Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists
Pope Francis meets with representatives of DIALOP, Transversal Dialogue Project, an association of European leftist politicians and academics that seeks to bridge Catholic social teaching and Marxist theory, on Jan. 10, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 12, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between […]
How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, first female saint of Canada, discovered her vocation
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre Le Ber. / Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 12, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Every Jan. 12 the Church celebrates St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, a 17th-century French nun who worked … […]
Burning Hearts Set to Music
Three hundred and fifty years ago, on January 12, 1674, one of the greatest Italian composers of the 17th century, or rather “the Master of Musical Europe,” suddenly died in Rome: Giacomo Carissimi. The Jesuit Athanasius Kircher, a scientist and theologian who taught at the Roman College (the future Pontifical Gregorian University), praised him thusly […]
When we pray for what we want—and God gives us something else
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane
Clericalism isn’t the only thing stopping the Catholic Church from embracing synodality
We must all learn to change our mindset regarding our role and participation in ecclesial life if we want to experience a truly synodal church.
‘A Giant of New York City’ Passes
NEW YORK (ChurchMilitant.com) – Tributes are pouring in for New York City’s former department chief Joseph “Espo” Esposito, a stalwart Catholic, who died Monday at the age of 73 after a long battle with brain cancer. Esposito was the longest-serving chief of department for the NYPD Following Esposito’s death, the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New […]
African bishops say ‘no’ to blessing of same-sex unions, citing ‘scandal’
In effect, the Catholic leadership of Africa has issued an emphatic, and unified, “no” in response to a Dec. 18 Vatican declaration authorizing the non-liturgical blessing of same-sex unions, indicating such blessings would cause confusion on the continent and will not be administered. The reaction came in a Jan. 11 letter signed by Cardinal Fridolin […]
Bishop in the Caribbean rejects blessings for homosexual ‘couples,’ others in ‘irregular situations’
Bishop Gerard County of Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said there will be no blessings for ‘irregular unions,’ but ‘pastoral charity’ should be offered.Read More
French bishops’ conference offers weak reply to Fiducia Supplicans
Their statement speaks of blessing ‘persons,’ not ‘couples,’ but this is the only expression by which the Permanent Council of the French Bishops Conference distances itself from the aforementioned ‘ambiguities’ or ‘questions’ raised by Cardinal Fernandez’ Declaration.Read More
Peru passes law recognizing unborn children as human beings
Peru’s new law determines that life begins at conception and recognizes the child in the womb as protected by law.Read More