No excommunication for three parishioners who shared the Holy Host with their dog: according to Bishop Bonneman, they did not intend to commit sacrilege. However, the problem remains because the 'incident' stems from liturgical abuses and a misinterpretation of the Eucharist.
‘Families, breed earthworms’: How the Vatican is saving the planet
‘Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family’ is a new document published by the Vatican’s Dicasteries for Integral Human Development and for Laity, Family and Life. It is a compendium of environmentalism with a clerical twist that is far removed from Catholic thought.
Mullally at the Vatican: the pseudo-blessing should have been avoided
Upon receiving the Anglican Primate, Leo XIV mentioned the ‘new problems’ that had arisen between Rome and Canterbury, one of which was right before his eyes: the self-styled archbishop, fresh from her theatrical ‘blessing’, a stone’s throw from Peter’s tomb, whilst a bishop made the sign of the cross, in defiance of sacramental truth.
The spectre of stagflation: when the world relives the 1970s
Skyrocketing oil and gas prices, stagnant growth and runaway inflation are haunting the world once again. This explosive combination is terrifying economists and central banks, and has a name: stagflation. If the crisis in Iran isn’t resolved soon, things could get even worse.
Wendy Duffy, a 56-year-old British woman, died by assisted suicide in Switzerland. She made the drastic decision after losing her son in an accident, which is deeply troubling. If the mistaken premise that it is permissible to take one’s own life is accepted, there are no limits. Nonetheless, a way out exists.
Pope in Africa: Echoes of Bergoglio and minor corrections
Ten days across four countries, marked by a sense of normality, with no major upheavals and no reduction of the Church to a social welfare agency. Uplifting yet predictable, Pope Leo XIV’s numerous addresses strike a balance between continuity with Pope Francis’s approach and a few ‘out-of-the-box’ observations on faith and reason, migration and the Church’s social doctrine.
An unprecedented attack by Minister Aurore Bergé against pro-life groups and in support of abortion multinationals has been met with a call for a general mobilisation in their support.
Vietnam prepares for the beatification of the martyr Father Diệp
From Angola, Pope Leo issues a warning against syncretism
“Sister Clare teaches us that happiness is found only in God”
“Sr. Clare is doing much more good now, and on many more levels, than she could when alive”. Testimonies of spiritual and physical graces. To mark the 10th anniversary of Sister Clare Crockett’s death, the Daily Compass interviews the postulator of her cause for beatification.
The Trump and Pope clash is between power and Truth
Pope Leo XIV responded on a metaphysical level to the American president’s contemptuous remarks. It is a symbolic episode and a sign of a politics that claims to legitimise itself and accepts no higher authority.
Trump's attack on Pope Leo raises suspicions among Catholics
Trump’s unwarranted attack on the Pope—who responded with equal clarity—is eroding the support many Catholics once had for the U.S. president and is raising suspicions, while the prospect of wiping out Iran’s entire civilization smacks of alignment with Zionist ideology.
Vittorio Messori: The hypothesis that Jesus existed has become a certainty
A liturgy as sober as it was solemn and intense, presided over by the Bishop of Verona, Monsignor Domenico Pompili, conveyed the certainty of Christ’s presence. This is how the of Vittorio Messori’s funeral was celebrated at Maguzzano Abbey, on 11 April.