Two Heroes of the Counter-Reformation — Sts. John Leonardi and Louis Bertrand
Left: “St. Louis Bertrand,” Basilica of San Domenico (Siena). Right: Unknown, “St. John Leonardi.” St. John Leonardi and St. Louis Bertrand share Oct. 9 as a feast day.
Pope Francis: Rayan, the boy stuck in a well in Morocco, shows beauty of ‘saints next door’
Pope Francis greets families after the general audience on Feb. 2, 2022 / Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 6, 2022 / 07:52 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday shared two recent examples of everyday holiness, times when people gathered together to h… […]
This Catholic summer internship combines prayer, traditional construction in the southwest US
Two women enjoy the Saint Kateri Rosary Walk, still under construction in Gallup, N.M. / Saint Kateri Rosary Walk via Facebook. Gallup, N.M., Feb 6, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA). A summer internship program in the Diocese of Gallup aims to provide col… […]
(2022-02-06) Overcoming the Revolution’s Critical Error of Judgment by Usurpation
Sermon titled “Overcoming the Revolution’s Critical Error of Judgment by Usurpation” posted on Sunday February 6, 2022. Size: 14.4 MB; duration: 15:47.
(2022-02-06) I’m Here to Save the Church
Sermon titled “I’m Here to Save the Church” posted on Sunday February 6, 2022. Size: 8.4 MB; duration: 9:13.
Pope Francis: ‘War is a contradiction’
Pope Francis appears on the Italian television programme “Che tempo che fa” for a conversation with host Fabio Fazio. Asked how he manages to bear the weight of so many stories of suffering and unspeakable pain, the Holy Father responds, “The whole Church helps me” Read all
Are We Able to Understand Pope Francis? (2)
The Argentinian Contribution to Liberation Theology And here is the specifically Argentinian contribution to liberation theology: “what is common to all liberation theologies and which is quite well known, has found a specific translation in Argentina; and it is this point that really interests us.” “Indeed, while some Latin American theologians insisted on the economic […]
Cardinal Marx Defends the Ordination of Homosexual Men
After reading a prepared statement in which he regretted the abuses, Cardinal Marx went on to say that synodality was “the basic requirement for a new Church” and that homosexuality should not be a restriction on the “capacity to become a priest.” “How to deal with the homosexuality of priests?” he asked. “Not everyone is […]
A New Type of Screening for Entry into American Seminaries
The alarm bell was sounded at the end of September 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Archbishop Jerome Listecki alerted his colleagues to certain collateral damage caused by the trivialization of so-called “gender reassignment” procedure which is understood as the process of a female person transforming into a man, and vice versa. The Archbishop of Milwaukee revealed […]
Unforeseen Developments in the Reform Process of the Order of Malta
The venerable Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, known as Rhodes or Malta, has been in turmoil for more than five years. Even if the fact is not at the origin of the difficulties, it contributed to it and revealed a power struggle within the Order: on January 24, 2017, Matthew […]