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The Vatican announcement that Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan in September raises the prospect of a possible second “summit meeting” between the Roman Pontiff and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
The Pope will be attending the 7th…
A day after confirming—for the second time—that Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September, the Vatican press office has announced the program for the three-day apostolic journey.
Pope Francis will take part in the 7th Congress o…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | Kazakhstan, lead, News, Papal travel, Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Vatican |
When Pope Francis visits Kazakhstan for a high-profile interfaith summit next month, he could meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in a move seen as controversial given Kirill’s vocal support of the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreCardinal John Onaiyekan of Abuja warns that “Nigeria’s security situation is getting out of hand,” reporting that violence is widespread and the people “don’t know where the security forces are.”
Saying that terrori…
The German bishops’ Synodal Path was “doomed from the start,” according to the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller told an EWTN audience that the Synodal Path suffered from …
Pope Francis renewed his call for “justice and truth” in Lebanon during his weekly public audience on August 3.
Noting the 2nd anniversary of a catastrophic warehouse explosion in Beirut, the Pope asked for prayers for the country, which h…
Pope Francis devoted his public audience on Wednesday, August 2, to a report on his trip to Canada, saying that it was “unlike the other journeys” because it was intended as a penitential act.
His goal in traveling to Canada, the Pope expl…
The Catholic bishops of Michigan have voiced concern about a court ruling that the state’s civil-rights law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Michigan Catholic Conference pointed out that the ruling does not address…
Read MorePope Francis praised Father James Martin for promoting “the culture of encounter,” in a message to the controversial American Jesuit.
The papal message encouraged Father Martin to continue his work with and for homosexuals, asking him to &…
Posted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | Abortion, Aid for Women, crisis pregnancy centers, Elizabeth Warren, National Review, News, The Dispatch |
The subject-line on the email was, shall we say, striking: “Crone swoops with talons toward younger women with babies.” The predatory beldame in question was Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and my cyber-correspondent was drawing my […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | catholic poetry, Catholic Poetry Room, Featured, General, In the Spotlight, News |
The Catholic Poetry Room is pleased to present a Byzantine Catholic akathist (“without sitting”) hymn by Luke Iyengar (about whom, more below). This poetry form is used in the Byzantine tradition particularly to venerate saints, and Mr. Iyengar has use…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Recent Supreme Court victories for religious freedom are worth celebrating. But the emphasis should be on the importance of religion,…
The post In defense of religion in public life appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | Commentary, News |
The Pontifical Academy for Life has released the results of a 2021 conference suggesting a “paradigm shift” in moral theology….
The post The problem with the Pontifical Academy for Life appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | In the News, News |
Bishop Francis An Shuxin of the Diocese of Baoding says all Catholic clergy are required to register with the Chinese…
The post “Patriotic” Chinese Church to withhold Communion from dissenting Catholics appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | In the News, News |
An aggressive push to enshrine same-sex civil marriage into federal law has arisen in response to Justice Clarence Thomas’ remarks…
The post Dems seek to codify same-sex marriage appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
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