Pope Francis meets Jeannine Gramick, US sister known for LGBTQ ministry
Pope Francis on Oct. 17 held a meeting with Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a long-time advocate for LGBTQ Catholics who had previously been reprimanded by the Vatican and U.S. bishops.
Rigged Synod Experts Will Proclaim “the Will of God”
So it’s October 17th, and we are more than half way through this month of the #SchismaticWay, and what do we have so far? A particular generation of theologians have more or less declared this synod to be the dream of Cardinal Martini (pictured above left), where they can finally find that reform they always […]
7 of the Most Bizarre Landforms on the Planet…
You don’t need to travel deep into the cosmos to discover otherworldly sights. Here on Earth, curious travelers can find an abundance of strange natural attractions that appear to belong to another planet. Here are seven of the world’s most bizarre landforms.
Incompetent governance is not the exception, but the rule: here’s why
Since all fiscal discipline went by the board during the financial crisis of 2008, the US has suffered a departure of common sense from public affairs.
Pro-life groups warn of late abortions in Ohio Issue 1. Here’s what the initiative says
null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA). As early voting continues on the controversial Issue 1 abortion proposal in Ohio, pro-life groups are warning that the vague language in the proposed amendment could strip away parental rights and lead to late-term, partial-birth abortions on demand there. Early voting began […]
Facility-based abortions drop 30% in North Carolina after 12-week abortion ban, data show
Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks. / Credit: arhendrix/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 17, 2023 / 11:20 am (CNA). Facility-based abortions in North Carolina dropped sharply after a restrictive state law went into effect there this past summer, though a pro-life leader is warning not to make too much of those numbers, claiming they could go […]
Rome remembers 80th anniversary of Nazis’ expulsion of the city’s Jews
The ancient Portico d’Ottavia in the heart of Rome’s Jewish ghetto was the site of the March for Remembrance on Oct. 16, 2023. / Credit: Camelia.boban|Wikimedia|CC BY-SA 4.0 Rome, Italy, Oct 17, 2023 / 12:37 pm (CNA). Hundreds of people took to the streets of Rome on Monday evening to mark the 80th anniversary of […]
Searching for Decency in US Politics
Joe Raedle Visitors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, take in the sights Tuesday near the painting depicting the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress. Today, in the Capitol, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is trying to secure the […]
Pope Francis Writes to Gay Church Leader
Church Militant’s Rome correspondent, Dr. Jules Gomes, discusses female ordination and the pattern of affirmation emerging under the Francis pontificate. Please make a donation below!
Pope, in interview, says Church must change (Vatican News)
“From the beginnings of the Second Vatican Council, John XXIII had a very clear perception: the Church had to change,” Pope Francis told an interviewer from the Argentine news agency Telam. “Paul VI agreed and continued, as did the Popes who succeeded him.” Perhaps significantly, Pope Francis did not name Popes John Paul II and […]