The May 24th “day of prayer for the Church in China” is necessary. The CCP will soon test whether those prayers are backed up by words and firm resolve in Rome.
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We are invited to consider the ‘cannonball moment’ in our own lives.
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Why did Sajjan run so quickly away from a serious allegation against Vance? Is it possible that he thought he owed Vance a favour?
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The move makes three key points: Vatican II’s teaching on mission; the missionary identity of all disciples; and the secular vocation of the laity.
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The eclectic roster of speakers at recent Vatican conferences might help explain why the Church in Germany is moving ahead so determinedly to ignore Pope Francis.
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The Michigan pipeline controversy indicates how safety extremism has become normalized in the framing of public debates.
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The visit of Argentinian President Alberto Fernández to Pope Francis on Thursday was curious — and embarrassing — on several levels.
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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prefect’s May 7 letter offers guidance for the discussion the U.S. bishops intend to have on the issue in June and counsels caution on several grounds.
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of that assassination attempt on John Paul. It falls on Ascension Thursday, but usually Catholics observe it as the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima.
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The extensive reporting by the ‘Financial Times’ about a shady Vatican land transaction in London, and the pandemic’s restrictions, have combined to focus the Holy Father’s attention on this area.
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When does a crisis response become a permanent shift in democratic culture?
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There are many points of unity between Leo XIII and John Paul II, but in social teaching they might be considered the great champions of human freedom.
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For the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship added seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph.
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The distinct society only has room for a limited sort of distinctiveness.
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The lives of St. John Paul II and soon-to-be Blessed Stefan Wyszynski deserve special attention this month.
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On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, it is noteworthy that the usual arguments for Joseph being young are not related to his capacity to work, but rather the desire for a saint who lived the virtue of chastity.
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral was instructive in three ways.
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One expects enviro-posing from governments. But a burger chain?
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