In Tehran, Iranians are divided over the government’s support for Hamas
While sympathy for Palestinians is strong among Iranians, acceptance of the regime’s support for Hamas and demonstrations in favor of the Palestinian Islamist movement is not unanimous
Death of Jacques Delors: “Delorism” or the Art of Consultation and Compromise
Influenced by the ethics of Christian personalism, Jacques Delors, a Catholic trade unionist and father of European integration who died at the age of 98, worked for citizens to be actors of their own history
Over 6,600 international priests minister in US (USA Today)
Over 6,600 priests and 4,000 religious sisters from other nations minister in the US. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, almost two-thirds of priests under the age of 50 were born outside the US. “My brothers and sisters, yes, we do have this mission of saving souls by bringing them to Christ,” Father Rukulatwa Kiiguta, a […]
Cardinal Fernández: ‘It’s proper for each bishop’ to discern application of Fiducia Supplicans (CNA)
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told the Spanish newspaper ABC that it is “proper to each local bishop” to discern whether to grant blessings to same-sex couples—especially in Africa, where “there is legislation that penalizes with prison the mere fact of declaring oneself to be […]
Pope Francis prays for victims of war and violence (Vatican News)
At the conclusion of his December 27 general audience, Pope Francis said, “Please, do not forget to pray for those suffering the terrible consequences of violence and war.” “Let us pray especially for martyred Ukraine and for the populations of Palestine and Israel,” he continued. “War is an evil. Let us pray for an end […]
German diocese commissioning laypeople to baptize puts spotlight on sacrament’s requirements
(OSV News) — She isn’t sure of exactly how many in total over the years, but Glenda Spearman says she has conferred “a lot” of baptisms. She estimates she does 15 to 20 per year. As senior staff chaplain at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and assigned to its neonatal intensive […]
Christmas 2023: Let our faces be lit by the face of Jesus
The birth of Jesus is the most powerful sign and message of hope in a world darkened by the shadows of fear and uncertainty. For Christmas 2023, Vatican Radio has asked religious leaders and heads of Christian charitable organizations for their reflections on the theme, “The Lord’s birth is the birth of peace.” Today’s message […]
Pope Francis’ 2023 at a glance: Prayer, Journeys, Witness
As the year draws to a close, we take a glance at the highlights of Pope Francis’ pontificate in 2023 through images of the many encounters he enjoyed throughout the year. Read all
Cardinal Krajewski: May the world bow down to God so peace can flourish
Upon his return from his mission to the Holy Land at the request of Pope Francis, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, reflects on his experience near the war in Gaza, noting that suffering and conflict arise when humanity seeks its own path without considering God’s desires for us. Read all
Memory and Mass
For the ancient Greeks, on whom we depend for the life and inheritance of the classical world, the goddess Mnemosyne, daughter of the earth-goddess Gaia and the sky-god Uranus, was designated Mother of all the Muses, from whom the charisms of art and poetry, science and song, draw their inspiration. And while her name literally […]