Pope Francis’ Letter to Parish Priests: Repairing Rifts, Grounding Vision, and Cultivating Fraternity
Vatican Pool Pope Francis poses with priests for a selfie during his weekly audience at the Paul VI Hall on May 01, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. COMMENTARY: Parish priests, after years of pointed criticisms from the Holy Father, will appreciate the kind words in his letter, but they might be less enthusiastic about his […]
Cardinal Goh of Singapore: ‘Deep encounter with Jesus’ is key to passing on the faith
The spiritual shepherd of the Church in Singapore is Cardinal William Goh, archbishop since early 2013 and a cardinal since 2022. / Credit: Sean Boyce/EWTN News National Catholic Register, May 3, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis recently ann… […]
Call for the Resignation of Pope Francis
May 2, 2024 St. Athanasius of Alexandria Since 2013, the words and actions of Pope Francis have caused an unprecedented crisis in the Catholic Church, and have done great harm to the Church and the whole world. The members of the hierarchy of the Church have a duty to act in order to prevent Francis […]
Baltimore Catholics weigh-in on ‘heart-wrenching’ proposed changes in archdiocese
Speaking to reporters outside the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen April 30 just moments before the Archdiocese of Baltimore held its final listening session on its Seek the City to Come parish reconfiguration proposal, Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., gestured to the grand stone building. It’s feasible, the bishop said, that all the people […]
Florida issues emergency rules to combat abortion ‘misinformation’
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) released a pair of emergency rules that it said are aimed at combating “misinformation” and a “deeply dishonest scare campaign” by the Biden administration about the state’s new six-week pro-life law. The rules, published on May 1, establish guidance for lifesaving measures and clarify that certain procedures, including treatment for ectopic […]
Biden DOJ’s treatment of jailed pro-lifers meets international definitions of torture
The acts of torture enumerated below are prohibited either by American law or by international standards such as those set forth by the 2015 Nelson Mandela Rules to which the U.S. has been called to conform as recently as December 2023.
Join the future of Canada’s pro-life movement at the Youth Summit following National March for Life
The Youth Summit, set to take place in Ottawa on Friday, May 10, will feature speeches by pro-life heroes, including former Planned Parenthood Director turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson.
Jordan’s king promises pope Christian holy sites will be protected
<p>Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan’s King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war.</p><p>The pope met with the king of Jordan — the Middle Eastern country that has the longest border with Israel — for 20 minutes at the Vatican May 2.</p><p>King Abdullah told the pope that Jordan “will continue undertaking its […]
Pope calls pastors to be ‘missionaries of synodality’
Pope Francis signed a letter on synodality in the presence of parish priests and urged them to be “missionaries of synodality,” said several of the priests present.
After Rome meeting, parish priests head home as ‘missionaries of synodality’
Vatican News speaks to three of the 300 clergymen who gathered in Rome this week for a conference entitled ‘Parish Priests for the Synod’. Read all