Peter’s Pence: Transparency Pays Off
“Peter’s Pence” – an expression that appeared in medieval times – has its roots in the Gospel and the life of the first Christian communities. It was structured gradually over the centuries, especially after the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons, to designate the annual contribution paid to the Holy See by the sovereign states or the […]
An Academic Denounces the Cardinals’s “Frightening Silence”
The Catholic philosopher who teaches at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, “has said that he sees a ‘terrible danger of complete collapse of the Catholic Church in many countries,’ unless the cardinals speak up about a ‘tremendous crisis’ within the Church, one he says is possibly the greatest she has ever faced.” Josef Seifert […]
The List of Synod Participants Has Been Published
The notable fact, which has already been remarked and commented on, is the presence of non-bishops: not only priests but also lay people, including a goodly proportion of women, religious or not. Two women are even named among the Deputy Presidents. There will be 96 non-bishops: priests, men and women religious, and lay people, who […]
Papabile: An Endangered Species
It is said, by more than one Vaticanist, that the Vatican has entered accounting season. The seasons are all the faster as the Pontiff gets older and stays in hospital more often. It can be said, without exaggerating too much, that not a day passes without high prelates making and repeating their eminent calculations in […]
Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez Returned to Prison
According to the newspaper, the Nicaraguan bishop was released by the Ortega regime, but was immediately put back in prison after his refusal to leave for Rome, a condition resulting from negotiations between the dictator and the Holy See. Alvarez remained for 24 hours under the protection of the Episcopal Conference, although Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes […]
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 14th) 2023
Share the good stuff. It’s the 6th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 14th Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation? Tell … Read More →
USCCB ‘rejoices’ at announcement of two cardinals-designate with ‘deep ties’ to U.S.
(OSV News) — On behalf of the bishops of the United States, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered his congratulations and prayers July 9 upon Pope Francis’ announcement of the creation of 21 new cardinals. Two of the archbishops — U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. […]
Blessed Carlos Acutis' eucharistic miracles exhibit goes to Hollywood
Visitors check out the exhibit on Eucharistic miracles at Christ the King Church near Hollywood on June 11, the day it opened. / Victor Alemán/Angeles News Los Angeles, Calif., Jul 9, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). Being three minutes late was all it took to change Patrick Magat’s life. Magat and seven other members of […]
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: A King on a Donkey
James Tissot (1836-1902), “La Cortège dans les rues de Jérusalem” SCRIPTURES & ART: God tests us, but he never tests us beyond our strength.
U.S. nuncio Pierre among 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis
Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter’s Square July 9. […]