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A somber anniversaryThe prevailing mood in today’s Vatican is one of trepidation

A somber anniversary
The prevailing mood in today’s Vatican is one of trepidation

March 13 ought to have been a happy day in Rome. But the mood in and around Vatican City before, during and after the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s election was more somber than festive — and not

Why would anyone follow German bishops’ lead?Phil Lawler points out that millions of Germans are leaving the Catholic Church

Why would anyone follow German bishops’ lead?
Phil Lawler points out that millions of Germans are leaving the Catholic Church

“The Roman Catholic Church is in the midst of the greatest church crisis since the Reformation, which is not triggered by the worldwide abuse scandals, but finds a focal point in them.” That sentence, opening a very

The Cardinal Pell memo in fullCirculating among cardinals in 2022, author revealed this week to be the just deceased Australian prelate

The Cardinal Pell memo in full
Circulating among cardinals in 2022, author revealed this week to be the just deceased Australian prelate

Since the beginning of Lent, 2022 the cardinals who will elect the future pope have been passing this memorandum around. Its author, who goes by the name of Demos, “people” in Greek, is unknown, but shows himself a thorough master

Social scientist’s cold eye on Vatican synod'Very expensive, time-consuming set of interpreters’ personal opinions'

Social scientist’s cold eye on Vatican synod
'Very expensive, time-consuming set of interpreters’ personal opinions'

“Synodality” is a confusing word that attentive Catholics are discussing these days, but its meaning is fairly mundane. “Synodality” refers to the active participation of all the faithful in the life and mission of the Church, while “synod” refers to

Threads uniting those running Synod on SynodalityGay friendliness and dissent against Church teaching

Threads uniting those running Synod on Synodality
Gay friendliness and dissent against Church teaching

As with other synods of this pontificate, the Synod on Synodality is being managed and run by personnel with distinct ideological backgrounds and similar perspectives, especially when it comes to sociopolitical issues

Synod on synodality extended to 2024'Will help everyone to live it in a journey of brothers and sisters'

Synod on synodality extended to 2024
'Will help everyone to live it in a journey of brothers and sisters'

Pope Francis Sunday announced that his ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality will be extended for an additional year, to allow, as he put it, more time for discernment and a greater understanding of the concept

Cardinal Muller opens up to Raymond Arroyo about synod'If they succeed, it will be the end of the Catholic Church'

Cardinal Muller opens up to Raymond Arroyo about synod
'If they succeed, it will be the end of the Catholic Church'

Editor’s Note: Cardinal Gerhard Müller appeared on EWTN’s The World Over with Raymond Arroyo on Oct. 6. Please find the interview transcript below, edited for length and clarity. Your Eminence, thank you for

Shameful treatment by Vatican of Fr. CapodannoCanonization suspended because of Ukraine invasion

Shameful treatment by Vatican of Fr. Capodanno
Canonization suspended because of Ukraine invasion

An advisory panel of theological consultants recently voted to suspend the cause for sainthood for heroic military chaplain Fr. Vincent Capodanno. Writing to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Vatican body responsible for canonization decisions,

The end of John Paul II’s legacyNo moral absolutes, nothing is always evil

The end of John Paul II’s legacy
No moral absolutes, nothing is always evil

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II had lunch in the papal apartment with Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the renowned French pediatrician and geneticist who identified the chromosomal abnormality that causes Down syndrome.

Francis-Kirill meeting built on fantasyAt least Vatican vocabulary more honest now

Francis-Kirill meeting built on fantasy
At least Vatican vocabulary more honest now

Pope Francis is undoubtedly grieved by the carnage in Ukraine. And when the Catholic Church’s chief ecumenical officer, Cardinal Kurt Koch, tells journalists he shares the papal conviction that religious justifications of aggression are “blasphemy” —

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