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Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández gave another eye-catching interview this week, dedicated to one of the most controversial aspects of his work. In the Oct. 10 conversation with the Spanish website Religión Digital, the new prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) spoke about his department’s responsibility for clerical abuse cases….
VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – Israel’s foreign minister is blasting the Holy See for drawing a moral equivalence between Hamas’ massacre of Jewish civilians and Israel’s military response in Gaza that is aimed at rescuing hostages and eliminating terrorists. Eli Cohen After a conversation with Abp. Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states, Israel’s minister of…
The full original report is found here at the Lepanto Institute. The Lepanto Institute has received several requests concerning Jesuit Refugee Service, asking if it is safe for Catholic donations. After a lengthy period of research, we must unfortunately report that JRS as an organization is not safe for Catholic giving because directly and through its partnerships,…
Israel unleashed an attack in the northern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. / Credit: Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 11:32 am (CNA). The Israeli government on Friday urged civilians to evacuate the northern part of Gaza amid its war against the terror group Hamas. …
On Sunday, Pope Francis released an apostolic exhortation about St. Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church. Catholics around the world love St. Thérèse, cherish her spiritual writings and invoke her intercession. She’s known for an approach to spirituality referred to as the little way. In this episode of The Download,…
Alumni of Loyola Marymount University have launched a petition drive calling for the Los Angeles-area Catholic school to stop encouraging students to use preferred pronouns tied to their gender identity. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 15:26 pm (CNA). A Florida administrative judge called “transgender ideology” a “new secular faith” in a ruling…
The Reverend John I. Jenkins will step down after nearly two decades of service as the president of Notre Dame University at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. / Credit: Barbara Johnston, University of Notre Dame Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 13, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Following nearly two decades of service, Father John…
TRANSCRIPT Just our quick reminder, Church Militant is on the ground in Rome covering the synod, bringing you every bit of what you need to know each day. Our Rome correspondent, Jules Gomes, reviews the day’s happenings on Church Militant’s rome dispatch, hosted here in Detroit by our own Brad Eli every weekday. We’re providing…
A cross atop the seminary in Beit Jala, Palestine. / Aid to the Church in Need. CNA Staff, Oct 13, 2023 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, condemned Hamas’ Saturday terrorist attacks against Israel, called for peace in the Holy Land, and said the Vatican is ready to help…
LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) – The United Kingdom’s far-left Labour Party is reportedly promising stricter punishments for individuals opposing trans ideology. Anneliese Dodds Daily Mail reported over the weekend that the political party is promising — if elected — to have “misgendering” labeled an “aggravated offense,” a crime that could lead to prison time. The media outlet reported,…
