New episode involving land dispute shakes Armenian community in Jerusalem again
An improvised barricade covered with barbed wire. In the background, the tent of activists from the “Save the Armenian Quarter” (ArQ) association who are guarding the “Cow’s Garden” parking lot. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Apr 5, 202… […]
Pontifical commission publishes universal safeguarding framework
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has reaffirmed the requirement that every diocese, Catholic religious order and institution in the world have clear safeguarding guidelines and procedures and that they are publicly accessible. The commission’s “Universal Guidelines Framework” also insists that “all reports of sexual abuse should be reported to the civil authorities” […]
Pope marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s stigmata
The wounds of Christ’s passion and death and the stigmata given to some Christians over the centuries are reminders of “the pain Jesus suffered in his flesh out of love for us and for our salvation,” Pope Francis said. But, the pope said, the stigmata also is a reminder that through baptism Christians participate in […]
Catholic leaders express anguish over Haiti’s ‘dizzying chaos,’ humanitarian disaster
The April 1 attack on a Spiritan seminary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was the most recent one in a series of incidents involving Catholic Church targets, amid the worst violence crisis in Haiti in several years. A group of armed criminals invaded the Petit Séminaire Collège Saint Martial, a minor seminary of the Congregation of the […]
Human life becomes commodity with surrogacy, say global ban advocates
A broad cultural shift is needed to recognize surrogacy is not a “right” but a violation of human dignity and of the rights of women and children, several experts said during an international conference in Rome advocating a universal ban on surrogacy. Surrogacy, in which a woman agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child […]
Embark with your child on a ‘Catholic Sacraments Adventure’
By Sarah Robsdottir I recently had a chance to preview Voyage Publishing’s newest hardcover book for young readers — “Seek and You Will Find: A Catholic Sacraments Adventure” — and I’m thrilled to say I’ve found my new, much-needed, “go-to” baptism and first Holy Communion gift for all the little people in my life. Unlike […]
7 Facts to Know About the Amazing Divine Mercy Devotion
Through Saint Faustina, Our Lord gifted humanity with several channels to access the timeless message and incredible graces found in His Mercy. “Divine Mercy! This is the Easter gift that the Church receives from the risen Christ and offers to humanity at the dawn of the third millennium.” — Saint John Paul II, Divine Mercy […]
Kurt Cobain, 30 Years Later: Our Joy-Shaped Hearts Were Created for Heaven’s Fullness, Not Nirvana’s Emptiness…
The teenagers, many girls especially, went crazy for Frank Sinatra. A little while after that the teenagers, again girls in particular, all went crazy for Elvis. After that the teenagers got themselves caught up in Beatlemania. And then, not too long after that, the teenagers got really into. … To read such a list, arriving […]
‘Dignitas Infinitas’ to Be Published Monday: How Will Cardinal Fernández Influence the Vatican’s Gender Ideology Response?
When the Vatican releases a document on human dignity April 8 that addresses gender ideology, it won’t be the first time that Rome has tackled the vexing topic. Pope Francis has spoken out frequently on the phenomenon, which holds that one’s identity is independent of their bodily sex, calling it “the ugliest danger of our […]
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.