Pope Francis warns about the dangerous vice of gluttony
From a social point of view, according to the Holy Father, “gluttony is perhaps the most dangerous vice that is destroying the planet. Because the sin of those who give…
Novena will unite the Catholic Church in the United States for the end of abortion
By Diego López Marina January 9, 2024 / 03:37 PM The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has invited the faithful across the country to participate in the annual…
United States: Bishop calls to oppose the attempt to legalize assisted suicide in Minnesota
“In many of those settings, the elderly, those with dementia, those experiencing severe depression or anxiety may be candidates for this form of ‘treatment.’ Although advocates of medically assisted suicide…
Vatican: Pope Francis appoints Franciscan as bishop in Jerusalem, Holy Land
By Walter Sánchez Silva January 9, 2024 / 12:22 PM The Vatican Press Office reported this Tuesday, January 9, that Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Bruno Varriano, a Franciscan priest…
Argentina: Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of the Diocese of Chascomús
He received his priestly ordination on November 27, 2004, and in 2005 he was appointed parochial vicar of San Ramón Nonato. In 2009 he moved to the Diocese of Añatuya…
Vatican: Celebrations of Pope Francis in January and February 2024
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú January 9, 2024 / 09:01 AM On the morning of this Tuesday, January 9, the Press Office of the Holy See released Pope Francis’ calendar for the…
Archbishop: Theft of hosts consecrated for esotericism implies the penalty of excommunication
Archbishop: Theft of hosts consecrated for esotericism implies the penalty of excommunication The Archbishop of Lima (Peru), Mons. Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio, has clarified that the “theft and vile use” of…
Saint of the day January 9: Saint Julián and Saint Basilisa. Catholic Saints
Saint Julian was sentenced to death, but first he had to be flogged. One of his executioners, while removing the force, wounded himself in the eye with the iron tip…
Cardinal Sarah supports firm opposition to Fiducia supplicans of the Catholic Church in Africa
In this context, he recalled what was established by Catechism in numeral 2357: “Homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Decl. Human Person, 8). They…
Senior Vatican official Scicluna defends optional celibacy and Fiducia supplicans
“Called to consecrate themselves totally to the Lord and to his ‘things’, they give themselves entirely to God and men. Celibacy is a sign of this new life to the…