In front of the tomb of St. Óscar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants

Bishops of Central America, North America, and the Caribbean met in El Salvador Aug. 21-25, 2023, to analyze various migratory scenarios at an international meeting. / Credit: Archbishopric of San Salvador ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA). At a press conference held in the crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the […]

Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives outside Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. / Andrew Bukuras/CNA Dedham, Mass., Aug 31, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Theodore McCarrick’s eloquence vaulted him to the upper echelons of the Catholic Church, and he stayed there, in part, by using that gift to artfully fend off […]

Synod Fathers in the Image of Francis (2)

When reading the list, a question comes to mind: Is the Synod Predetermined? Before considering this list of synod participants, very ideologically oriented, a person has to wonder if everything has not been settled, even before the opening of the assembly next October. This is what Fr. Joachim Heimerl, priest in Vienna, Austria, and university […]