Vatican Examines Guadalupe Amid New Marian Doctrinal Note
Vatican conference: Our Lady of Guadalupe in light of doctrinal note on titles of Mary “Do not let your heart be troubled. Am I not here, I who am your mother?” With this consolation — with which Our Lady of Guadalupe of Mexico addressed St. Juan Diego in December 1531 — a devotion was kindled […]
Vatican Says No to Female Diaconate
Female Diaconate: The Vatican Says No, but the Discussion Remains Open This week brought a series of notable developments from the Vatican, where Pope Leo XIV addressed questions at the heart of Church life while engaging with some of today’s most urgent global challenges. From clarifying the Church’s position on the female diaconate to renewing […]
Advent Resolutions Inspired by Pope Benedict’s Letter
Pope Benedict’s Childhood Letter Inspires Today’s Advent Resolutions 10 prominent Catholics offer ways to tap into the wonder of a child this Advent. In 1934, a young 7-year-old Joseph Ratzinger penned a letter to Jesus requesting threee gifts for Christmas. “Dear Baby Jesus, you will soon descend to earth,” the words written in German read. […]
Vatican II at 60: Why the Council Still Guides the Church
60 Years After Its Conclusion, Vatican II Still Speaks to Us COMMENTARY: The Church continues to be inspired by the rich insights and vitality of the last ecumenical council. On that windy Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, 1965, the Second Vatican Council came to an end. In the presence of more than 2,300 Council Fathers, mostly […]
Lebanese Twins Document Pope Leo’s Historic Visit
Lebanese Twins Capture Historic Papal Visit for Popular Instagram Account Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, 21-year-old Maronite Catholic brothers, documented Pope Leo’s journey via their social-media apostolate. When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Nov. 30, more than 100,000 people lined the streets of Beirut to welcome him. Among them were Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, […]
Pontifical Yearbook Goes Digital for the First Time
Pontifical Yearbook goes digital: What is it and what does it contain? The Vatican this week launched the first-ever digital version of its annual directory, creating an easier way to find reliable and up-to-date information about the Church’s structures and members all around the world. The red-covered Pontifical Yearbook — known in Italian as the […]
Pope Leo XIV Rejects Transhumanism in Vatican Address
Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’ Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday rejected technological promises to indefinitely prolong human existence — such as those proposed by “transhumanism”— and said the resurrection of Christ “reveals to us that death is not opposed to life.” Speaking on a cold morning in St. Peter’s […]
Pope Leo, Zelenskyy Urge Continued Dialogue for Peace
The pope urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy See announced in a statement. The meeting, described as “cordial,” focused on the situation of the war in Ukraine and the prospects […]
Eduard Habsburg Reflects on 10 Years at the Vatican
Former Hungarian ambassador reflects on 10-year term at the Vatican Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, described his post at the Vatican as “the greatest 10 years of my life.” Shortly before his farewell meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 21, Habsburg told EWTN […]
Gänswein Hopes Benedict XVI’s Beatification Opens Soon
Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for the German pontiff, who died on Dec. 31, 2022. “Personally, I have great hopes that this process will be opened,” the archbishop and current […]
