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Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’

September 17, 2021
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Vatican City, Sep 16, 2021 / 09:15 am Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has said that the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries is “a distortion of conscience” which has also entered some Catholic circles. In an introduction to a new anthology of his writings on Europe, Benedict XVI said that “with the legalization of

On papal flight, Pope Francis tackles debate over Communion for politicians who support abortion

September 16, 2021
Courtney Mares/CNA

Rome, Italy, Sep 15, 2021 / 09:20 am Pope Francis said Wednesday that the Catholic Church is firm in its stance on abortion because “abortion is murder,” and urged priests to be pastoral rather than political when faced with the question of who can receive Communion. Answering questions aboard the papal plane from Bratislava, Slovakia,

Ambassador: Pope Francis’ visit to Slovakia is ‘a historic moment’

September 08, 2021
Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Rome, Italy, Sep 8, 2021 / 02:00 am Pope Francis’ trip to Slovakia this Sunday will be “a historic moment,” according to the country’s ambassador to the Holy See. Ambassador Marek Lisanský, who has held the post since 2018, told CNA that the pope’s decision to visit the Central European country with a population of

Pope Francis greets Afghan refugees after Vatican documentary screening

September 07, 2021
CNA Staff

Vatican City, Sep 7, 2021 / 03:10 am Pope Francis met with recent arrivals from Afghanistan on Monday evening after a documentary about his life and teaching was screened at the Vatican. The Holy See press office said that the pope arrived in the atrium of the Paul VI Audience Hall on Sept. 6 at

Downplaying drama and praising the ineffectual

September 02, 2021
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis puts a cheery gloss on drama in Germany, denies rumours of his stepping down and praises the toothless Child Protection Commission in his interview with COPE's Carlos Herrera

Pope Francis: Do not water down the truth of the Eucharist

August 24, 2021
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Vatican City, Aug 22, 2021 / 05:00 am Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Catholics to not water down the reality of Jesus Christ’s humanity and his teaching that the Eucharist is his Body and Blood. “Indeed, Jesus affirms that the true bread of salvation, which transmits eternal life, is His very flesh,” Pope Francis said

The Vatican Trials: A Breakdown

August 13, 2021
Christopher R. Altieri

After the preliminary audience in the Vatican’s maxi-trial of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and nine others on charges they bilked, swindled, hoodwinked, cheated, threatened, extorted, and/or stole millions from the Vatican, the business has taken on the look and feel of a phoney war. Don’t be deceived. The preliminary hearing on July 27th in Vatican

Threats to the Extraordinary Form

August 01, 2021
The Catholic Herald

Pope Benedict lived up to his title of pontifex, or bridge-builder, when he allowed the wider use of the Tridentine rite – more properly the Extraordinary Form of the Mass – in the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum of 2007. There has been 13 years for this concession to advance its stated aim: to foster reconciliation

The Extraordinary Form: a call to arms

July 29, 2021
Joseph Shaw

Rumours have been circulating that Pope Francis is planning some kind of restriction on the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (EF), the “Traditional Mass”. This form of the liturgy clearly still has opponents in the Church. Its supporters regard it as, potentially, being a key driver of the Church’s revival, because of the counter-cultural zeal

Traditionis Custodes: When “professional Catholic” squabbling spills over

July 27, 2021
Charles Collins

For millions of Catholics around the world who find comfort in the traditional Latin Mass, the fights of the rectory and professional Catholic class have once again struck them at home.

Pope offers condolences after assassination of Haiti’s president

July 08, 2021
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis has expressed his “sadness” over the “heinous assassination” of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, and condemned “all forms of violence [used] as a means of resolving crises and conflicts.” The Pope’s sentiments were conveyed in a telegram sent by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on behalf of the Holy Father. The Pope offered

The Vatican will have an even tougher time recruiting top talent after scattershot indictments

July 07, 2021
Charles Collins

The London investment is equivalent to the Vatican’s annual budget, and the idea of a few laymen and a couple of prelates sinking it into a dubious deal, without proper oversight and checks and balances is, well, laughable.

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