Christopher R. Altieri, Author at Catholic Herald

Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Holy Thursday with Disgraced Cardinal Becciu

April 01, 2021

Several news reports say Pope Francis celebrated Thursday afternoon around 5:30pm Rome Time in Cardinal Becciu's private chapel, inside the cardinal's apartment in the Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio -- the headquarters of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- a stone's throw from the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse.

Pope Francis Orders Pay Cuts, Salary Freezes

March 24, 2021

Curial cardinals will take a 10% pay cut, while other department heads will take an 8% reduction, and lower-level officials who are clerics and/or religious will see 3% less in monthly pay. Laity, clerics, and religious will all face pay freezes – even those not subject to pay cuts – for two years.

Pope Francis: St Joseph at Centre of Message for 2021 Day of Prayer for Vocations

March 19, 2021

Recalling a powerful theme of his homily at his inaugural Mass and a core motif of the Year of St. Joseph in which the Church is currently living, Pope Francis noted that St. Joseph was not only the protector of Jesus when Our Lord was an infant, nor is he only the protector of the Church in a general way today, but is "the protector of vocations."

Cologne Reeling After Damning Abuse Report

March 18, 2021

The report found more than 200 wrongdoers and more than 300 victims, most of them boys under the age of 14. Roughly half the allegations pertained to sexual abuse of different kinds and gravity, while the rest fell under the rubric of “boundary violation” or other misconduct of a sexual nature.

Vatican Abuse-and-Coverup Trial: Accuser says he “resigned” himself to abuse

March 18, 2021

The witness – identified by his initials, L.G. – offered a detailed account of the facts, which was occasionally at odds with earlier reported claims.

CDF Rejects Blessings for Same-sex Unions

March 15, 2021

The statement was in answer to a precise question, or dubium: “Does the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?” CDF gave its reply in one word: “Negative.”

8 Years in a Nutshell

March 14, 2021

...an exercise of brute force clothed in a gossamer administrative fig-leaf, with implausible reason given — raising questions of the true motive — ill-considered, ad hoc, juridically slapdash at best,...

Pope Francis in Iraq: The Long Play

March 08, 2021

He went not just to proclaim Christ, but to proclaim our dependence upon Christ, in the face of suffering that can't be swept away.

Archbishop Warda on Pope Francis in Iraq: Powerful message a gift to all Iraqis

March 07, 2021

"We know that through your prayers you continue to urge this broken world and this broken land to a time of peace, humility and prosperity," Archbishop Warda said, "with dignity of life and purpose for all."

Pope Francis in Iraq: Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil

March 07, 2021

"Today," said Pope Francis in his homily, "I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, that Christ is alive and at work in this, his holy and faithful people."

Pope Francis in Iraq: Visit to Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh

March 07, 2021

Pope Francis’s message was simple and direct: “You are not alone,” he said. “The entire Church is close to you, with prayers and concrete charity.”

Pope Francis in Iraq: A Prayer for The Dead in Mosul

March 07, 2021

The gathering took place in Hosh al-Bieaa – Church Square – in Mosul, where four churches sit: Syriac Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syro-Orthodox, and Chaldean.

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