Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, recently suggested that a board or panel be created whenever “sustained rumors” of abuse by a bishop are raised. The reforms… Read more “Respectfully, Your Eminence, That Will Not Do”

The Chinese government has started demolishing churches without prior warning, using the excuse of urban development. The Vatican and the Chinese government have been participating in talks… Read more “Pray for the Church in China”

David Warren, Canadian columnist and blogger at “Essays in Idleness,” has written an unfortunate article for “The Catholic Thing” website, commenting on the recent revision of paragraph… Read more “Is Capital Punishment The Purview Only of Caesar?”

Pope Francis has authorized a change to the text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) that reflects the position that the death penalty is inadmissible and calling… Read more “Death Penalty is “Inadmissible””

There is no shortage of commentary on the crisis engulfing the Church since the revelation that credible accusations of sexual abuse have been lodged against now former… Read more “Thoughts on the McCarrick Crisis: How Are We to Respond to These Horrors?”

Today, July 31, is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. Pope Francis is a Jesuit, the first… Read more “St. Ignatius of Loyola”