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Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica
Cardinal Sarah referenced canon 902 of the Code of Canon Law, which refers to “Sacrosanctum concilium” no. 57, and “guarantees priests the possibility of personally celebrating the Eucharist.”
Christine Flowers: Some things in the Catholic Church will never change
Catholicism does not change with the times, with cultural evolutions, or with the whims of the woke.
Schism Looms: Pope Francis and the Willfully Rebellious Church in Germany
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s German gamble failed. He led with an open hand and got a clenched fist in return.
Papal visit to Iraq’s largest Catholic town boosts hopes that Christians will return
The suffering of Christians continues, as long as there is an Islamic constitution that does not protect the rights of Christians and other minorities.
Pope authorizes Decrees on heroic virtues concerning three religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor
Sister Annelvira Ossoli, Sister Vitarosa Zorza, and Sister Danielangela Sorti may eventually become saints as their Causes will be promulgated.
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Hail Holy See’s Clarification on Same-Sex Unions
The Christian leaders say that they “totally agree” with the Vatican’s stand that what is to be blessed needs to be “objectively and positively ordered to receive and express grace, according to the designs of God inscribed in creation, and fully revealed by Christ the Lord.”
English Catholic bishop fears Germany’s ‘Synodal Way’ will lead to ‘de facto schism’
“This will lead to a de facto schism that will be very difficult (and theologically complex) to repair.”
The Bishops and Eucharistic Coherence
“We should commit ourselves to ‘eucharistic coherence,’ that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive Holy Communion and at the same time act or speak against the commandments, in particular when abortion, euthanasia, and other serious crimes against life and family are facilitated.”
Vatican Slams the Door on Gay Unions
The door has been slammed shut on the gay agenda.
Vatican’s doctrinal office: Catholic Church cannot give blessings to same-sex unions
The tricky question of Joe Biden’s Catholicism
Does the US President’s open support for abortion mean that he should not receive Communion?
Cardinal Sarah Says He Has “never opposed the pope” in First Interview Since Stepping Down
It was unfortunate, Cardinal Sarah said, that there are “ideologues” who set the pre-Council Church against the post-Council Church.
Papal visit to Iraq: ‘Hopefully this will motivate the international community to help’
The faith of the Christians in Iraq has a dual message for us Christians in the West: Let us be proud of our faith and not hide it.
Resistance to Pope’s Pleas Growing in U.S.
There is nothing new about the Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion or human trafficking, but what Pope Francis said about them on February 8 is worth a closer look.
