by Catholic News Agency on Saturday, December 4, 2021

Pope Francis speaks to His Beatitude Ieronymos II and other Greek Orthodox leaders in Athens Dec. 4. / Vatican Media Athens, Greece, Dec 4, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis apologized for the ways Catholics have contributed to division with ... [...]

by Carl E. Olson on Friday, December 3, 2021

Readings: • Bar 5:1-9 • Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 • Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 • Lk 3:1-6 “There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know,” wrote St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the [...]

by Catholic News Agency on Friday, December 3, 2021

A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on Nov. 17, 2021. / Vatican Media. Vatican City, Dec 3, 2021 / 07:20 am (CNA). Videotapes of interrogations with a key witness in the ongoing Vatican finance trial have been leaked to an Italian newspaper.... [...]

by Christopher R. Altieri on Friday, December 3, 2021

Well, the Holy Father turned that one around right quickly. “That” is the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, which the Press Office of the Holy See on Thursday told the world Pope [...]

by Jack Gist on Thursday, December 2, 2021

I was talking to my neighbor Frank a few evenings back when the subject of religion came up. Though I suspected Frank was Catholic, we’d never talked about religion. I think we were both a [...]

by Russell Shaw on Thursday, December 2, 2021

Four years ago, in a case from Missouri, a majority of justices of the Supreme Court agreed that a Lutheran church that operated a day school was entitled to funding from a state program for [...]

by Catholic News Agency on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, outgoing chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, presents pro-life initiative Walking with Moms in Need to the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, Nov. 17, 2021. / Screenshot from USCCB v... [...]

by Dawn Beutner on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Why did Michelangelo paint seven Old Testament prophets in the Sistine Chapel? Because Jewish prophets such as Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah are important figures both in the Jewish faith and to Christians. The Catholic Church [...]

by George Weigel on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Some suggestions for Christmas giving, in the form of books that amuse, inspire, educate or all-of-the-above: Prison Journal, Volume 3 – The High Court Frees an Innocent Man, by Cardinal George Pell (Ignatius Press). The [...]

by Derya M. Little on Wednesday, December 1, 2021

When we first met, Dr. Matthew K. Minerd greeted us with his favorite cocktail and a warm smile in his home where the smell of books and good food invited every newcomer to a cozy [...]

by Catholic News Agency on Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Priest collar / / null Denver Newsroom, Nov 29, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). First in a series of articles examining the 2021 Survey of American Catholic Priests (SACP) findings.A new survey released this month suggests a more “pessimistic” view of t... [...]

by Christopher R. Altieri on Tuesday, November 30, 2021

A friend from Rome wrote to ask me: “How is the upcoming Synod not an Ecumenical Council?” “If it’s not a disguised Ecumenical Council,” my friend continued, “how does it differ from all the other [...]

by Patrick Egwu on Monday, November 29, 2021

After the U.S. State Department released a list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) – a designation reserved for countries whose governments either engage in or tolerate violations to freedom of religion – in mid-November, [...]

by Catholic News Agency on Monday, November 29, 2021

Repair scaffolding on Notre-Dame de Paris, November 2019. / Vicente Sargues/Shutterstock. Paris, France, Nov 29, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The Catholic Archdiocese of Paris will present its plans for the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral’s inter... [...]

by Christopher R. Altieri on Monday, November 29, 2021

“Ink on ink” is this journalist’s most vexing professional pet peeve, but in this case, I’ll make an exception. The exceptional case is that of a Dutch scribbler born to the world Anno Sjoerd Brandsma [...]

by Nick Olszyk on Monday, November 29, 2021

MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: NR Reel Rating: 1 out of 5 stars There are bad movies that are nonetheless enjoyable—even thoroughly enjoyable. They won’t make much at the box office and they certainly won’t [...]