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”Synodal Way” votes to establish permanent “Synodal Council” to oversee Church and dioceses in Germany

In a move aimed at achieving what critics have compared to communist councils in the Soviet Union, participants of the Ger-man “Synodal Way” on Saturday voted to create a “Synodal Council” that would permanently over-see the Church in Germany. At the Frankfurt meeting on September 10, the controversial suggestion won almost 93% of all votes. Only […]

On this day almost 800 years ago, the practice of perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament began

This Sept. 11 marks 796 years since perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament began in Avignon, France, a practice that has now spread throughout the world. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, perpetual adoration refers to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament without interruption or with pauses for only short periods of time. The term is used […]

This Muslim NBA vet is marching for persecuted Christians

NBA veteran Enes Kanter Freedom has been using his plat-form as a professional basket-ball player to take direct aim at the Chinese Communist Party for its egregious human rights abuses. “People need to understand this … the Chinese Communist Party does not represent the Olympic values of excellence, of respect, of friendship. The whole world knows […]

Gorbachev’s legacy inevitably bound to that of Pope John Paul II

This week’s death of former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev at the age of 91 has triggered an avalanche of commentary and tribute around the world, mostly focusing on Gorbachev’s role in the peaceful dissolution of the Soviet system for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. A sidebar to the story that probably […]

Theologian at Academy for Life claims one may dissent from Church teaching on contraception

The Pontifical Academy for Life has published an interview with a theologian who says Catholic teaching on contraception is open for “theological discussion, within the Church, and even the possibility of dissent.” The interview with Father Maurizio Chiodi, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life since 2017, was published in Italian and English and […]

St. Peter’s house believed to have been found on shore of Sea of Galilee

A team of archaeologists’ uncovered evidence this month that may be the “smoking gun” con-firming the location of the house of St. Peter. While excavating a fifth-sixth century Byzantine basilica at the el Araj archaeological site located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, the team discovered a large Greek mosaic that […]

As nuns freed, critics complain of campaign to ‘wipe out’ Christianity in Nigeria

Four Nuns who were kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern Imo State on Sunday, Aug. 21, have been returned to their community. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu were freed unconditionally – meaning without the payment of a ransom – according to a statement issued Aug. 23 by members of the Sisters of […]

Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia

The Committee for Life, the Laity, and the Family of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference ex-pressed its opposition to four bills introduced in Congress to legalize euthanasia. The committee said the country is facing “a new manifestation of the culture of death and the throwaway culture.” In an Aug. 18 statement, the committee said that “the […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity