O’Malley: If Roe falls, ‘arduous task of creating pro-life culture’ remains

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Likening the pro-life cause to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston said dreams can take a long time to come true. “We’re all painfully aware that dreams are seldom realized overnight. They point us […]

Court upholds ruling against two ex-managers of Vatican bank

ROME — A Vatican appellate court rejected the appeal of two former top managers of the Vatican bank who were found liable for mismanagement. In a statement released Jan. 21, the Institute for the Works of Religion, the formal name of the bank, said the court upheld its 2018 ruling against Paolo Cipriani, the former […]

Pope declares St. Irenaeus a doctor of the church

ROME — Pope Francis officially has declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church. In a decree released by the Vatican Jan. 21, the pope ordered that the second-century theologian be given the title of “doctor of unity” and said St. Irenaeus’ life and teachings served as “a spiritual and theological bridge between […]

U.S. bishop with a Salvadoran heart weighs in on historic beatifications

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — 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 […]