Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Cardinal Brandmüller: “Oases in the Desert”

Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, who celebrated his 95th birthday earlier this year, published an article on the German-language site Kath.net, in which he did not mince words against the Church in Germany. He developed a reflection on the course to follow in the current situation, which quite frankly turns towards tradition.

The Next Pope After Francis (2)

In Rome, the question of Pope Francis’s succession has become increasingly acute since his health has deteriorated. The Vatican press room issues frequent but terse communiqués, saying that the Holy Father had to cancel this or that appointment, following a “bad flu”. It was under these conditions that a cardinal signing himself as Demos II […]

Sudan civil war leaves no seminarians and almost no Catholic Church

A priest celebrates Mass in Sudan before the outset of war. / Credit: ACN ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 08:30 am (CNA). The third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, which — according to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) […]

Diebus Saltem Dominicis: 2nd Sunday after Easter – In the know

Traditionally, the 2nd Sunday after Easter is called “Good Shepherd Sunday” due to the reading from the Gospel of John 10:11-16. In the Novus Ordo this Gospel is now read on the 4th Sunday of Easter. It is hard to exaggerate the influence of the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd on the minds […]

Catholic bishops in Kenya urge government to address doctors strike

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). / Credit: KCCB ACI Africa, Apr 13, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are calling on the Kenyan government to “speedily” address the concerns of doctors in the East African country where health services remain paralyzed due to […]