Christmas 2023 at the Vatican: Nativity to Recall St. Francis’ First-Ever Manger Scene
Pope Francis visits the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square following vespers on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2022. Christmas 2023 marks 800 years since St. Francis of Assisi staged the first manger scene in the hill town of Greccio, about 50 miles north of Rome.
Synod on Synodality 2023: A Look at the Key Discussions and Decisions
Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 29, 2023. The sentiment about not making synodality an end in itself was a recurring thread in discussions both outside and inside the synod hall.
Survey in Canada: Religious Hospitals Should Not Be Forced to Provide MAiD
zedspide Although most British Columbians supported religious hospitals’ religious rights, the 24% who say hospitals should have to provide MAiD is among the highest in the country. When it comes to individual doctors, Canadians are less supportive of conscience rights.
‘You Are Not Alone’: Pope Francis Meets Women Who Escaped the Mafia
Pope Francis meets with a group of women who escaped criminal organizations in Italy on Oct. 30, 2023, at the Vatican. Pope Francis recommended that the women keep a pocket-sized copy of the Gospels with them wherever they go and read a little bit every day.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Reconsecrates Holy Land to Our Lady, Queen of Palestine
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivers his homily at a Mass in celebration of the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. The feast in honor of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and patroness […]
Sen. Ron Johnson demands FDA, CDC disclose when they learned about COVID jabs’ link to child seizures
In a recent letter to the FDA, CDC, and NIH, Senator Ron Johnson decried the agencies’ ‘lack of transparency’ throughout the COVID outbreak as ‘appalling.’Read More
COVID response closed more Canadian businesses than 2008 financial crisis: gov’t report
StatsCan revealed that they are witnessing an increase in ‘zombie businesses,’ a phenomenon which occurs when owners never file for bankruptcy but simply walk away from their business.Read More
Pope Francis’ Missing “Fatherhood”
Pope Francis’ Missing ‘Fatherhood’ and the Discontent with COVID-19 Response: Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa, Maronite bishop and Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio, reflects on Pope Francis’ perceived lack of leadership, particularly during the global COVID-19 lockdowns. Chorbishop Spinosa expresses his concerns about Pope Francis’ apparent […]
Successful Return Home for St. Pius X
“I will come back, dead or alive!”, said St. Pius X to his flock at the dawn of his pontificate. It was a promise honored 120 later. From October 4 to 23, 2023, the bronze and glass sarcophagus containing the venerated remains of Pope Sarto left the Vatican basilica where it is kept in the […]
Synod: Cardinal Schönborn Thinks the Pope Can Change Doctrine
Cardinal-Archbishop Schönborn said that, until now, there had been only one valid modification of the Catechism of the Catholic Church since 1992. In 2018, Pope Francis declared the death penalty “inadmissible.” Whether there will be further changes depends solely on the Pope, said the Austrian cardinal, who helped write the Catechism. On the issue of […]