But migrations, by bringing together people belonging to diverse religions during daily coexistence, made this sense of belonging one of the elements of social diversification. The countries that, in this sector, experienced the most delicate changes are, without a doubt, the Western countries, of a Christian majority. In some of them, the plurality...
[Author’s note: The following post, especially the first half, is more technical and challenging than my previous posts on this site. I do find this material exceptionally important, and I believe that persistence in reading will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of the thought implicitly underlying Pope Francis’s theology and pastoral vision....
[Editor’s note: We recently shared Fr. Peter Joseph’s review of Fr. Chad Ripperger’s “Deliverance Prayers” book. The following essay by Fr. Joseph, which was originally published over two decades ago, explores the notion of generational spirits and curses, both heavily promoted by Fr. Ripperger, who claimed in a recent YouTube video that his views...
Yesterday, Pope Francis announced that dates have been set for the canonizations of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Soon to become the first millennial saint, the canonization of Carlo Acutis will take place on April 27th and will coincide with the Jubilee for Adolescents in Rome (April 25-27th). Pier Giorgio...
Vatican news reports that the new edition of the funeral rite for the Roman pontiff has been officially published and released, following the pope’s approval on April 29 of this year: A number of new elements for papal funerals have been introduced. The ascertainment of death will no longer take place in the...
Pope Francis appointed Father Roberto Pasolini as the new Preacher of the Papal Household on November 9, 2024, succeeding the 90-year-old Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, who is finally retiring after having served in the role for 44 years. Like his predecessor (and all his predecessors in the role since 1743), Fr. Pasolini belongs to...
Today’s Gospel begins shortly after Jesus left the Temple where, as we heard last week, he had condemned the Scribes’ desire for honors and flattery and wealth and had praised the widow’s embrace of poverty and her absolute trust in God’s providence. Those messages are clear to us if we listen. They’re a...
On November 15, Lifesite’s Vatican correspondent Michael Haynes posted on X that the Vatican had approved a “Mayan rite” of the liturgy. BREAKING: #Vatican has approved the Mayan rite of Mass for areas of Mexico, involving: 1. “Ritual dances.” 2. Women performing the “ministry of incense bearers” in Mass “instead of priest.” 3....
[I]t has always been especially characteristic of heretics and schismatics to use lies and deception, these sons of darkness are to be reckoned among those the prophet spoke of: “Woe to you deserting children who have faith in the shadow of Egypt. You have rejected the word and have hoped in trickery and...
It is estimated that there have been some million love songs recorded throughout various cultures and ages. Love as a subject of poetry and pondering never seems to lose its fascination. The desire for love, the search for love, finding love and losing it – there are, in all cultures, endless expressions of...
In the most recent episode of his “Third Space” podcast, Paul Fahey interviewed Laura Vander Vos, founder of the Trad Recovery movement, an apostolate that assists people who are coming from the traditionalist movement and are looking for community, hope, and healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse. (I also interviewed her last...
Following the recent conclusion of the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Emeritus Joseph Zen of Hong Kong voiced criticisms regarding Pope Francis’ approach to synodality: “From the ‘Synods’ held under Pope Francis, we can see that he wants to change the Church’s doctrines or disciplines each time rather than discuss how to safeguard these doctrines...
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