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In new interview, Archbishop Chaput opens up about new book, cultural challenges, Biden administration

March 22, 2021 breaking Comments Off on In new interview, Archbishop Chaput opens up about new book, cultural challenges, Biden administration

Philadelphia, Pa., Mar 19, 2021 / 03:19 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Charles Chaput, who retired as Archbishop of Philadelphia last year, has released a new book taking a look at how Catholics can ground their life in “right loyalties” in order to remember the things that are really important.  CNA recently spoke with Archbishop Chaput about Things Worth Dying for: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, published March 16 by Henry Holt and Co. During the conversation, the archbishop discussed how Catholics can hold fast to their faith in an often-hostile world, and how remembering one’s death can help focus and orient one’s life. He also touched on re

“Isn’t It Just Theater?” Rand Paul

March 18, 2021 breaking Comments Off on “Isn’t It Just Theater?” Rand Paul

Full text: Vatican doctrinal office’s response to a question on the blessing of same-sex unions

March 15, 2021 breaking Comments Off on Full text: Vatican doctrinal office’s response to a question on the blessing of same-sex unions

In some ecclesial contexts, plans and proposals for blessings of unions of persons of the same sex are being advanced. Such projects are not infrequently motivated by a sincere desire to welcome and accompany homosexual persons, to whom are proposed paths of growth in faith, “so that those who manifest a homosexual orientation can receive the assistance they need to understand and fully carry out God’s will in their lives”[1]. On such paths, listening to the word of God, prayer, participation in ecclesial liturgical actions and the exercise of charity can play an important role in sustaining the commitment to read one’s own history and to adhere

Cardinal Burke Says Vatican’s Instruction on Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Should Be Rescinded

March 14, 2021 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Burke Says Vatican’s Instruction on Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Should Be Rescinded

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Raymond Burke has expressed his “deepest concerns” about an internal Vatican letter regarding new rules for Masses celebrated in St. Peter’s basilica, saying it is in “direct violation of universal Church law” and should be “rescinded immediately.” The five-point letter addressed to the administrators of the basilica from the Secretariat of State states that “individual celebrations are suppressed” at the side altars of St. Peter’s, and that priests and faithful coming to the basilica or Mass will only be able to take part in 

Catholic women issue statement opposing use of ‘abortion-tainted vaccines’

March 9, 2021 breaking Comments Off on Catholic women issue statement opposing use of ‘abortion-tainted vaccines’

CNA Staff, Mar 9, 2021 / 09:50 am MT (CNA).- Eighty-six Catholic women from 25 countries issued a letter Monday opposing what they called “abortion-tainted” COVID-19 vaccines, and arguing Church statements approving their use rely on “an incomplete assessment of the science of vaccination and immunology.” The signatories of the letter include doctors, nurses, bioethics experts, religious sisters, and pro-life activists from four continents. “We cannot sit back as the use of aborted human fetuses in medical research is gradually normalized as an ‘unfortunate’ part of modern-day medicine,” the women stated. “It is time for clergy and laity to boldly confront this horror and defend the right to life for the most vulnerable with ‘maximum determination.’” Among those who signed…Continue Reading

Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops

March 6, 2021 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops

Vatican City, Mar 4, 2021 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis on Thursday appointed the archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, a member of the Congregation for Bishops. Pope Francis also named Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, a member of the same 25-member Vatican congregation. As a member, Cardinal Tobin joins another American, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., was also a member of the Congregation for Bishops until aging out in November 2020 at the age of 80.

New Orleans archdiocese: Catholics should seek ethical alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine

March 2, 2021 breaking Comments Off on New Orleans archdiocese: Catholics should seek ethical alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- The Archdiocese of New Orleans says that the recently-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is “morally compromised,” and advises Catholics to use ethical alternatives if available. The Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an emergency use authorization issued on Feb. 27. The pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute had determined that the vaccine used abortion-derived cell lines in design and development, production, and lab testing. The New Orleans archdiocese on Feb. 26 stated that the vaccine was “morally compromised” because 

“God’s Will is No Concern of This Congress” – Top Democrat Nadler Derides God

February 28, 2021 breaking Comments Off on “God’s Will is No Concern of This Congress” – Top Democrat Nadler Derides God

Greg Steube repeated himself, “I’m going to repeat that line again. Whenever a nation’s laws no longer reflect the standards of God, that nation is in rebellion against him and will inevitably bear the consequences. And I think we are seeing the consequences of rejecting God in our country today. And this bill speaks directly against what is laid out in scripture…”

US House passes pro-abortion ‘Equality Act’ to write transgenderism into civil rights law

February 26, 2021 breaking Comments Off on US House passes pro-abortion ‘Equality Act’ to write transgenderism into civil rights law

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 224 to 206 today to pass the “Equality Act,” which would write transgenderism into federal civil rights law, compel medical professionals to commit abortions and transgender surgeries, and expand taxpayer-funded abortion on demand. “On occasion, Congressional leaders will purposely misname a piece of legislation to disguise its true intention. The Equality Act is the epitome of this misrepresentation,” said Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), who voted against the bill. “Should this bill become law, the wellbeing of our children, the role of parents, the privacy and safety 

Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah

February 22, 2021 breaking Comments Off on Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah

Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah from the post of prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Born in Guinea in 1945, Cardinal Sarah Guinea, turned 75 on 15 June last year. He was ordained a priest on 20 July 1969, and was appointed Archbishop of Conakry by John Paul II in 1979, at the age of 34. In 2001 he was named secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and in 2010 Benedict XVI appointed him president