The church can be polarizing, but it shouldn’t be polarized.
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Sebastian Gomes
How the Holy Spirit transforms us
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Stanislaus, bishop, martyr, by James T. Keane
Amid war, Cardinal Dolan to make pastoral visit to Israel, Palestine
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has announced he will travel to Israel and Palestine amid a war now in its seventh month. The cardinal will undertake a pastoral visit April 12-18 in his role as chairman of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Founded by Pope Pius XI in 1926, CNEWA supports the […]
The American painter who was consumed by the crucifix
“I paint on black because painting is not representing a light that is and that’s all, but rather participating in the light that is becoming out of the darkness.” — William Congdon “The Sabbath of History: William Congdon, with Meditations on Holy Week,” by Joseph Ratzinger (Knights of Columbus Museum, $45), is a catalog on the […]
Vatican employee arrested for selling stolen goods (Crux)
A Vatican employee has been arrested and charged with selling stolen merchandise online, according to Italian media reports. The suspect—who was identified as a 54-year-old male—was arrested after a man in Rome saw a watch that had been stolen from his home listed online for sale.
Spanish priest dies from burns after Easter vigil ceremony (Daily Mail)
A Spanish priest, Father Javier Sanchez, died of severe burns that he suffered when a spark set his vestments on fire during candle-lighting ceremony at the Easter Vigil. Witnesses said that the bowl that was used to start the Easter fire caught on fire itself, and sent off sparks that caught on the priest’s vestments. […]
French court rules against Cardinal Ouellet in nun’s dismissal (Pillar)
A French secular court has ruled that Cardinal Marc Ouellet acted improperly in dismissing a woman from a traditionalist religious community. The court in Lorient found that the cardinal—who was the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops—did not follow the rules of the religious community when he signed a decree dismissing Mother Marie Ferréol from […]
Pope speaks on stigmata in audience with Franciscans (Vatican Press Office)
“If you want to know the suffering Christ well, look for a Franciscan,” Pope Francis said on April 5, at an audience with Franciscans from Tuscany. The Franciscans are marking the 800th anniversary of the appearance of the stigmata on St. Francis, and the Pope remarked that the stigmata are “one one of the most […]
Scotland’s new ‘hate speech’ law expresses the ruling elites’ contempt for ordinary people
Every attempt at speech laws is a means of criminalizing critics of government. There is no other reason to police speech. Our role in this system is to listen and to obey. To reply carries a risk of imprisonment.Read More
Biden DOJ sues Utah for not housing ‘transgender’ male prisoner with women
The Biden administration is targeting Utah for refusing requests by a male inmate for women’s clothes and makeup for cross-dressing and female housing.Read More