US bishops’ document against transgender health care is a disaster
The bishops’ doctrinal note not only denies the reality of transgender, nonbinary and intersex persons, but compounds the harm experienced by already very vulnerable people, says columnist Daniel P. Horan.
The magnet of the age vs. the foundation of the age
While our cars are getting faster and better every year, our ideas, our feelings, our insights and our freedom of belief are getting less and less important.
Francis, the comic strip
Francis, the comic strip: The whole world needs to make a retreat.
New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Cheri dies at 71; archbishop thanks God ‘for his life, ministry’
Bishop Fernand (Ferd) Joseph Cheri III, a New Orleans native who had served since 2015 as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, died March 21 at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans following a lengthy illness. He was 71.
Pontifical university to require students to take safeguarding course
Beginning with the 2023-24 academic year, all students working on degrees at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome will be required to take a three-hour course on “safeguarding and care for human dignity,” the university announced.
Pope calls European bishops to be prophetic voices for peace
While promoting dialogue and building relationships with leaders of the European Union contribute to peace, bishops in EU countries also must be prophetic in denouncing war and encouraging all possible efforts to restore peace, Pope Francis said.
World Council of Churches head says pope backs plan for Russian, Ukrainian Orthodox summit
Pope Francis has offered his support for the World Council of Churches’ proposal for an in-person, roundtable summit of divided Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox church leaders, the Rev. Jerry Pillay tells NCR.
Pope talks abortion, LGBQT rights with young people in Disney documentary
“It’s boring to talk to priest,” Pope Francis said with a smile as he began an upfront and informal conversation with 10 young people in Rome on their questions about faith and issues within the church.
At Georgetown, former Speaker Pelosi talks women priests, Archbishop Cordileone
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to the Rev. Jim Wallis and students of Georgetown University March 23, as part of a new series where political leaders will speak about the role of faith and ethics in their lives.
Gänswein to Costa Rica? Report of Benedict’s secretary becoming nuncio is ‘speculation,’ Vatican sources say
null / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 08:36 am (CNA). Following a report that Pope Francis will appoint Archbishop Georg Gänswein as the Vatican’s next ambassador to Costa Rica, sources inside the Vatican have told CNA Deutsch … […]