Papal Christmas deadline over Syro-Malabar rift is met, but Indian archdiocese simmers
More than 4,000 faithful attended the celebration of the Christmas Mass at the St. George Parish in the suburb of Edappally, India. / Credit: Anto Akkara Kochi, India, Dec 28, 2023 / 14:35 pm (CNA). While most of the approximately 350 parishes and churches in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam in India complied with Pope Francis’ […]
Life Fest returns to DC Armory ahead of National March for Life with Mass, Ulma family relics
(OSV News) — The Sisters of Life and Knights of Columbus announced Dec. 21 that they will be teaming up for a second year to host Life Fest in conjunction with the National March for Life in Washington in January. The event will be held Jan. 19 at the 10,000-seat D.C. Armory in southeast Washington […]
1050: Taylor Marshall’s Post-Christmas Chat [Podcast]
Sign up for 2024 Catholic Game Plan Webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register… Get the 2024 Traditional Catholic Wall Calendar here: https://store.taylormarshall.com/prod… Get Dr. Taylor Marshall’s new book on St Nicholas here: https://amzn.to/4ahcxaF Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Dr. […]
‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Raises a ‘Couple’ of Concerns
Andreas Solaro Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández (r), prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, attends a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12. The new Vatican document repeatedly refers to those in ‘irregular situations’ and same-sex arrangements as ‘couples’ — and that’s a […]
Letting Christmas Be Christmas — and the Lord’s Day Be the Lord’s Day
National Catholic Register Mass of the Lord’s Nativity is held Christmas Eve in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: The Mass confusion of Christmas 2023 tells us something about how evening Masses have contributed to the secularization of Catholic culture.
Catholic speaker John O’Leary gets the Hollywood treatment of his life story
Catholic speaker John O’Leary stands on the set of “On Fire,” his biographical movie, on Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA St. Louis, Mo., Dec 28, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). In the late 1980s, John O’Leary was 9 years old and, by his own ad… […]
Rescued by Mother Teresa, Minnesota man now shares his incredible stories of two nuns
Patrick Norton pictured with a magazine cover of Mother Teresa, who picked him up from the streets of Bombay as an infant. Later he was adopted by an American family. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Patrick Norton St. Paul, Minn., Dec 28, 2023 / 09… […]
CUA theology dean: Just war doctrine requires Israel to avoid civilian casualties
Moral theology professor Joseph Capizzi speaks with Tracy Sabol on “EWTN News Nightly” Dec. 22, 2023. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2023 / 10:52 am (CNA). If it wants to comply with “just war” doctrine, Israel… […]
The Little-Known Custom for Blessing Your Children on the Feast of The Holy Innocents
Have you heard of the customary child blessing on Childermas? The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents on Dec. 28, which is also known as Childermas in Old English. According to EWTN, “The Feast of the Holy Innocents, or Childermas in Old English, commemorates the death of the male children in Bethlehem […]
The Death of a Holy Innocent: English Lawyer Weighs in on Wrongful Death of Baby Indi Gregory
Credit: Christian Concern Terminally ill British infant Indi Gregory’s death gripped much of the Catholic community. ‘I had Indi baptized to protect her, so she would go to heaven. It gives me peace to know she is in heaven; God is taking care of her. … I will love you always, Indi…’