ROME 23/10 – Day 28: Dies natalis, some observations, some prayer
Sunrise today seems a loooong time ago at 07:35 and it set quite a while ago at 18:12. The Ave Maria bell didn’t ring at 18:30. It is the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude. It is my 64th birthday. … Read More →
Cardinal Müller: Synod is about ‘preparing us to accept homosexuality,’ women’s ordination
‘All is being turned around so that now we must be open to homosexuality and the ordination of women. If you analyze it, all is about converting us to these two themes,’ the cardinal said.
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Pope’s major Vatican summit ends without action on women deacons, mention of LGBTQ Catholics
The Vatican summit on the future of the church concluded on Oct. 28 by postponing action on ordaining women as deacons and failing to acknowledge deep tensions over how to care for LGBTQ Catholics.
Religious persecution is threat to U.S. national security, experts tell Congress
U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). In testimony to the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, experts said that religi… […]
Bishops call for solidarity in wake of devastation from hurricanes in Mexico
A shopping mall is destroyed after hurricane Otis hit Acapulco on Oct. 25, 2023 in Acapulco, Mexico. Otis made landfall through the coast of Acapulco around midnight of Oct. 25 as a category 5 storm. / Credit: Oscar Guerrero Ramirez/Getty Image … […]
Cardinal Agostino Marchetto: We can’t subvert tradition to please the world
Cardinal Agostino Marchetto. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa ACI Digital, Oct 28, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Synod on Synodality convened by Pope Francis has once again brought to the fore the clash between internal currents of the Church in… […]
The Inquisitor who wouldn’t burn witches
“… only ‘the wisdom and firmness of the Inquisition’ made the witch craze ‘comparatively harmless’ in Spain.” — William Monter, quoting Henry Charles Leai Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. And nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition […]
The synod report: a Church that involves everyone and is close to the world’s wounds
The Synthesis Report at the conclusion of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality is published. Looking ahead to the second session in 2024, the text offers reflections and proposals on topics such as the role of women and the laity, the ministry of bishops, priesthood and the diaconate, the importance of the […]
Cardinal Müller: Synod is about ‘preparing us to accept homosexuality,’ women’s ordination
‘All is being turned around so that now we must be open to homosexuality and the ordination of women. If you analyze it, all is about converting us to these two themes,’ the cardinal said.Read More