Podcast: How synodal listening transformed this preacher’s homilies and faith community
Brett Williams tries to connect his homilies from week to week. “Our discipleship isn’t limited to Sunday to Sunday,” he says; it needs to be seen “within the context of our ongoing journey.” He believes that “when we create either a series or a linkage between Sundays, people start to see this journey more clearly.”
Celibacy is not a direct cause of sexual abuse, expert says
Father Hans Zollner, a German priest and an expert in the fight against sexual abuse in the Church, said in a Sept. 26 interview with Infovaticana that celibacy is not a direct cause of this evil. The psychologist, who also holds a doctorate in theology, said that “celibacy is not a direct cause of abuse; […]
Surge in Secularism Creates Volatile Challenge for Catholics
TRANSCRIPT I’m Michael Voris, coming to you from onboard our fall Retreat at Sea as we steam back toward New York. The experience of Catholics in America, which has been the theme of this retreat, the history of the Church here, went from bad to good and then back to its present-day bad. And, in truth, the present day […]
As I leave for the Synod on Synodality
I would like to begin with an apology, for I am going to be absent from our diocese for the next roughly five weeks. Last November, along with four other of my brother bishops, I was elected as a delegate to the international Synod on Synodality, which will take up the entire month of October. […]
Asking the new cardinals: How should the Church evangelize the world today?
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals for the Catholic Church on Saturday. The men, whose ages range from 49 to 96, come from 15 different countries and five continents. And while some of the cardinals pastor churches in the countries they are from, others have lived in places other than their home while serving the […]
Pope Francis to hold meeting with children at the Vatican on Nov. 6
Five children representing five continents speak with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Oct. 1, 2023. The pope will hold a meeting with children at the Vatican on Nov. 6, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 1, … […]
‘Not much new’ will come out of this year’s synod, Vatican’s doctrine chief predicts
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 1, 2023 / 14:34 pm (CNA). Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s new chief of doctrine, predicts that “those who expect big changes” to come out… […]
Thousands join Dominicans in Washington, DC, for rosary pilgrimage
A man prays the rosary during a daylong event on Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C., focused on praying and reflecting on the rosary to conclude a nine-month rosary novena. / Credit: George Goss Washington D.C., Oct 1, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA). A… […]
Pope Francis to Hold Meeting With Children at the Vatican on Nov. 6
National Catholic Register Five children representing five continents speak with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Oct. 1. The Pope will hold a meeting with children at the Vatican on Nov. 6. Following his Gospel reflection on Oct. 1, the Pope spoke briefly about his forthcoming document on St. Thérèse, calling […]
Thousands Join Dominicans in Washington for Rosary Pilgrimage
George Goss A man prays the Rosary during a daylong event on Sept. 30 in Washington, D.C., focused on praying and reflecting on the Rosary to conclude a nine-month novena. The pilgrimage was held one day before the start of the Month of the Rosary in October and concluded a nine-month Rosary novena.