Thomas Peters links to an editorial by Vatican Bank head Ettore Gotti Tedeschi from the most recent edition of L’Osservatore Romano, in which Tedeschi protests, in very strong terms, proposing tax hikes in response to […]
Yesterday, the National Catholic Reporter posted an article on the alleged “pressuring” of the Jesuit theological journal Theological Studies by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Citing “theologians not connected to the […]
The Vatican Insider speculates on who will follow Cardinal William Levada at the CDF, throwing out many names, including: “One mentioned candidate that enjoys the respect of Benedict XVI is Gerhardt Ludwig Muller, 64 years old […]
The New York Times reports on the disappearance of nuns from leadership positions at Catholic hospitals. It talks to Sister Mary Jean, the retired chief executive of SSM health care. The story notes: “In 1968, […]
Today, during a Mass with seminarians at the cathedral of Santa María la Real de La Almudena in Madrid, Pope Benedict announced that he will soon declare St. John of Avila a Doctor of the […]
Here are some particularly great images from the World Youth Day events of the past few days, all courtesy of Catholic News Service: Robert Anthony Gualtieri, 17, Michelle Arabiana Cabalic, 20, and Ashley Roa Ignacio, […]
A blast of truth-telling about heterodox contemporary theology comes from Fr. Thomas Weinandy in this John Allen story: “Theologians can be a ‘curse and affliction upon the church,’ according to the U.S. bishops’ top official on […]
Last May, Oprah Winfrey ended her 25-year television program by taking over a Chicago stadium and having a self-love celebration that featured the beautiful and glamorous of the world. But the events of that night are […]
Pope Benedict arrived in Madrid today, one day after a government-sanctioned protest turned into a brawl between the protesters and the police. Security is at the highest level possible as hundreds of thousands of World Youth Day […]
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