Trudeau gov’t appoints more Liberal Party friends as provincial judges
Trudeau’s recent selection of Liberal Party friends should hardly surprise Canadians considering his past appointments to the judicial system.
After military review, IDF again denies killing two women at Gaza Catholic church
Injured parishioners receive Communion on the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 17, 2023, at Holy Family Parish in Gaza. / Credit: Father Gabriel Romanelli/Facebook CNA Staff, Dec 21, 2023 / 12:22 pm (CNA). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has again denied claims that an IDF sniper “murdered” two women at the Catholic Holy Family Parish […]
Catholic women’s college reverses decision to admit trans students
St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, was the last Catholic women’s college to expand admissions to some trans students. Now the school is reversing that policy in the wake of criticism.
Pope Francis to Roman Curia: ‘Rigid ideological positions’ prevent us from moving forward
Pope Francis gives his annual Christmas address to the cardinals who work in Vatican offices on Dec. 21, 2023, in the gilded Hall of Benediction at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 21, 2023 / 11:13 am (CNA). Pope Francis … […]
Pope calls Vatican bureaucrats to resist ‘rigid ideological positions’
In his annual Christmas address to members of the Roman Curia, Pope Francis urged the Church’s governing bureaucracy to be open to change and to resist “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from moving forward. Speaking to members of the curia during a Dec. 21 audience, Pope Francis stressed the need to “remain vigilant against […]
Second Nicaraguan bishop arrested by regime after voicing support for imprisoned Bishop Álvarez
A second Nicaraguan bishop has been arrested after voicing spiritual support for imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, according to independent Nicaraguan media — a detention illustrating the country’s unceasing persecution of the Catholic Church and complete closure of all spaces for dissent. Bishop Isidoro Mora of Siuna, which serves the country’s remote Caribbean coast, […]
‘Accommodation’ or ‘evangelization?’ What accounts for regional differences on ‘Fiducia supplicans’?
The Vatican’s Monday publication of Fiducia supplicans has revealed what appear to be significant divisions within the Church and its bishops, many of which have come to the fore in recent days. The divisions point to differing regional approaches to engagement with modernity and secular culture — and it is possible those differences are rooted […]
On the Public Meaning of Priestly Blessings…
The U.S. Bishops issued a statement earlier this week on the Declaration Fiducia supplicans, reassuring the faithful that “The Church’s teaching on marriage has not changed.” But to say this is to miss the point, wildly. More pertinent is whether the Church’s teaching on non-procreative sex acts has changed; also, whether by the Declaration the […]
Beyond the usual suspects, a growing chorus is questioning papal power…
A great deal of commentary has been unleashed by the recent denouement of the Vatican’s “Trial of the Century,” which ended with convictions for nine of ten defendants, including five years and six months in prison for Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Amid the torrent of reaction, one of the more interesting voices belongs to Cataldo […]
Pope Delivers Annual Christmas Address to Roman Curia, Says ‘Rigid Ideological Positions … Prevent Us From Moving Forward’…
Pope Francis warned the Roman Curia on Thursday that “rigid ideological positions” can be an obstacle to “moving forward.”In his annual Christmas address to the cardinals who work in Vatican offices on Dec. 21, the pope underlined that it is important to “keep faring forward, to keep searching and growing in our understanding of the […]