jer 17:5). God’s word confronts us with a sharp […]
‘Lived from the Heart’
‘Lived from the Heart’ By Kenneth L. Woodward January 19, 2022 Bernard McGinn has been writing and teaching about the history and theology of Christian mysticism for more than half a century, establishing himself as the foremost scholar in the field. Now an emeritus professor of historical theology, he is the author of twenty-three books […]
‘Witch hunt’: Serbian president rips Australian gov’t for ‘scandalous’ deportation of tennis star Djokovic
‘Novak was used to make an example of how the world order works,’ the president said.Read More
Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our sins’
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 19, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Jan 19, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA). Pope Francis has encouraged people to encounter God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, with a reminder that the tender forgiveness of God is greater than the “ugliest” […]
The Order of Malta’s New Statutes Could Dilute its Sovereignty Forever
AM113 Flag of the Works of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta flying over the Villa del Priorato di Malta. Fra’ Luzzago, whose official title is Lieutenant of the Grand Master, added that “this sovereignty has enabled the Order of Malta to build up its vast network of international relations through its diplomacy committed to […]
The Order of Malta’s new statutes could dilute its sovereignty forever
The flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. / AM113 via Shutterstock. Rome, Italy, Jan 19, 2022 / 04:20 am (CNA). Fra’ Marco Luzzago, the Lieutenant of the Order of Malta, delivered his annual address to the diplomatic corps accredited t… […]