Vatican Assembly Puts the Church’s Most Sensitive Issues on the Table
New York Times· 5 hours agoThroughout his decade as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has allowed debates on...
What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?
New York Times· 5 hours agoA seemingly obscure meeting could be the culmination of Francis’ papacy and lay the groundwork for lasting change on issues like married priests and the blessing of gay unions. “I am well aware ...
Mid-Valley history: Anti-Catholic legislation changed public education 100 years ago
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn the midst of back-to-school ads this past month came a news story about a new publicly funded...
‘Two Trains Charging at Each Other’: A Texas Bishop Takes On the Pope
New York Times· 5 hours agoBishop Joseph Strickland, a hero to the emboldened traditionalist wing of American Catholicism, is...
As Catholic Church faces precarious cultural time, Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota models...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Vatican in Rome will host the Synod on Synodality, led by Pope Francis, in October. Bishop...
Today in history: Sept. 29
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 3 days agoIn 1978, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his Vatican apartment just over a month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Napolitano laid to rest in Italy's first secular funeral for president By Reuters
Investing.com· 6 days agoItaly held its first non-religious funeral for a head of state on Tuesday with a secular service in...
Huge Antigovernment Crowds March in Poland Ahead of Critical Election
New York Times· 18 hours agoThe fate of democracy and aid for Ukraine undergird the October vote, which will decide whether the...
On This Day, Sept. 27: Zhai Zhigang becomes 1st Chinese citizen to take spacewalk
UPI· 5 days agoOn Sept. 27, 2008, Zhai Zhigang left the Shenzhou VII spacecraft and became the first Chinese...
Opinion | Pope Francis Has Put His Stamp on the Cardinals. Or Has He?
New York Times· 4 days agoWhen Pope Francis anoints 21 new princes of the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, he will seem to have consolidated his grip on the ...