This morning I recorded an hour-long radio show with my good friend, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, that will air tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27th, on Radio Maria. The program is “From the Rooftops” and it airs at […]
“In the Light of the Law”, the fine blog of canon lawyer and professor Dr. Ed Peters (he teaches at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit), is an essential and trustworthy source at any time, but […]
From a recent statement sent out on behalf of Raymond Flynn, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and three-term mayor of Boston: “News coverage about the upcoming conclave has been completely off the […]
One of the first questions raised by the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation earlier this month—what will the “retired” pontiff be called?—has finally received an official answer from the Vatican. “He will still be […]
It was only a matter of time, really. Britain, the country of my birth and my home for the first 28 years of my life, has legalized same-sex marriage. The Conservative government had not in […]
Cardinal Donald Wuerl talks with Catholic News Service about the October 2012 Synod, Pope Benedict XVI, the upcoming conclave, and the challenge posed by secularism, not only in the West, but also in Asia and […]
Despite some speculation last week that a report compiled by three cardinals concerning the “Vatileaks” scandal (oh yes, THAT report) would be disclosed to the entire College of Cardinals before or during the upcoming conclave, […]
As had been widely expected, today the Vatican released a motu proprio signed by Pope Benedict XVI that modifies some of the rules regarding a conclave to elect a new pope. Dated February 22—the feast […]
From the BBC: Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. It follows claims, which he contests, of inappropriate behaviour towards priests dating back […]
Dr. Ryan N. S. Topping earned a doctorate in theology at Oxford, is a Fellow at Thomas More College in New Hampshire, and has written two books about St. Augustine. His recently published book, Rebuilding […]
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