Family is key to a deep spirituality of subsidiarity
Subsidiarity lies at the core of the Christian faith. Our challenge as believers is to understand this essential principle and to develop a spirituality around it. Growing up as a young person,...
View ArticleBrunei cardinal says he was ‘hijacked’ into priesthood after saying, ‘Oh,...
ROME – A self-described ‘crypto-charismatic,’ Brunei’s new and first-ever recipient of a red hat, Bishop Cornelius Sim, said he never dreamed of being a priest, let alone a cardinal, but welcomes his...
View ArticleEuropean bishops stress elder care amid COVID crisis, demographic winter
ROME – European bishops are calling for a social shift in how elderly are viewed and treated in light of both the coronavirus pandemic and a notable change in demographic trends in the continent’s...
View ArticleFamily ministry begins with listening, recognizing grace, cardinal says
ROME — Through baptism and the sacrament of marriage, Catholic families have a special grace and are a gift to the church even if, too often, that grace and gift have not been recognized, said Cardinal...
View ArticleEnvoy’s case confirms culture, not law, is real roadblock to reform
ROME – In virtually any reform effort, there are usually two targets, one of which is obvious and relatively easy to tackle if there’s the will to do it, the other far more elusive and resistant to...
View Article‘Amoris Laetitia’ family portraits: Sometimes messy, but grace-filled
ROME — Sometimes the Catholic Church has “proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities of real...
View ArticlePope urges prayers for engaged couples during month of June
ROME – Pope Francis for the month of June is asking faithful to join him in praying for young couples preparing for marriage – an intention that falls withing the broader year dedicated to Amoris...
View ArticleCuban bishops hit back against resolution to endorse ‘gender ideology’
ROME – While the Vatican is embroiled in its own battle against gender politics in Italy, the Cuban bishops are facing a similar dilemma, and have issued a statement criticizing a resolution that would...
View ArticleWeek raises awareness of NFP and how it enriches sacrament of marriage
“To have … To hold … To honor: Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is the theme of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 25-31. The educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of...
View ArticleFamily ministry begins with listening, recognizing grace, cardinal says
ROME — Through baptism and the sacrament of marriage, Catholic families have a special grace and are a gift to the church even if, too often, that grace and gift have not been recognized, said Cardinal...
View ArticleEnvoy’s case confirms culture, not law, is real roadblock to reform
ROME – In virtually any reform effort, there are usually two targets, one of which is obvious and relatively easy to tackle if there’s the will to do it, the other far more elusive and resistant to...
View Article‘Amoris Laetitia’ family portraits: Sometimes messy, but grace-filled
ROME — Sometimes the Catholic Church has “proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities of real...
View ArticlePope urges prayers for engaged couples during month of June
ROME – Pope Francis for the month of June is asking faithful to join him in praying for young couples preparing for marriage – an intention that falls withing the broader year dedicated to Amoris...
View ArticleCuban bishops hit back against resolution to endorse ‘gender ideology’
ROME – While the Vatican is embroiled in its own battle against gender politics in Italy, the Cuban bishops are facing a similar dilemma, and have issued a statement criticizing a resolution that would...
View ArticleWeek raises awareness of NFP and how it enriches sacrament of marriage
“To have … To hold … To honor: Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is the theme of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 25-31. The educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of...
View ArticleAround the world, bishops confront new same-sex marriage laws
ROME – As governments around the world are pushing to legalize same-sex marriage or at least legislation favoring homosexual couples, the bishops in those countries have been vocal in advocating for...
View ArticlePope urges couples facing ‘stormy seas’ of COVID to keep marriages afloat
ROME – In a letter to spouses around the world, Pope Francis offered comfort and encouragement to families enduring the ups and downs of the coronavirus pandemic, telling them to lean on God together...
View ArticleTo understand Catholicism, you need to get Italy
ROME – If you were an American Catholic who carved out space midday Friday to watch Pope Francis lead the traditional Christmas Eve Mass, you may have tripped over a section of his homily in which,...
View ArticleHuman Family Sunday shows us the human side of God
In the usual cycle of the Church’s liturgical year, believers receive a double opportunity to celebrate the Nativity of the Lord on Christmas and his earthly family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph on the...
View ArticleWith American backing, thinkers gather in Rome to defend ‘Humanae Vitae’
ROME – With American Catholic backing, a group of jurists and theologians are gathering in Rome this week to push back against a seemingly more permissive stance from the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy...
View Article