German laywomen demand ‘female deacons’ at cathedral liturgy with clown dance
Heretical German Catholic women called for ordination of ‘non-male people,’ including ‘intersex, trans, and non-binary people,’ at a women-led Liturgy of the Word in Speyer Cathedral where one woman danced as a clown.
Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit Help You to Make ‘Mystery of Christ’ Present
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024. According to its statement, Regnum Christi is made up of the Legionaries of Christ (1,316), consecrated women, consecrated laymen, and laypersons.
Global group of pastors looks at parishes, synodality and mission
“Tradition comes alive in the art of creatively transmitting the messages entrusted to us. We must transmit them in new translations into a living, intelligible language,” Father Tomáš Halík, a Czech theologian, told the priests. “To be faithful to tradition is not to be resistant to change.”
Pope responds with ‘open heart’ to LGBTQ parents criticizing controversial Vatican document
Pope Francis has written to a group of parents of LGBTQ persons, responding to their criticism of a Vatican document that condemned gender theory and gender-affirming surgeries. He told them he received their critique with an “open heart.”
Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life
Elevation of the chalice at a Traditional Latin Mass. / Credit: Wikimedia JoeJ10/CC BY-SA 4.0 CNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). At the pinnacle of his professional sports career, one French athlete announced his intention to quit vol… […]
Nebraska parish mobilizes to help neighbors after massive tornado
Aerial view of tornado damage in Elkhorn, Nebraska, taken on April 29, 2024. Tornadoes ripped through the Midwest over the weekend of April 26–28, 2024. / Credit: mpi34/MediaPunch/IPX/AP Photo CNA Staff, Apr 30, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA). After a b… […]
Pope Francis to Regnum Christi: May the Spirit help you to make ‘mystery of Christ’ present
Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 24, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 30, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA). On the occasion of its first general convention taking pla… […]
My friend Flannery O’Connor, the most honest person I ever knew
In this article from 1979, a Jesuit priest recalls his friendship with Flannery O’Connor.
Kidnapped Catholic bishop who mediated between Mexican cartels is found and hospitalized
Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a retired bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico, was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped.
LA Archdiocese helps produce pope’s May 2024 prayer video
A new video featuring Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May was produced with the help of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Every month, the Rome-based Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network releases “The Pope Video” to broadcast the Holy Father’s monthly prayer intentions. May 2024’s prayer intention focuses on the formation of men and […]