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November 2019

November 12, 2019

Message to U.S. bishops: Pass on the ‘Magisterium of Pope Francis’

This is generating a lot of buzz around the interwebs — Rocco described it as...

November 09, 2019

The story of a pope, a bishop and a rainstorm in Rome

Bridgeport's Bishop Frank Caggiano — in Rome for the ad limina visit —posted this on...

November 03, 2019

John Allen: Why Loreto matters

Leave it to Crux's John Allen to connect the dots and find a link between...

October 2019

October 13, 2019

‘Clarity is Next to Godliness’: Jimmy Akin on the Scalfari mess

This may be the most concise and clear-eyed dissection of the eyebrow-raising remarks recently attributed...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Pope Francis: Ministry is not a job, but a gift

Here's wisdom every one in ministry needs to remember. From Vatican Media: Pope Francis reflected...

August 2019

August 09, 2019

Pope Francis: ‘A country must be sovereign, not closed’

In a new interview, the Holy Father spoke about the upcoming Amazon synod, and a...

August 04, 2019

Remembering the Curé of Ars, Pope Francis writes to priests offering gratitude, encouragement

Details: Pope Francis has written a letter to the more than 400,000 Catholic priests worldwide encouraging them...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

Secretary of State Bergoglio?

From Crux: An Argentine priest who knew Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires prior...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

The Conservative Catholics Who Defend Pope Francis

One of them is my friend and blog neighbor Father Matthew Schneider, who is quoted...

June 13, 2019

Deacons and Priests: the Pope Had Something to Say Today to All of Us

He made remarks today to apostolic nuncios from around the world: Apostolic nuncios are called...

June 02, 2019

Francis Slams Catholic ‘Fundamentalists’ Who ‘Safeguard Ashes of the Past’

Details: Pope Francis has criticized traditionalist Catholics who seek to "safeguard the ashes" of the...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

In New Interview, Pope Francis Addresses McCarrick Case, Viganò, Homosexuality and More

From Vatican Media: Mexican journalist and writer, Valentina Alazraki, has been the Vatican correspondent for...

May 11, 2019

The Holy Father had an audience at the Vatican with members of the International Union...

May 07, 2019

Pope Says Study on Women Deacons Was Inconclusive — UPDATED

From his flight home today: The commission Pope Francis appointed to study the history and...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

Evangelization Ahead of Doctrine? Report Suggests Major Vatican Shift

From Crux: A new “super dicastery” on evangelization might be one of the most significant...

April 18, 2019

WATCH: Pope Francis Washing Feet of Prisoners on Holy Thursday

The story: Jesus' gesture of washing his disciples' feet, an act once reserved to servants...

April 01, 2019

What Did Pope Francis Say in Morocco About Proselytism?

AFP reports: Pope Francis on Sunday warned Catholics in Morocco against trying to convert others...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

That Time I Kissed the Pope’s Ring — UPDATED

This video has been getting a lot of circulation and attention: How is that...

March 04, 2019

BREAKING: Pope Francis Opens Vatican Archives on Pius XII, Declaring ‘The Church is Not Afraid of History’

From remarks by Pope Francis this morning to "superiors, collaborators, and employees" of the Vatican...

February 2019

February 14, 2019

Pope Francis Names Cardinal Farrell as Camerlengo

The news dropped in the Vatican bulletin this morning: The Pope has nominated Cardinal Jerin...

February 09, 2019

‘In Our Time’: A Message for Our Time, from St. Paul VI

Worth re-reading: Nostra Aetate, "In Our Time," the Catholic Church's "declaration on the relation of...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

Pope on plane: ‘My decision is: no optional celibacy’ for priests

From CNS: The primary goal of the Vatican's February summit on clerical sexual abuse and...

January 27, 2019

Who was history’s biggest ‘influencer’?

The Holy Father has the answer: Although Mary would not be considered an "influencer," like...

January 16, 2019

Vatican releases details of February abuse meeting

From Vatican Media: The Director ad interim of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, on Wednesday...

January 03, 2019

‘Dear Brothers…’: Read the full text of Pope Francis’s letter to the U.S. bishops on their ‘crisis of credibility’

From CNS: The clerical abuse crisis and the "crisis of credibility" it created for the...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

BREAKING: Vatican spokesman Greg Burke resigns

This is huge. The unexpected announcement came via tweet this morning, noting that both Burke...

December 30, 2018

A year in the life: Pope Francis in 2018

Check out this video from Robert Duncan at CNS. This offers a glimpse at some...

December 18, 2018

Report: commission on women deacons submitted ‘a brief document’ to pope

I get asked this question a lot: "What's happening with the commission on women deacons?"...

December 18, 2018

Pope: ‘Political addresses that blame every evil on migrants are unacceptable’

From CNS: In today's climate of mistrust, rejection and nationalism, the world urgently needs peacemakers...

December 13, 2018

‘Angry people don’t attract people to the Gospel…’

There's a lot of common sense wisdom in this commentary by Jennifer Roback Morse on...