Vatican wants China deal to be renewed
Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said both parties to a controversial deal with Chinese authorities on episcopal appointments hope that it will be renewed for a third time when it expires later this year. Speaking to journalists on the margins of a high-profile May 21 conference on Vatican-China relations, Parolin said […]
Invoking John Paul the Great…
Age certainly accelerates one’s sense of the passage of time. Well do I remember high school classes that felt as long as Würm Glaciation, the minute hand circumambulating the clock’s perimeter at a glacial pace. Yet this past April 27, sitting in the south transept of the world’s greatest tombstone – the Papal Basilica of […]
Vatican clears Cardinal Lacroix of misconduct after being named in sex abuse lawsuit
The canonical investigation, led by retired Judge André Denis, found no evidence of abuse or misconduct by Quebec’s Cardinal Gérald Lacroix.Read More
BREAKING: Pro-life rescuer Heather Idoni sentenced to 24 months, denied home detention despite stroke
Idoni has suffered numerous medical problems during her incarceration, including a recent stroke, but Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly refused her the option of serving out her sentence at home.Read More
‘Moral degenerate’: Pro-life group blasts Trudeau for going after premier who cut abortion funding
Responding to Trudeau’s attack on New Brunswick for cutting the funding of abortions performed outside of hospitals, Campaign Life Coalition’s Jack Fonseca slammed the prime minister as a ‘moral degenerate’ who ‘lust’ for the killing of the unborn.Read More
Jason Evert’s chastity talks were targeted by ‘witches,’ but Our Lady had bigger plans
Jason Evert reached even more young people after a group of self-professed witches targeted his chastity talks at three Catholic schools in Sydney, Australia.Read More
Bishop of Shanghai defends China’s religious freedom record at Vatican conference
Shanghai Bishop Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. / Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN Rome Newsroom, May 22, 2024 / 13:14 pm (CNA). The bishop of Shanghai defended the Chinese government’s religious freedom record at a Vatican conference on Tuesday in a speech […]
Pope Francis to palliative care symposium: Euthanasia is a ‘failure of love’
null / Lighthunter via Shutterstock. CNA Staff, May 22, 2024 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Speaking to an interfaith symposium on palliative care taking place in Toronto May 21–23, Pope Francis said that “authentic palliative care is radically different from euthanasia, which is never a source of hope or genuine concern for the sick and dying.” […]
Peoria bishop unveils parish restructure to address decline, better engage ‘new apostolic age’
After a two-year planning process christened “Growing Disciples,” Bishop Louis Tylka announced the diocese’s 156 parishes will become 75 parishes with 129 “worship sites.” Twelve parishes will merge into neighboring parishes, while another 107 parishes will merge to create 38 new ones.
Humility is the ‘gateway to all virtues,’ pope says
Though not found on the classical list of cardinal or theological virtues, humility lies “at the base of Christian life,” Pope Francis said.