The Pope's two days with the cardinals have come to an end. The discussions focused largely on synodality, including working methods. Leo XIV restored the advisory function of the Sacred College, convening it once again on the eve of Saints Peter and Paul.
New York will survive even the Islamo-socialist mayor Mamdani
Mamdani inaugurates his term as mayor of New York by swearing on two copies of the Koran. His Muslim faith is mixed with a strong socialist ideology. But the “Big Apple” has always survived even the worst administrations.
Venezuela: international law in crisis for centuries
There was no need to wait for the Delta Force to intervene in Caracas to feel alarmed. It was enough to read Hobbes and the philosophers who replaced natural law with convention and force. Long before the Americans arrived, theorists of political modernity had already begun to erode the foundations of international relations.
Pope Leo consistory has disappointing start
The decision to entrust the opening meditation to the controversial Cardinal Radcliffe has raised concerns, as have the tight schedule and organisation of the working groups. Today: Mass in St Peter's and the concluding speech by Leo XIV.
Millions of people are at risk of 'epistemic risk', i.e. the inability to distinguish between what is true and what appears to be true. The habit of asking our 'virtual friends' about everything and for anything makes distinguishing between true knowledge and statistical prediction more necessary than ever.
A total of 33 million pilgrims from 185 different countries passed through the Holy Door during the Jubilee of Hope, which concluded yesterday. Pope Leo XIV invites us to become pilgrims of hope, spreading 'the fragrance of life, the indelible impression that another world has begun'.
The wise men from the East brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh, not the abstract values of certain modern reformers who, in the name of purity of faith, end up doing away with the Incarnation. Instead, God showed himself and allowed himself to be touched, making himself the most beautiful Christmas gift.
The holiness of Ratzinger: discreet and without fanfare
Iran, students join the merchant's rebellion
Holy children, innocent suffering that converts hearts
Twenty-eight stories of children who have not yet been canonised but whose lives clearly demonstrate holiness, collected in an exhibition that has been touring Italy for months. Children who experienced suffering in union with Jesus, showing us the way to Paradise. La Bussola interviews the curator, Sister Maria Concetta Visone.
Hannoun's arrest reveals a Hamas cell in Italy
Hamas has a cell in Italy. Operation ‘Domino’ led to the arrest of nine people, including the well-known imam Mohammad Mahmoud Ahmad Hannoun. It lifts the veil on a stable channel of support for Islamic terrorism, rooted in Italy and passed off as solidarity.
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'The Child lying in the manger is truly God’s Son'
'God is so great that he can become small. God is so powerful that he can make himself vulnerable and come to us as a defenceless child, so that we can love him.' From Pope Benedict XVI's homily delivered on Christmas Eve 2005.
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