“I Love Me,” Part 2 — Even after McCarrick and Maciel, clerics like McElroy and Vérgez know that if you do the wrong thing, you might get a promotion…..
Pope Francis this morning announced the creation of 21 new cardinals, most of whom will be eligible to vote in the next papal conclave. One of them is Robert McElroy, the ultra-progressive bishop of San Diego. For Catholics who actually believe what the Catholic Church teaches, this is terrible news. And for Catholics who would […]
“I Love Me,” Part 1 — Even after Uvalde, good police officers and pastors know that if you do the right thing, you might have to die…
It’s been years since I’ve seen Americans so united by grief and fury. The grief is for the 19 children and 2 teachers murdered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The fury is against the police officers who waited—minute after agonizing minute—while the killer hid behind a locked classroom door. The facts are almost […]
Pope Francis on the Ascension: Christ ‘does not want to limit our freedom’ by his presence
Pope Francis delivers the Regina Coeli address in St. Peter’s Square, May 29, 2022. / Vatican Media Denver Newsroom, May 29, 2022 / 09:32 am (CNA). Reflecting on the feast of the Ascension, Pope Francis on Sunday discussed the two acts that Christ performed immediately before ascending into heaven: he announced the gift of the […]
What to Know About Bishop Robert McElroy, Who Will Soon Be a Cardinal
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy. San Diego shepherd has decried ‘weaponization of Eucharist.’
Pope Francis names 16 new cardinal electors, including San Diego's Bishop McElroy
Pope Francis on May 29 named 16 new cardinal electors, including Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, California, along with three Vatican officials and a number of bishops from the global south.
Francis' choice of new Cardinal McElroy an unmistakable sign for US church
Michael Sean Winters: The news that Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has been named a cardinal is thrilling. Pope Francis has rendered an unmistakable sign of the kind of episcopal leadership he is seeking.
Pope announces new cardinals, including San Diego’s Bishop McElroy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis announced he will create 21 new cardinals Aug. 27, including 68-year-old Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, California. The pope made the announcement at the end of his “Regina Coeli” address May 29, telling the crowd in St. Peter’s Square the names of the 16 cardinals under the […]
The future of women’s health and families depends on Christ-centered healthcare…
For those in our pews who think it is impossible to accept and live by the Church’s teachings related to the transmission of human life — consider the healthcare professionals who, to maintain their practice, have been scorned, persecuted, threatened with “the necessity of learning how to perform abortions,” job loss and fear of lack […]
With Cardinal Sodano’s passing, the Vatican’s old guard is down but hardly out…
Given the death late Friday of Italian Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who was 94, what’s often described as the Vatican’s “old guard” has taken a significant blow. Sodano had been the Secretary of State to two popes and the former Dean of the College of Cardinals, and he remained massively influential in shaping the Vatican’s internal […]
What a woman can do, and a man should see…
Giving birth is the natural complement and continuation of the marital act. Cultural practices informed by human selfishness have deeply marred the sexual act, often stripping it of its natural meaning, intimacy, and efficacy. Cultural practices can have a parallel effect in the practice of birthing. We might not think about the deep connection between […]