Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian Goddaughter Shares Testimony
“What he always told me was: ‘Live with joy; live happily.’ And I always remember him saying: ‘Keep me in your prayers, as I keep you in mine,’” Mildred Camacho recalled.
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‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent Statement
COMMENTARY: It is critically important to carefully read the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith’s answers to Bishop Negri’s questions in context — and to ignore silly headlines from media sources that do not understand Catholic teaching.
Baptism Without a Godparent, Catholic Internet Scams (Oct. 23)
Imagine baptism without a godparent. Well, that’s the reality in one Sicilian archdiocese that has banned the appointment of godparents for the next three years. Register contributor Patti Armstrong gives us reasons godparents exist and explains how the Marlon Brando model of the Godfather gets it very wrong. Also, Register staff writer Peter J. Smith shares about the trouble some parishes are having with internet scams and what can be done to avoid them.
Godparents Are Guides to Holiness
COMMENTARY: As the Catholic Church prepares to celebrate All Saints Day, let’s ponder not just those who have been canonized but those whom Pope Francis beautifully calls the ‘saints next door.’
Was the Sicilian Archbishop Correct to Ban Godparents?
Archbishop Salvatore Gristina of Catania, Italy, issued a decree to end abuse of the tradition — but is that the best response? Catechesis is needed, experts say.
Godparents: Faithful Examples to Their Spiritual Children
Feature on blessed supports to a Christian life.
Transparent on Trans-Parents: Vatican Vetoes Transsexual as Godfather
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith advised it is ‘impossible to allow’ persons with transsexual behavior to be baptismal godfathers or godmothers.
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