Is the Synod Building a Big Tent — or a House on Sand?
EDITORIAL: By failing to ground the ‘diversity of opinions’ it presents in a foundation of sound doctrine, the process risks unmooring itself from Christ and his Church.
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Undimming the Light of Vatican II
EDITORIAL: Distortions of its teachings threaten to obscure the impact of the Second Vatican Council; a recommitment to receiving conciliar teachings in fidelity to the Gospel is the only way forward.
New Pew Research Study: Churchgoing Catholics Disapprove of Limits on Traditional Latin Mass, But Pope Francis Still Popular
The Pew Research Center’s survey of 6,485 U.S. adults, 1,374 of whom are Catholic, was conducted Sept. 20-26 as part of Pew’s American Trends Panel.
Vatican Responds to Bishops’ Call to Amend Church Law on Crimes Against Minors
In the report, published on Nov. 10, 2020, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) urged the bishops to “request that the Holy See redraft the canonical crimes relating to child sexual abuse as crimes against the child.”
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Asserts Itself, in Support of Church Teaching
Under the leadership of its current prefect, Cardinal Luis Ladaria, the Vatican office has made a number of recent moves that have garnered praise from theologians.
The Candidates, the Issues and Church Teaching: A Voter’s Guide
A REGISTER SPECIAL SECTION: Thorough and in-depth facts and analysis on where candidates stand on issues important to Catholics.
What Every Catholic Needs to Remember About the Pope’s Opinions on Civil Unions
Whatever the Pope’s reason and motives for making his remarks in the interview, they remain his personal opinions.
Do Those Who Take Their Own Lives Automatically Lose Their Salvation?
Drawing on Church teaching, new book offers hope for suicide victims and those left behind.
Vatican Reaffirms Its Defense of the Seal of Confession
Through a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican strongly expressed its opposition to legislation in California, Australia and elsewhere that would compel priests to break the seal.
