Vatican Sends Letter to French Embassy Over Tribunal Decision in Nun’s Dismissal Case
2016 Thoom St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The court also accused the religious community, among other things, of not correctly following the dismissal procedure.
Dignitas Infinita: Strengths and Ambiguities
The claim implicit in the title of the DDF’s recently published Declaration, Dignitas Infinita (DI), has generated considerable controversy. The matter of infinite dignity Do human beings have infinite dignity? Certainly, those who through baptism receive a share in the […]
ABORTION ON THE BALLOT: Can Pro-life Christians Vote for Donald Trump?
New from Remnant TV… With pro-life America at a crossroads, Michael J. Matt takes a hard look at Donald Trump’s political maneuvering on the question of abortion and the Democrat Party’s attempt to fasten unborn babies like so many milestones around the neck of the presumptive Republican nominee.
Cardinal Dolan safe in Jerusalem amid Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel
(OSV News) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is presently safe in Jerusalem amid Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, where air raid sirens in the late hours of April 13 alerted the country to incoming drones and missiles. Joseph Zwilling, communications director for the Archdiocese of New York, who is accompanying the cardinal […]
Pope Francis expresses sorrow as Sydney knife attack shocks Australia
Pope Francis speaks at the Vatican’s Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Sydney, Australia, Apr 13, 2024 / 12:14 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has reacted with deep sorrow at the news from Australia on Saturday, where a 40-year-old man, armed with a large knife, killed six people in a Sydney […]
Vatican sends letter to French embassy over tribunal decision in nun’s dismissal case
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 14:41 pm (CNA). The Holy See on Saturday confirmed that it had sent a diplomatic letter to the French embassy over a French court ruling involving a Canadian cardinal’s alleged wrongful dismissal of a nun. A French court in Lorient, in […]
Vatican sends letter to French embassy over tribunal decision in nun’s dismissal case
St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 14:41 pm (CNA). The Holy See on Saturday confirmed that it had sent a diplomatic letter to the French embassy over a French court ruling involving a Canadian cardinal’s alleged wrongful dismissal of a nun. A French court in Lorient, in […]
FAITH AT WORK: ‘Irena’s Vow’: The true story of a Polish Catholic nurse who hid Jews during the Holocaust
CNA—A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II, debuts in theaters across the country April 15-16. The young Catholic nurse at the heart of the story: Irena Gut “Irena’s Vow” is… […]
Rerum Novarum: The Ground-breaking Encyclical that Defined the Core of Catholic Social Teaching
The year was 1891. In the wake of the Industrial Revolution sweeping the Western world at the time, radical changes were taking place in society regarding working conditions, property ownership, government responsibility vs. individual responsibility, and most fundamentally regarding the critical importance of recognizing the dignity of each individual human person. Looking at these social… […]
US bishops’ pro-life chair: ‘Dignitas Infinita’ speaks truth in love with ‘clarity’
(OSV News) — A new Vatican declaration on human dignity presents “clarity” in charity, amid “so much confusion,” the chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee told OSV News. “It is … reaffirming the teachings of the church, especially on issues that can never change as regards teaching on the sanctity of life,” said Bishop […]