‘Situation is tragic,’ says bishop whose diocese includes Kherson, Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The Latin-rite bishop whose diocese includes Kherson, Ukraine, accused Russian forces of “cruel and bestial behavior” in the recaptured port and warned his country would not negotiate with Moscow until all occupied territory is regained. “All the methods used by Soviet paramilitary police have returned with the Russian occupiers — the […]
New USCCB president would be ‘happy’ to meet with Biden
In his first press conference after being elected president of the U.S. bishops conference, Archbishop Timothy Broglio said Tuesday that he’d be “happy” to meet with President Joe Biden, a Catholic whose position on abortion, transgenderism, and gay marriage is sharply at odds with Church teaching. In a brief press conference, Broglio, who is the […]
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Western leaders urge restraint, further investigation into Poland missile accident
The secretary general of the NATO military alliance said Wednesday that a missile that landed in Poland killing two people was “most likely” related to Ukrainian air defense systems, though he still blamed Moscow for causing the tragedy. Jens Stoltenberg spoke after a NATO emergency meeting sparked by the first such cross-border missile incident since […]
Diminished Bishops, the New Ultramontanism and the Synodal Process
Antonio Masiello Pope Francis gives pallia to metropolitans from around the world during the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29. Is Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the Synod on Synodality?
The Influence of Fulton Sheen: Converting a Communist
Wikimedia Commons Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Bella Dodd. BOOK PICK: ‘The Devil and Bella Dodd’ tells the conversion story of a woman who tried to ‘infiltrate’ the Church.
‘Hurry up, Lord’ and bring peace to Ukraine, pope prays
“We can pray for Ukraine by saying, ‘Hurry up, Lord,’” Pope Francis told visitors and pilgrims at his weekly general audience.
How the saints teach us to love
A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, by Molly Cahill
The New Abnormal: A Review
How do we move ahead in a post-pandemic era? And what are the lessons to be learned from our challenging recent history? Catholic psychiatrist and bioethicist Aaron Kheriaty has thought a great deal about these questions and his answers are found in his just-released book The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State […]
Darkness, desolation invite people to draw closer to God, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Moments of difficulty and desolation are opportunities for praying, drawing closer to Jesus and discerning the right path, Pope Francis said. “The spiritual state we call desolation … can be an occasion for growth,” the pope said Nov. 16 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Indeed, if there […]