A row has broken out between the Catholic Bishops attending the Church’s Synod on the Family in Vatican City, after a report on the proceedings – which included references to the “gifts and qualities” that homosexual people can bring to
In his address to the UN in New York yesterday, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer, spoke of “the alarming, escalating phenomenon of international terrorism,” which is “utterly ruthless in its barbarity.” The grave situation calls for “a deeper
Vatican — Opposition increases in Rome as gays celebrate, traditional Catholics fret, bishops complain, and no one seems to be able to explain exactly what the document released Monday means for the Catholic Church. Late Monday night, experienced hands with
VATICAN CITY, Vatican– Today, the Vatican released the controversial compilation document that will guide the Synod of Bishops next year. The document was put together by a committee and was intended as a distillation of the speeches given by Bishops
On Monday, the Vatican released its official summary of discussions held during its summit on marriage and family, a document sure to spark controversy because of its disproportionate emphasis on homosexuality, cohabitation, and apparent cognitive dissonance. In an exclusive interview
“If the Church wishes to be clear in her teaching,” a change in ecclesial language “is neither possible nor desirable,” Cardinal Raymond Burke told Breitbart in an interview on Sunday. Cardinal Burke, a canon lawyer, is the equivalent of the
Convicted Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan has written a letter of warning to Pope Francis espousing “jihad” and referring to himself as SoA, or “Soldier of Allah.” Hasan gave the six-page, hand-written letter to his attorney John Galligan, instructing
A recurring theme in the Vatican summit on marriage and the family has been the need to adapt Church language, rather than doctrine, to a modern audience. “Now you don’t deny the doctrine in any way,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl
US air strikes have been important to hold back ISIS, according to Iraqi Patriarch Louis Sako, but “we need a long-term strategy to destroy the sick ideology that drives the action of the violent.” ISIS is “a danger to the
“Catholics shouldn’t speak as if we were agnostics, or too embarrassed to talk about God,” said Australian Cardinal George Pell to a roomful of journalists Wednesday night. “Our job is to keep God in the news,” he said. The event
Married couples should cultivate “a healthy eroticism,” a Brazilian couple told the Pope and bishops gathered in the Vatican Thursday morning. Arturo and Hermelinda As Zamberline from Brazil spoke about the importance of keeping passion alive within a marriage, offering
A new theory has emerged to explain why the German bishops have been pushing so hard for Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics. They are afraid of losing tax revenue. The head of the German Bishops’ Conference came out publicly
Bishops gathered in Rome this morning for the Vatican synod on the family and heard a remarkable testimony from a Catholic woman from the African country of Côte d’Ivoire, whose husband of 52 years is a Muslim. “For us, as
Divisions among Christians “hurt the Church and they wound Christ,” Pope Francis said to tens of thousands of visitors gathered in Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday morning. During her journey through history, “the Church is tempted by the devil who tries
In the midst of the reform of its communications operation, the Vatican has launched its first modern YouTube video, titled What is a Synod? The video, a media “weather balloon” of sorts for Vatican media, reveals that the age-old institution
A synod of bishops “is no place for debating bright, original ideas or seeing who is the smartest,” Pope Francis told his fellow bishops this morning. It is for “taking better care of the Lord’s vineyard.” In kicking off the
As scholars learn increasingly more about Pope Pius XII and his leadership of the church during World War II, a more impartial and favorable portrait of the man has emerged, despite negative caricatures that persist in public opinion, including the
Whenever issues like sex and marriage are debated publicly in the Catholic Church, outlying radical organizations come out of the woodwork, trying to grab the spotlight for their own agendas for reform. The Vatican synod on marriage and family issues,
The major Vatican summit (or “synod”) on marriage and the family, which begins Sunday, will be characterized by “broad-ranging freedom of expression” and “respect for every position,” says Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the synod’s organizer. These remarks came after a period
As unrealistic expectations for change in Catholic Church teaching have been building among liberals, signs are now appearing that the honeymoon with Pope Francis may be ending. “Losing hope that Pope Francis will bring real change to the Church” read
Born into slavery and later ordained in Rome, the first African-American diocesan priest has just taken a big step toward being recognized as a Catholic saint. On Monday, the Archdiocese of Chicago closed the final diocesan phase of the investigation
Today Pope Francis received the Assyrian Patriarch of the East, Mar Dinkha IV, assuring him of his “personal commitment” to deepen the dialogue between their two churches and underscoring their common suffering from “the violence that Christians and the faithful
The Pope is not down with a free market that means more participation. What he’s against is “crony capitalism” where the “powerful pick the winners and the losers,” said Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in a televised interview yesterday. Speaking about
Rarely do Roman Catholic Cardinals engage in as much public sparring as they have in recent weeks over the upcoming summit on marriage and family, set to begin this coming Sunday, Oct. 5. The latest in a series of public
This story originally appeared at The Daily Mail: On 26 August 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected Pope on only the fourth ballot, taking the name of John Paul I. He came from near Belluno, some 80 miles north of
