The archbishop of Milan leads a very large church with ancient traditions and heroes.
Pope Francis
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis recognizes fourth path to sainthood
The pope is opening the way to recognize as saints those who act in ways they know will lead to their certain death.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Farrell: Time to implement Vatican II’s teaching on the laity
As head of a new Vatican department, Cardinal Farrell is in a position to bring lay people into positions of leadership in the church.
Posted inFaith, News
Reformed churches endorse Catholic-Lutheran accord on key Reformation dispute
The World Communion of Reformed Churches signed a declaration this week endorsing the 1999 Catholic-Lutheran agreement on how Christians might be worthy of salvation in the eyes of God.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis accepts Scola’s resignation, appoints native son Delpini to Milan
Those who know Bishop Delpini well describe him as “a very spiritual man, humble but not submissive, a great worker, far from the profile of a manager-bishop, very attentive to the personal relationship with priests.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What some pro-lifers have overlooked in the case of Charlie Gard
The proper application of Catholic moral reasoning could be seen to ultimately support the E.C.H.R.’s final decision to withdraw life support.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope praises late-Cardinal Meisner’s faithful, fearless dedication
The 83-year-old cardinal died unexpectedly in his sleep July 5 while on vacation in southern Germany.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Vatican official says problems at Bambino Gesu hospital are being resolved
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said some of the problems identified by current and former Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital staff in 2014 were “truly unfounded.” But for problems that were verified, there is a “serious effort to resolve them.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Pope’s hospital’ put children at risk as it chased profits
The mission of the Vatican hospital is “today more aimed at profit than on caring for children,” according to a report from the AP.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis calls for respecting Gard parents’ wishes to care for dying child
Pope Francis called for respecting the wishes of a terminally ill child’s parents to accompany and care for their child “until the end.” Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, said the pope was following “with affection and emotion” the events concerning Charlie Gard, a 10-month-old infant born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive […]