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A Memo to the German Bishops
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Strong words from Pope Francis were met not with filial obedience, but with criticism from the president of the German bishops’ conference.
FACE-ing the Facts
EDITORIAL: Despite its original intention to protect abortion, the Department of Justice is now being forced to utilize federal legislation against pro-abortion extremists.
Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral, in 6 Magnificent Dimensions
COMMENTARY: In the heat of a summer Sydney morning, a singular funeral marked the end of a singular life.
Father James Martin Receives a Papal Clarification — and in Record Time
COMMENTARY: As Cardinal Pell, Bishop Bätzing and others would testify from different perspectives, papal interview controversies are not rare, but rarely corrected.
Steady Stream of Mourners Throng Cardinal Pell’s Australia Vigil
COMMENTARY: St. Mary’s Cathedral was packed for midday Mass offered by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, president of the Australian bishops’ conference. An evening Mass was offered by Archbishop Charles Balvo, apostolic nuncio in Australia.
The Cat’s Out of the Bag Now, With the Synod on Synodality
COMMENTARY: Cardinal Robert McElroy’s comments last week, arguing the synod is the correct place to overturn core Catholic teachings, have spotlighted how the Synod on Synodality’s leaders are themselves manipulating the process in pursuit of this same objective.
‘Dead Name’ — the Transgender Issue Affects Parents and the Whole Family
COMMENTARY: Understated new film allows parents to tell their heartbreaking story.
Cardinal McElroy, ‘Inclusion’ and Catholicism
COMMENTARY: The sensibility on display in the cardinal’s recent article is not that of the Bible, the Fathers of the Church, the Second Vatican Council or the Catechism.
64 Years Ago, John XXIII Made the Historic Announcement of Vatican II
COMMENTARY: In revealing his plan to a group gathered at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 25, 1959, the Pope expressed a firm conviction that his idea for an ecumenical council came from the Holy Spirit.
