Goodbye, Jesuits. Vatican Media Get a New Face and New Boss
And this with a Jesuit pope, no less. Vatican Radio will stop broadcasting on shortwave. And “L’Osservatore Romano” will also be absorbed into a single “content hub.” Under the command of Monsignor...
View ArticleThe Vatican is reforming its communications – and so must our parishes
Sandro Magister, the authoritative Vaticanista, has an interesting report and commentary on what is happening in the world of the Vatican’s communications, which can be read here. It seems that at last...
View ArticleHappy Birthday To Luther. But in a Minor Key
While celebrating in Sweden the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Francis sidestepped the points of contrast. All of which remain, however. And meanwhile he continues to condemn...
View ArticleVenezuela. How Francis Is Coming To Save a Nation on the Brink of the Abyss
Step by step, the reconstruction of the pope’s direct intervention and that of his emissaries in the Venezuelan crisis. With former Spanish president Zapatero as mediator Read more... The post...
View ArticleThe Italy of the Primate of Italy Is a Bit Less Catholic
The followers of other religious confessions are on the rise in the country where the pope resides. But the most numerous are not the Muslims. They are the Orthodox and Protestants. And there are those...
View Article“Seeking Clarity.” The Appeal of Four Cardinals To the Pope
One letter. Five questions on the most controversial points of “Amoris Laetitia.” To which Francis has not replied. One more reason, they say, to “inform the people of God about our initiative” Read...
View ArticleAmerican Elections, Bishops’ Edition. The Numbers and the Moves Backstage
The new president is one of the thirteen cardinals of the famous letter that infuriated the pope. The new vice-president is a member of Opus Dei. The defeat of the bishops favored by Bergoglio Read...
View ArticleThe Pope Isn’t Talking, But His Cardinal Friends Are. And Accusing
The prefect of the new dicastery for the family attacks the archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, over how he is implementing “Amoris Laetitia” in his diocese. Here are the guidelines that...
View ArticleA New Council, Like Sixteen Centuries Ago
The conflicts set into motion today by “Amoris Laetitia” have a precedent in the Christological controversies of the late Roman empire. They were resolved by the ecumenical council of Chalcedon. From...
View ArticleNew Appeal to the Pope. The Catholic Doubts of “The New York Times”
In California the bishop of San Diego, a favorite of Bergoglio, admits de facto divorces and remarriages, as in any Protestant church. From the news arises the question: Can “Amoris Laetitia” be...
View ArticleBergoglio, Politician. The Myth of the Chosen People
The pope of mercy is also the one of the anti-capitalist and anti-globalization “popular movements.” Castro dies, Trump wins, the South American populist regimes crumble, but he isn’t giving up. He is...
View ArticleFrancis Doesn’t Like the Seminaries. Because They Form Priests Who Are...
Over just a few days, a hailstorm of rebukes. Which show the pope’s irritation over the criticisms of “Amoris Laetitia,” these too the fruit, in his judgment, of a legalistic and decadent mentality...
View ArticleThe Pope Is Not Answering the Four Cardinals. But Few Justify Him
Catholic Canada There are more and more cardinals and bishops, however, who are lining up in support of the authors of the five questions seeking clarification on the ambiguities of “Amoris Laetitia.”...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 21/12/16
Catholic Canada The Holy See has said it hopes China will offer “positive signals” that it is willing to reach a historic rapprochement. A priest in Hungary has been verbally attacked for helping...
View ArticleAnnouncement To the Passengers. Starting January 1, 2017, All Aboard a New...
Catholic Canada The website “www.chiesa” is suspending publication. But it will continue with the blog “Settimo Cielo,” which will still offer just as rich a harvest of news, analysis, documents on the...
View ArticleMagister: Comments on the state of the Curia
Catholic Canada Some time ago I issued a serious rant. HERE I think you should take it to heart. From Sandro Magister: A Firing, a Demolition: Behold the New Curia The reform of the Vatican curia...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 12/01/17
Catholic Canada Some 215 million Christians are suffering persecution today, according to the charity Open Doors (full report). World Youth Day will be held in Panama in the first months of 2019,...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 16/01/17
Catholic Canada Young migrants must be guaranteed “protection and defence, as well as integration”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Only a blind man could deny that...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 25/01/17
Catholic Canada In a foul-mouthed tirade, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is willing to resign if the country’s bishops resign as well (video, Ricardo Saludo). Anti-Christian...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 26/01/17
Catholic Canada President Trump’s decision to proceed with the Mexican border wall will put immigrants’ lives “in needless danger”, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo has said. Zambian Archbishop Telesphore...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 10/02/17
Catholic Canada The Church must do everything possible “to repel anti-Semitic tendencies”, Pope Francis has told members of the Anti-Defamation League (video). At least 10 abuse cases have been moved...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 24/03/17
Catholic Canada Pope Francis will meet European Union leaders this evening ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome (Inés San Martin). The Pope has come third in Fortune’s annual World’s...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 07/04/17
Catholic Canada A discussion about married priests is “of the utmost necessity”, Cardinal Walter Kasper has said. New research suggests that Hillary Clinton narrowly won the Catholic vote, reports...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 24/04/17
Catholic Canada The experience of mercy “makes us understand that violence, rancour, revenge make no sense”, Pope Francis said in his Regina Caeli address yesterday (full text, full video). The Pope...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 26/04/17
Catholic Canada Fifteen Order of Malta members will meet Pope Francis before the election of a new Grand Master, reports Sandro Magister. Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has proposed four steps for...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 12/05/17
Catholic Canada Pope Francis has left flowers at the altar of St Mary Major ahead of today’s visit to Fatima. Australia’s bishops are reportedly divided over a proposal to seek the Pope’s guidance on...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 26/05/17
Catholic Canada Talks are underway for a papal visit to Israel this autumn, according to the Times of Israel. The Pope’s trip to Colombia in September will “give us courage”, Cardinal Rubén Salazar...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 29/05/17
Catholic Canada The Church exists only to announce the Gospel, Pope Francis said in yesterday’s Regina Caeli address (full text, full video). An Indian official has urged the Church to raise funds to...
View ArticleTHE CLOSED DOOR OF POPE FRANCIS
via Catholic Canada It’s early, but there’s still a lot of talk now about the upcoming Synod on the Family. So in the lead up, what’s Pope Francis been up to? CLICK HERE FOR MORE...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 14/06/17
via Catholic Canada Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi has called for a moratorium on new migrant arrivals in the city, putting her on collision course with Pope Francis. Papal almoner Archbishop Konrad...
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