Nordic bishops issue letter affirming Church teaching on human sexuality

Bishop Erik Varden O.C.S.O, of the Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway, at the vespers at Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2023 / 14:40 pm (CNA). Bishops from the five Nordic countries have released a letter on the traditional Christian teaching on sexuality, upholding the “embodied […]

Pope Francis extends ‘Vos estis’ decree to counter both lay and clerical abuse

Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in Vatican City’s Paul VI Hall on Feb. 22, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA). Pope Francis permanently decreed Saturday an updated version of Vos estis lux mundi, his landmark legislation to counter sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.  The decree […]

1st Passion Sunday: Unfurl the battle banners!

In the ancient Roman Church, before the establishment of what we now call Lent, we would have begun today, now called 1st Passion Sunday, a more intense fortnight fast leading to Easter morning. It is important for us to keep in mind that another source for teasing forth the themes of the seasons and feasts […]

CANCELING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: From Francis to Zelenskyy & Kiev to Chicago

New from Remnant TV… In this episode of The Remnant Underground, Michael J. Matt takes a hard look at skyrocketing persecution of Christians worldwide. As teenage assassins shoot up Chicago’s southside, Michael asks why the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago would want to cancel the Latin Mass parishes in Chicago. Seems a bit counterintuitive. How strange […]