Peruvian bishop walks tightrope between condemning violence and right to protest
President of the Peruvian Catholic bishops’ conference calls on anti-government protesters to reject the use of violence and to promote dialogue
Desire to restore ‘imperialist power’ leads to death, Vatican cardinal says
ROME — Without naming names, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri lamented how a national leader, yearning to restore “a past of imperialist power,” can sow death and destruction. The cardinal’s apparent reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine came during a homily April 5 at a Mass in Orvieto with officers and cadets […]
Nigerian atheist jailed for blasphemy over Facebook posts
ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian court has sentenced an atheist to 24 years in prison for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against the Islamic religion in the West African nation’s northern region. Mubarak Bala, an ex-Muslim, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges of blasphemy, his lawyer told The […]
As three feasts converge, Holy Land Christians hope for peace, tourism
JERUSALEM — With pandemic restrictions almost fully lifted, churches and shopkeepers alike are hopeful that the streets of Jerusalem will fill up once again as Easter, Passover and Ramadan converge. Joseph Hazboun, regional director of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, noted that the pandemic has left its mark not only on […]
War cries: For pope, choosing sides means choosing ‘blueprint’ of peace
ROME — U.S. President Joe Biden minced no words calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who should no longer be in power. No matter how much one reporter pressed Pope Francis on the plane to Rome from Malta, asking, “What would be your message to Putin?” “What would you say to him?” the pope […]
First pope, now U.S. churches face boarding-school reckoning
As Native Americans cautiously welcome Pope Francis’s historic apology for abuses at Catholic-run boarding schools for Indigenous children in Canada, U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their own legacies of operating such schools. Church schools are likely to feature prominently in a report from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by […]
Synod Sister’s New Ways
TRANSCRIPT Pope Francis’ synodal sister is now incorporating the alphabet-soup crowd into the Synod on Synodality. Church Militant’s William Mahoney looks at the French nun’s recent address to a dissident pro-sodomy group. Sister Nathalie Becquart: “We have to decide new things, to find new ways to be Church.” In her effort to find a new way […]
Colorado governor signs bill codifying access to abortion, contraception
Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday codifying the right to abortion and contraception in the state. The bill was strongly opposed by the Catholic Church in Colorado, with testimony against it submitted by three bishops during a state Senate committee hearing. “As the federal legal landscape surrounding reproductive health care evolves, […]
Created to Love
Created to Love By Paul Lakeland April 6, 2022 I agree with a lot of what Paul Baumann says in his rebuke of Margaret Rankl for being too liberal (“From the Church to the Woods,” March 23, 2022). First and foremost is his challenge to her decision to leave behind a community of faith she […]
Tennessee bishops say church’s voice gets positive reception from lawmakers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Catholic Public Policy Commission has organized a Catholic Day on the Hill annually for more than 20 years. The day is an opportunity for leaders of the Catholic Church to get in front of state legislators in a one-on-one environment to discuss topics important to the church and the laws […]