Chinese churches made to replace Ten Commandments with Xi Jinping quotes
Churches belonging to the state-run ‘Three-Self Patriotic Movement’ Protestant denomination have been ordered to replace displays of the decalogue
Theologian withdraws from German synodal path
Marianne Schlosser is a member of the International Theological Commission
Married priests are a possible option for the Amazon, says Vatican spokesman
The synod will discuss the ordination of older persons who already have a role of responsibility, Andrea Tornielli said
After Chaput warning, more bishops weigh in on Fr James Martin
Bishops Thomas Paprocki and Rick Stika backed the archbishop’s comments
Cardinal Marx holds ‘constructive dialogue’ with Pope Francis on synodal plans
However, the cardinal offered no further details of any instructions given by the Pope or Curia
Novena of thanksgiving to precede Newman’s canonization
Each day of the novena includes an intention, an extract from his writings, a decade of the rosary, and a prayer
How Padre Pio overcame suffering with hope
Renzo Allegri said he witnessed an ‘extraordinary moral strength that emanated from [Pio’s] whole being’
Chaput: Fr James Martin’s message causes confusion about Church doctrine
A ‘pattern of ambiguity’ in Fr Martin’s teachings wrongly inspires hope that Church doctrine can be changed, Chaput said
Bishops in US make the Real Presence a focus of their catechesis
‘Sometimes our churches may seem more like hotel lobbies than an awesome House of God,’ Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria said
US abortion rates ‘at all time low’
A Planned Parenthood study says abortions are now at their lowest rate since Roe v Wade
