Albany Diocese bans Latin Masses following new guidance from the Vatican
At this time, the only church within the diocese that can offer the Latin Mass in accordance with the Missale Romanum of 1962 is the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine…
Ex-cardinal McCarrick asks for dismissal of sex abuse case against him, citing dementia
McCarrick’s motion to dismiss the charges comes about a month after his legal team said a neurological exam of him was being conducted by Dr. David Schretlen, a professor of…
St. Louis children’s transgender clinic refuses to halt operations amid AG investigation
In a Feb. 9 blog post, a former case worker at the clinic, Jamie Reed, said she left in November 2022 because the hospital was, in her view, “permanently harming…
Ukrainian soldier saved by praying the rosary, priest recounts
‘The voice of the Church is very important’ Boyko stressed that in the face of the drama in Ukraine, “the voice of the Church is very important to tell the…
Citizens’ convention endorses legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in France
For opponents of changes to the current end-of-life law, the most worrying aspect of these discussions is the very high percentage of citizens in favor of active assistance in dying…
Shipwreck leaves more than 50 migrants dead in Italy: The Church expresses pain
The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, expressed on February 26 “her deep regret for the numerous human lives cut short by human traffickers.” She described as “criminal” having left “a boat…
As we forgive: a Lenten pastoral note from Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver
The great need for forgiveness today and our role When I was in college, my family had a Hungarian Jewish friend who had lived through the Nazi occupation and survived…
What have the Jesuits done about Rupnik? A timeline
January: The delegate and assessors assembled by Sosa unanimously find that Rupnik did commit the canonical crime of absolution of an accomplice. The order knows that Rupnik had incurred an…
Pope Francis: The devil uses ‘three widespread and dangerous temptations’ to divide us
The pope pointed to the Gospel of Matthew to offer advice for how to overcome the three types of temptations, as Jesus did when he was tempted by the devil…
Why the ‘microschool’ model is working in three LA Catholic schools
Precious Blood had begun combining grade levels as a cost-saving measure several years earlier. The Microschools Network has shown that to be good for education as well as finances. “Sometimes…
After Pope Francis’ visit, South Sudan relief charity sees renewed interest and prayers
Smith said South Sudanese people who leave the country to study abroad — many doing so on scholarships provided by SRF — often come back, which he views as a…
This was Pope Francis’ spontaneous prayer for Ukraine on anniversary of war
Pope Francis prayed in front of about 240 people, the guests for a showing of a 2022 documentary by film director Evgeny Afineevsky: “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom.”…