Trump’s Balk on Abortion Ban Sends Shockwaves Through Pro-Life Movement
Reactions from the pro-life movement have ranged from mixed to entirely negative.
Reactions from the pro-life movement have ranged from mixed to entirely negative.
The new declaration on human dignity has been well received, but its impact on topics like the Synod on Synodality and the Church’s pastoral response to gender theory remains to be seen.
‘Surprising’ document offers a compelling affirmation of Church teaching on sex and gender, which some experts are calling a game changer.
ANALYSIS: The Vatican has addressed the topic before — but the new doctrine office head is expected to leave his distinctive mark on the forthcoming document.
The presidential candidate touted the ‘God Bless the USA Bible’ — which includes both the Protestant canon of sacred Scripture and America’s founding documents — in a social-media video on March 27.
The Maltese cardinal, who heads the Vatican's Secretariat for the Synod, stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate (unspecified whether ordained or not) would not be a ‘revolution’ but a ‘natural deepening of the Lord’s will.’
Some say the government’s crackdown on groups like Annunciation House infringes upon believers’ right to live out their faith through service, while others contend the state is animated by concern for the rule of law, not anti-Catholic bias.
ANALYSIS: The greater danger, experts warn, isn’t of an impending ‘Christian nationalist’ takeover, but that the term is being used to discredit Christian participation in the public square.
In particular, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of Aquinas’ articulation of man’s social character and ability to discern the natural law through the use of reason as especially relevant to addressing contemporary social challenges.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Remarks by Cardinal Mario Grech and Bishop Kevin Rhoades at a Notre Dame conference this week underscored that while some are focused on the ‘how’ of synodality, others are still concerned about its ‘what.’
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