Why did Pope Francis invoke St. Stanislaus for peace in Ukraine and Israel?
St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów is depicted as the patron saint of Poland in a miniature painted by Stanisław Samostrzelnik of Mogiła. / Credit: Polona Digital Library|Wikimedia|PD-Art Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 16:53 pm (CNA). Pope … […]
Catholic radio stations push back on new race and gender reporting rules
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 8, 2024 / 17:23 pm (CNA). A trio of Catholic radio networks has filed a petition against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over new requirements that will soon mandate that all U.S. radi… […]
Cause for canonization of quadriplegic lay evangelist advances
Servant of God Nino Baglieri. / Credit: ANS/Salesians ACI Prensa Staff, May 8, 2024 / 17:53 pm (CNA). The diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God Nino Baglieri has been closed in Modica, a town in southern Sicily.&nbs… […]
Botswana diocese mourns loss of bishop who collapsed during Mass
Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana. / Credit: SACBC ACI Africa, May 8, 2024 / 18:28 pm (CNA). Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Diocese of Francistown in Botswana has died after he “collapsed dur… […]
Finding Flannery: An evening with Wildcat, Ethan Hawke, and questions
The young man in the seat next to me at the Angelika Film Center in New York City turned to his friend a few minutes before Wildcat began. “So, what’s this movie about?” he asked. […]
How Can We Be Obedient to Sinful Superiors?
Living the virtue of obedience in our age is challenging. With the break down of human institutions—governments, universities, cultural centers, and even and especially the human dimensions of the ecclesiastical Church (even as she retains her supernatural origin and character)—many of us find ourselves asking the question: How can I be obedient when I know […]
The Ascension: A Joy Not To Be Missed
Each year, we give the Solemnity of the Ascension short shrift. We seem to squeeze it in between the presumably more important Solemnities of Easter and Pentecost. Some argue that transferring this traditional holy day of obligation from Thursday (i.e., forty days after Easter) to the following Sunday in the Roman calendar makes us lose […]
Who is Setting the Tone at Home? Here Are 3 Suggestions…..
How I think about marriage and homelife is much affected by life with my wife. I must remind myself not to universalize too quickly or without nuance. Yet I think what I’ve seen with my eyes, and felt in my heart, does point to something that goes beyond the contingencies of my experience. Woman has […]
The Nature of the Moment…
I spent nearly three decades working in senior diocesan positions. I saw the failures, problems, and human sins of Church life in an intimate way. None of it diminished my faith or damaged my trust in the Church or her teachings. The reason is simple. The priests and bishops I worked with were overwhelmingly good […]
Christ’s Ascension and His Lordly Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven through history, and rightly so. With the Annunciation, the Ascension is perhaps the greatest of all the Feasts of the Lord and for our own humanity. Imagine! Our humanity, taken … Read More →