2022 was the worst year for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. / Diocese Media TV Merced / Diocese of Matagalpa CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina Montenegro reported that “2022 w… […]
Benedict’s serious illness raises questions about pope emeritus protocols
A detail of Tsarkova’s painting showing Benedict XVI’s pectoral cross, his fisherman’s ring, and his rosary. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome, Italy, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:23 pm (CNA). The anticipated death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI raises important … […]
Catholic bishop, priest released after two months in Eritrea prison
Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Eritrea’s Segheneity Eparchy / InfoVaticana Denver, Colo., Dec 29, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA). After more than two months in detention in Eritrea, Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim and Father Mehereteab Stefanos have been released, several sources reported Thursday. The 52-year-old bishop heads the Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Segheneity. Father Stefanos, […]
300 Years of Masonic Infiltration
There was such a dramatic change in the social and theological dispositions towards Freemasonry amongst many European, Argentinian, and North American Catholics immediately following the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council in 1965, that, at minimum, should have provoked a reasonable and rational concern amongst the faithful. Some have argued that this divergence from the […]
Vatican update: Benedict XVI is ‘lucid and alert,’ but condition remains serious
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s medical condition remains serious, but the Vatican reported Thursday that he is “lucid and alert.”
The top five U.S. Catholic newsmakers of 2022: From an activist nun to a Supreme Court justice
What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America’s choices.
2022’s most popular Catholic stories: Pope Francis interview, war in Ukraine and the end of Roe v. Wade
Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
Can HBO’s ‘The Peripheral’ live up to the sin, synthetics and satisfaction of ‘Westworld’?
“The Peripheral,” a new original Amazon series, resembles “Westworld” in countless ways. Yet even with solid acting performances and breathtaking visuals, “The Peripheral” failed, just as later seasons of “Westworld” failed, to capture any of the immeasurable power of Nolan’s and Joy’s television debut. Why is that?
Why wait until pre-Cana? The church needs to teach relationship skills much earlier
We should not expect pre-Cana to solve the marriage crisis. There are relationship habits that should be taught to our youth long before they contemplate a wedding.
How Chilli from ‘Bluey’ helps me be a better Catholic mother
In this episode of “Bluey,” Chilli learns that there is little to gain in comparing her children to others, or comparing herself to other moms, an important reminder for Catholic moms, too