Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Rome’s Chief Exorcist

Exorcist Fr. Carlos Martins discusses the life and impact of the late Fr. Gabriele Amorth, Rome’s chief exorcist — a pioneer in the field in many ways. Fr. Gabriele Amorth: The Official Biography of the Pope’s Exorcist. Watch other episodes of Forward Boldly. Buy Christine a coffee.

Germany: Future of the Church Tax Uncertain

The German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) is in a dark place on 30 June, 2023. However, the financial report published that day indicates that the ecclesiastical tax raised a record amount in 2022: 6.8 billion euros, enough to make the French episcopate envious. In Germany, to finance the Church, between 8% and 10% of a Catholic’s […]

Cardinal Sarah: No Synod Can Invent a Female Priesthood

Speaking in his conference, entitled “Joyful Servants of the Gospel,” on 3 July 2023 at the Conciliar Seminary in Mexico City, the cardinal assured that no one “has the power to transform this divine gift to adapt it and reduce its transcendent value to the cultural and environmental field.” “No council, no synod, no ecclesiastical […]