Offer education especially to the needy, Pope urges (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis met on May 3 with leaders of an Italian federation dedicated to vocational training, and exhorted them to “take care of those who have not had opportunities or come from socially disadvantaged situations.” “Not everyone has received the indispensable support of the family and the Christian community, and we are called to take […]
New York diocese moves to dismiss bankruptcy, in impasse with creditors (Our Sunday Visitor)
The Diocese of Rockville Center, New York, has asked a bankruptcy court to dismiss its bankruptcy case, after sex-abuse claimants rejected a settlement plan. The move by the diocese—unprecedented in the many cases of diocesan bankruptcies in the US—suggests that a dramatic showdown is coming in the case. Attorneys for sex-abuse claimants are currently demanding […]
Nagasaki’s Continuous Martyrdom: From the Hidden Church to the Atomic Bomb…
High above the city of Nagasaki, I walk a Way of the Cross in the steps of St. Maximilian Kolbe, who founded a monastery here in 1931. The lush mountainous area is marked by a grotto reminiscent of Lourdes, built by the Polish Franciscan saint to honor the Blessed Mother and sanctify the place where […]
Opinion: Catholics Should Not Be Organ Donors When ‘Brain Death’ Is the Standard…
Tremendous controversy surrounds the discussions surrounding brain death, which is the notion that when the brain is dead, the person is dead. In 1997 one of the world’s foremost brain death scholars published “Recovery from ‘Brain Death’: A Neurologist’s Apologia” (republished with updated endnotes in April 2024)…
After years of snubs and sharp criticisms from Rome, parish priests will welcome the change of tone in the Pope’s new letter…..
Pope Francis has addressed a warm and affectionate letter to parish priests throughout the Church. The letter, written on the occasion of a meeting of parish priests in Rome as part of the synodal process, attempts three things — to repair the damage done by the exclusion of parish priests from the synodal assembly last […]
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa: Peace in the Holy Land Is Built on Dialogue, Action…
The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem delivered an impassioned lecture on Thursday at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome detailing the process of peace in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, noting that it is an integral part of the Church’s universal mission and one that must not be conflated with overtly temporal or political aims.
New York AG Letitia James plans to sue pro-life pregnancy centers over abortion pill reversal ads
New York AG Letitia James has notified pro-life pregnancy centers of potential lawsuits over alleged misleading statements about ‘abortion pill reversal’ protocols, giving the centers just five days to respond.Read More
Bishop Eleganti: Pope Francis’ Dignitas Infinita contradicts Church doctrine on the death penalty, war
‘Pope Francis and his protege and ghostwriter, Cardinal Fernández, are moving away from tradition with their positions and just war and are taking on great Catholic scholars,’ warns Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti.Read More
Prominent Catholics urge bishops, cardinals to declare Francis has ‘lost the papal office’ if he refuses to resign
The lengthy statement presents a summary of Pope Francis’ interactions and dealings with a number of high-profile figures in the Church, such as Cardinals Godfried Danneels, Reinhard Marx, Theodore McCarrick, Wilton Gregory, and Víctor Manuel Fernández.Read More
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Peace in Holy Land built on dialogue, action
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 3, 2024 / 12:21 pm (CNA). The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem delivered an impassioned lecture on Thursday at the Pontifical Lateran University […]