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Archbishop Chaput . . . Facing the future with hope and joy

April 1, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop Chaput . . . Facing the future with hope and joy

I’m glad to be here tonight for two reasons.  First, I admire — greatly admire — the Josephinum and the men it produces.  The Church needs you because we urgently need more good priests, men of prudence and charity, but also of spine and courage, who understand the changing terrain of our times.  In my life, the priesthood has been a deep source of joy and purpose, the gift of knowing with certainty why God made me.  But it’s not a life for the weak or the lukewarm.  Especially now. My second reason is this.  Cardinal Pio L

Pro-LGBT Abp. Wilton Gregory may be new archbishop of Washington, Vatican hints

March 30, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Pro-LGBT Abp. Wilton Gregory may be new archbishop of Washington, Vatican hints

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The Holy See has indicated that pro-LGBT Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta may be appointed as the next head of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., sparking controversy among some Catholic conservatives. An official announcement could come as early as next week, although Vatican sources have hedged their bets, suggesting to the Catholic News Agency (CNA) that his appointment is “subject to change.” Gregory will succeed Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who stepped down in the aftermath of last year’s Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on

Premiers This Weekend . . . A Movie Review . . . This Film Is A Victory For The Pro-Life Movement

March 29, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Premiers This Weekend . . . A Movie Review . . . This Film Is A Victory For The Pro-Life Movement

By REY FLORES It is finally here. After a few years of rumors and speculation, fundraising, and some resistance from the filmmaking industry, Unplanned made its world premiere at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. We must see this as a huge victory for the pro-life movement in the sense that despite all of the secular culture’s love of abortion, here we are in 2019, premiering an anti-abortion film in the Devil’s own backyard. As with her book, the movie tells the true story of Abby Johnson, a young woman who herself had gone through a difficult relationship, a relationship that included two abortions. She also played a number of roles at Planned Parenthood, everything from a volunteer, to…Continue Reading

Archbishop Wilton Gregory asked to lead Washington archdiocese

March 29, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop Wilton Gregory asked to lead Washington archdiocese

Washington D.C., Mar 28, 2019 / 01:29 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis is expected to appoint Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta to serve as the next Archbishop of Washington, multiple sources have independently reported to CNA. Gregory would become the seventh Archbishop of Washington, succeeding Cardinal Donald Wuerl. A formal announcement could come as early as next week, sources say, though it has not yet been confirmed that the a

Cdl. Sarah compares current crisis in Church to Jesus’ betrayal on Good Friday

March 28, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Cdl. Sarah compares current crisis in Church to Jesus’ betrayal on Good Friday

March 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has said in a new interview that the current situation in the Church may be compared to Good Friday when Jesus Christ was betrayed. In a March 27 interview with the French website Valeurs Actuelles, Cardinal Sarah spoke about his new book Le soir approche et déjà le soir baisse [The Day Is Now Far Spent] (a quotation from the episode of the Emmaus pilgrims in Gospel of St. Luke) and why he wrote it. “This book is most of all a call to lucidity and t

Cardinal who covered-up sex-abuse speaks at L.A. Archdiocese’ religious ed conference

March 25, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal who covered-up sex-abuse speaks at L.A. Archdiocese’ religious ed conference

LOS ANGELES, California, March 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – With Cardinal Roger Mahony’s problematic history of cover-up with sex abuse cases during his time as head of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, it’s expected that Catholics would be scandalized by his appearance over the weekend at the archdiocese’s massive annual Religious Education Congress (LA REC). Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roeback Morse concurred with the impropriety of Mahony’s appearance at the LA REC. “The cardinal has become a sy

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal accused of cover-up

March 24, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal accused of cover-up

Vatican City, Mar 23, 2019 / 09:21 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, who has faced accusations that he was involved in covering up the crimes of several abusive priests. Cardinal Ezzati’s resignation was originally submitted to Pope Francis in May 2018, along with the rest of the Chilean bishops. The pope March 23 named Bishop Celestino Aos Braco, OFM Cap., to oversee the Archdiocese of Santiago as apostolic administrator until the appointment of Ezzati’s successor. Ezzati, 77, is the eighth Chilean bishop to have his resignation accepted since last May. The cardinal has come under sc

Video surfaces of Beto O’Rourke berating Catholic priest for defending male/female marriage

March 23, 2019 breaking Comments Off on Video surfaces of Beto O’Rourke berating Catholic priest for defending male/female marriage

EL PASO, Texas, March 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — A video of pro-abortioncongressman Beto O’Rourke, who is running for president, has surfaced showing him berating a Catholic priest for defending male/female marriage at an El Paso City Council meeting in 2011. The incident took place in June 2011 when El Paso priest Fr. Michael Rodriguez spoke against extending marriage benefits

South Dakota governor signs multiple pro-life laws including ultrasound requirement, end-of-life parental involvement

March 22, 2019 breaking Comments Off on South Dakota governor signs multiple pro-life laws including ultrasound requirement, end-of-life parental involvement

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 21, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed a slate of bills into law Wednesday to impose various new restrictions on abortions and responsibilities on the physicians committing them, as well as a new safeguard for patients’ rights. Forum News Service reported that four of the bills will require abortionists to give women the chance to see a sonogram of their baby and listen to his or her heartbeat, make it a Class B felony to cause an abortion against a mother’s will, impose reporting requirements on abortions,

On the question of a heretical pope

March 20, 2019 breaking Comments Off on On the question of a heretical pope

The issue of how to handle a heretical pope, in concrete terms, has not yet been treated in a manner which approaches anything like a true general consent in the entire Catholic tradition. So far, neither a pope nor an Ecumenical Council has made relevant doctrinal pronouncements nor have they issued binding canonical norms regarding the eventuality of how to handle a heretical pope during the term of his office. There is no historical case of a pope losing the papacy during his term of office due to heresy or alleged heresy. Pope Honorius I (625 – 638) was posthumously excommunicated by three Ecumenical Councils (the Third Council of Constantinople in 681, the Second Council of