Remembering the 200th Anniversary of the Burning of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls
Destruction by fire of St Paul Outside the Walls. COMMENTARY: The history of the basilica dedicated to the ‘Apostle to the Nations’ is a chronicle of resilience.
Another Cardinal-Elect Accused of Cover-Up
Church Militant’s Rome correspondent, Dr. Jules Gomes, discusses accusations of sex abuse cover-up against yet another soon-to-be cardinal.
US House votes against funding military spending for abortion travel (CNA)
The US House of Representatives has approved a measure that would halt government subsidies for members of the armed forces traveling to procure an abortion. Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense, has established a policy of paying for travel related to abortion, and for gender-altering surgery, for military personnel. The House adopted amendments to a […]
Irish bishops ask parishes to conserve 30% of property for pollinators, biodiversity (Christian Century)
“We are asking parishes to map the space they have and take 30% of that space and work with it,” said Jane Mellett, Laudato Si’ officer with the bishops’ development agency, Trócaire. “You could use potted plants in sections of the car park [i.e., parking lot] and stop spraying the car park.” “It is a […]
‘It’s amazing to see’: trusses for Notre-Dame’s new roof arrive by barge (The Guardian)
The cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, devasted by fire in April 2019, is scheduled to reopen in December 2024. Its roof has been rebuilt using medieval techniques.
New cardinal-designate will resign as worldwide Salesian leader (ReligionDigital (Spanish))
Father Angel Fernandez Artime, who has been named by Pope Francis to become a member of the College of Cardinals at the September consistory, will resign next year from his current post as rector general of the Salesian order. The Spanish cleric, who was elected in 2014 to a six-year term as the head of […]
UN aid to continue, as Syria asserts control
UN humanitarian aid will be allowed into rebel-held territory through its main border crossing, after a protracted dispute about the issue. Read all
Irish Catholic boys camp promoting ‘manly virtues’ smeared by pro-LGBT politicians, media
The Catholic camp – which teaches boys ‘purity, honesty, justice and love of the Church’ – ‘sounds like something out of the Handmaid’s Tale,’ fretted one leftist politician.
Disgraceful: Biden won’t even acknowledge his 4-year-old granddaughter
The truth is that Joe Biden is a deadbeat grandpa, and the way he is treating his beautiful granddaughter Navy Joan is a disgrace.
The Greatest Catholic Opera
Opera has traditionally had little interest in Christian orthodoxy, except as a foil for some preferred spiritual excellence. The lyric stage has concerned itself mostly with the political life and especially with the erotic life, and left conventional godliness out of the picture. Of course Teutonic gods who go up in flames, quasi-karmic Fate, demonic […]