Opinions on the SSPX and the upcoming consecrations are a dime a dozen and often emotionally charged with little or no element of charity. A common opinion especially among traditional Catholics is that this is a crossroads for the Church. As Dr. Kwasniewski notes, It can either go exceptionally well or be catastrophic for the…
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When Catholics hear about the works of mercy, they may think first of feeding the hungry, visiting the sick, or clothing the naked. These corporal works of mercy address the physical needs of others, but the Church also teaches that people have spiritual needs that also must be addressed. The seven spiritual works of mercy…
ALGIERS, Algeria — When Pope Leo XIV begins his first pastoral visit to Africa as pontiff on April 13, he will start in Algeria before proceeding to Cameroon, then to Angola, and finally to Equatorial Guinea. The North African nation of Algeria is a country where Christianity has ancient roots but where Catholics today constitute…
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Shaleta, a Chaldean Catholic bishop arrested in San Diego last week on charges of embezzling Church funds. The Vatican also announced March 10 that Leo has appointed Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna, a Chaldean Catholic bishop from Iraq, to oversee the Catholic Eparchy of St….
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Catholic leaders in Nepal have welcomed the landslide election victory of a new political party backed by the countryʼs young generation, which decimated the traditional political establishment. “It is a mandate against all the misconduct of politicians and political parties,” Father Silas Bogati, apostolic administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal, told…
The Catholic Church in Europe has firmly stated that abortion “is gravely contrary to the moral law” and maintained that women “should never feel compelled to abort due to social or economic pressure.” The strong statement from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union comes after the European Commission of the European…
I’ve recently been getting into the concept of “healthy eating.” You might find that hard to believe, considering you can tell I’m obviously struggling to type this out over all the keyboard crumbs, but it’s true—I’ve made the incredible (and, I might add, completely depressing) discovery that how my body feels is directly correlated to…
The SSPX’s legal status with regard to Rome is considered canonically irregular because it operates as a Priestly Society of Common Life Without Vows despite having been officially suppressed on May 6, 1975, by Bishop Mamie of Fribourg. The SSPX has always maintained that this suppression was of no canonical value on account of its…
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian challenges posed by renewed violence in the Middle East, warning that the spiral of conflict could threaten the region’s already fragile Christian communities and even bring an end to the Christian presence in the Middle East if the pressures exceed…
