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Pope blesses the world during pandemic"By His cross we have been saved"

Pope blesses the world during pandemic
"By His cross we have been saved"

On Friday, before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing, praying for the world during the coronavirus pandemic which has killed more than

Pope Francis didn’t go far enoughQuerida Amazonia seen from the left

Pope Francis didn’t go far enough
Querida Amazonia seen from the left

The highly anticipated and now much discussed post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia struck me as mostly workmanlike. That’s not to dismiss the importance of the text, or to overlook significant passages. Nor is to suggest that I disagree

Amazonian synod docs for dummiesPatrick Coffin's worrisome reading

Amazonian synod docs for dummies
Patrick Coffin's worrisome reading

On Saturday, Feb. 15, Patrick Coffin, who lives with his family in Orange County and produces Coffin Nation, published a 12-minute video called “Amazonian Synod Docs for Dummies.” He quotes from

Cardinal Zen tells story to U.S. Congress"I have no voice at the Vatican"

Cardinal Zen tells story to U.S. Congress
"I have no voice at the Vatican"

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has said that the situation of the Church in China is dire. The cardinal also predicted the end of the underground Church. “The situation is very bad.

Germans split over Pope Francis on AmazonLack of courage?

Germans split over Pope Francis on Amazon
Lack of courage?

German Church leaders have offered markedly distinct responses to Querida Amazonia, the apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region released by Pope Francis Feb. 12. Catholic officials in Germany paid close attention to the 2019 Vatican synod that

Ratzinger a barking ideologue – no wayBishop Barron takes apart 'The Two Popes'

Ratzinger a barking ideologue – no way
Bishop Barron takes apart 'The Two Popes'

The new and much-ballyhooed Netflix film The Two Popes should, by rights, be called The One Pope, for it presents a fairly nuanced, textured, and sympathetic portrait of Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) and a complete caricature of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope

Father Fessio’s EWTN interview on ‘From the Depths of Our Hearts’Addresses issue of whether book is anti-Pope Francis

Father Fessio’s EWTN interview on ‘From the Depths of Our Hearts’
Addresses issue of whether book is anti-Pope Francis

Father Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press, who is the publisher of the English-language version of From the Depths of Our Hearts by Cardinal Robert Sarah and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, gave an interview to EWTN on

Weigel cuts through the Martini curveThose churches trying desperately to catch up are collapsing

Weigel cuts through the Martini curve
Those churches trying desperately to catch up are collapsing

Pope Francis concluded his pre-Christmas address to the Roman Curia by invoking the memory of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, SJ, who died in September 2012. The Holy Father recalled that, “in his last interview, a few

“Christendom no longer exists!”Pope Francis warns against rigidity as Church undergoes a period of epochal change

“Christendom no longer exists!”
Pope Francis warns against rigidity as Church undergoes a period of epochal change

In his annual Christmas address, Pope Francis advised the Vatican civil service not to allow “rigidity” to get in the way of “epochal change.”

In his Dec. 21 address to the Curia, the

The Two Popes movie – all that is politically correctYou could get up and leave

The Two Popes movie – all that is politically correct
You could get up and leave

The Daily Compass watched the Netflix movie, The Two Popes. Read this and you won’t need to watch it: it is ideological, ridiculous and a cheap shot at painting Benedict XVI as a decrepit man and

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