Making room for Jesus, making room for every person
Christmas is saying yes to God so that Jesus may be born in our hearts. Only then can a path of Justice and Peace be born. This is the homily delivered on Christmas night in Bethlehem by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Müller: Blessings for gay couples are blasphemous
The Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith dismantles the arguments of the declaration Fiducia Supplicans that opens the door to blessings for irregular couples, and calls on priests and bishops to avoid such blessings.
'Yes to blessing gay couples'. Pope accelerates the revolution
With the declaration Fiducia supplicans Card. Fernández (Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith) sanctions the blessing of any form of union. As long as no rituals take place and they are not confused with marriage, appearance is safe, doctrine is not.
Saint Rita Of Cascia magazine teaches homoheresy
The bimonthly magazine Dalle api alle rose (From bees to roses), edited by the Monastery of Saint Rita of Cascia, devotes an entire issue during the Christmas period to the legitimisation of homosexuality in the Church, misrepresenting the Bible and even the Saint for impossible causes. Confusion between sin and sinner.
The truth of the Immaculate Conception triumphed at the Sorbonne dispute
Year 1305: Duns Scotus appeared at the Sorbonne for the dispute between himself and all the professors opposed to the Immaculate Conception. The blessed refutes the 200 objections one by one, presenting arguments that would be decisive for the definition of the dogma.
The power of the Pope, a service to the transmission of the faith
This is the second part of the in-depth study on the power of the Roman Pontiff: the preservation of the depositum fidei is the priority and inescapable requirement of his ministry.
- First part: The Pope's power is supreme, but not absolute or unlimited, by Geraldina Boni
Burke’s Eviction, the Papacy loses out
Despotic decisions and communication through 'friends. These are serious gestures which show substantial contempt for the Church’s institution and the Papacy to lose credibility.
- The Pope's power is supreme, but not absolute or unlimited, by Geraldina Boni
The Pope's power is supreme, but not absolute or unlimited
The first part of a two-part in-depth study on papal power: not a personal status of superiority or domination, but a task of care and service, with precise limits.
Burke case puts faith at stake
The international news commentaries that the Pope intends to confiscate Cardinal Burke's home and salary focus on political and party logic, but miss the point. Instead, it is the very nature of the Church which is at risk.
The Pope: "Away with Cardinal Burke's house and salary".
Vatican sources close to the Daily Compass: Burke was defined as an "enemy" in an announcement made to the Heads of Dicasteries of the Roman Curia. The cardinal has not yet received a formal notice, but considering precedents, it is unlikely to be just a threat, which nonetheless would be very serious.
The Miraculous Medal, Father Kolbe's “love bullet”
St Maximilian Kolbe had a great devotion to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. And from the beginning the Medal was the hallmark of the Militia Immaculatae which is committed to spreading its devotion. The Daily Compass interviewed Father Raffaele Di Muro.
Feast of Christ the King, an antidote to secularism
Introduced by Pius XI in 1925, this festivity which closes the liturgical year is more topical than ever: it is an invitation to wake up and shun accommodation to the worldly spirit.
