Pope Francis honors newly beatified El Salvador martyrs for their ‘heroic example’
Four martyrs are beatified at a Mass in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Jan. 22, 2022. / Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images. Vatican City, Jan 25, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has commended the “heroic example” of four martyrs killed in the 1970s and 1980s who were recently beatified in El Salvador. Franciscan Father Cosme […]
US Seminaries Grapple With the Issue of Transgender Applicants
Alexey Gotovskiy Above, seminarians from the North American College in Rome pray the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square on March 13, 2016. In the wake of last fall’s disclosure that some biological females had been admitted to seminaries, Catholic formators, canonists and doctors discuss precautionary steps seminaries need to take.
Munich Abuse Report: Cardinal Wetter Apologizes for Mishandling Case
Whuke via Wikimedia Cardinal Friedrich Wetter. The cardinal, who was interviewed for the report by the Munich law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl, took issue with parts of the study.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity… but Not with Catholics Attached to the Tradition?
Translated by 1P5 staff For this letter, we’re reusing verbatim the title we gave to our letter #729 (January 15, 2020); it is perfectly topical today, as an opinion piece in La Croix reminds us. We’ll get back to that. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was created in January 1933 on the initiative […]
Justice Barrett urges Catholic school students to work hard and dream
METAIRIE, La. (CNS) — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett said her Catholic education helped her develop a passion for reading that served as a launching pad for her future endeavors as a law student, attorney, law professor and judge. Barrett made the comments Jan. 24 to current students at St. Catherine of […]
Pope Francis Makes “Heartfelt Appeal” for Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
Please pray for Ukraine! Pope Francis asked the faithful to dedicate a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine on Wed., Jan. The post Pope Francis Makes “Heartfelt Appeal” for Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine appeared first on .
GoFundMe freezes more than 4 million dollars raised for Canadian truckers protesting vax mandates
The ‘Freedom Convoy 2022’ GoFundMe page stated clearly that the money will go toward the cost of ‘fuel, food and lodgings to help ease the pressures of this arduous task.’Read More
Could this pro-life, pro-family leader be elected president of Italy?
For Italian Catholics, the one household name that promises a true implementation of Catholic social principles within politics is Massimo Gandolfini.Read More
Bp. Strickland: All Catholics have a responsibility to guard the deposit of faith, not just clergy
Bishop Joseph Strickland discussed the importance of guarding the ‘deposit of faith,’ which refers to the fulness of God’s revelation as taught by Scripture and Church tradition.Read More
‘When tyranny becomes law, revolution becomes our duty’: Canadian politician at freedom rally
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, called out the ‘lies’ about COVID jabs at the Ontario legislature during Saturday’s Worldwide Freedom Rally. Read More