The Vatican on Thursday issued a brief statement which warned that the German “synodal way” is an exercise devoid of authority — that the multi-year process of consultation, deliberation, and drafting of documents and statements on various elements of the Christian life can’t actually change
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-195 to pass a bill Thursday that would establish a right to access, use and provide contraceptives in federal law. The move responds to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The July 21 vote on the
Actor Russell Crowe will star as the late Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s former chief exorcist, in an upcoming movie, “The Pope’s Exorcist.” Amorth performed an estimated 100,000 exorcisms up until the time of his death at age 91 in 2016. He was perhaps the
When the then-17-year-old Peter Srsich returned from a canoe trip suffering from chronic fatigue and a cough, his family thought he might have pneumonia. The teen was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkins lymphoma when doctors discovered a large tumor on his lungs. He underwent rounds
The Vatican has issued another warning of a new schism from Germany coming out of the “Synodal Way.” “The ‘Synodal Way’ in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of governance and new orientations of doctrine
St. Lawrence of Brindisi was a holy Franciscan friar during the 17th century, and his example of holiness inspired St. John XXIII to declare him a Doctor of the Church in 1959. Why did St. John XXIII declare St. Lawrence of Brindisi a Doctor of
Kristin Collier, MD, has a lot of interesting jobs. She is an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan, and the director of UM Medical School’s Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion. Collier also serves as an associate program director of the
George Cardinal Pell has been a priest for nearly 60 years, and served as Archbishop of Melbourne and Archbishop of Sydney, as well as Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, and a member of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals. Throughout his many decades of
An arrest has been made in connection with the arson and vandalism of both a Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bethesda, Maryland, that occurred on July 9 and July 10. Peter Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County fire department, said that charges
When Nicholas Bostic drove past a burning home around midnight last week, his first reaction was to head straight into the flames, regardless of any danger to himself. The 25-year-old ran into the house from the back door and tried to alert anyone who was in the home.
