Vatican II at 60: Why the Council Still Guides the Church
60 Years After Its Conclusion, Vatican II Still Speaks to Us COMMENTARY: The Church continues to be inspired by the rich insights and vitality of the last ecumenical council. On that windy Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, 1965, the Second Vatican Council came to an end. In the presence of more than 2,300 Council Fathers, mostly […]
Lebanese Twins Document Pope Leo’s Historic Visit
Lebanese Twins Capture Historic Papal Visit for Popular Instagram Account Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, 21-year-old Maronite Catholic brothers, documented Pope Leo’s journey via their social-media apostolate. When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Nov. 30, more than 100,000 people lined the streets of Beirut to welcome him. Among them were Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, […]
Pontifical Yearbook Goes Digital for the First Time
Pontifical Yearbook goes digital: What is it and what does it contain? The Vatican this week launched the first-ever digital version of its annual directory, creating an easier way to find reliable and up-to-date information about the Church’s structures and members all around the world. The red-covered Pontifical Yearbook — known in Italian as the […]
Pope Leo XIV Rejects Transhumanism in Vatican Address
Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’ Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday rejected technological promises to indefinitely prolong human existence — such as those proposed by “transhumanism”— and said the resurrection of Christ “reveals to us that death is not opposed to life.” Speaking on a cold morning in St. Peter’s […]
Pope Leo, Zelenskyy Urge Continued Dialogue for Peace
The pope urges ‘continued dialogue’ after receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo Pope Leo XIV received the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in audience today at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy See announced in a statement. The meeting, described as “cordial,” focused on the situation of the war in Ukraine and the prospects […]
Eduard Habsburg Reflects on 10 Years at the Vatican
Former Hungarian ambassador reflects on 10-year term at the Vatican Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, described his post at the Vatican as “the greatest 10 years of my life.” Shortly before his farewell meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 21, Habsburg told EWTN […]
Gänswein Hopes Benedict XVI’s Beatification Opens Soon
Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for the German pontiff, who died on Dec. 31, 2022. “Personally, I have great hopes that this process will be opened,” the archbishop and current […]
Mariologists Critique Vatican Note on Marian Titles
Mariologists publish scathing critique of Vatican note on Mary’s titles One of the Catholic Church’s foremost associations of Mariologists has issued a strongly critical response to Mater Populi Fidelis, a recently published Vatican doctrinal note that has been criticized for its diminution of some long-established devotional Marian titles. In a 23-page document published Dec. 8, […]
Pope Leo: Renew Your ‘Yes’ on Immaculate Conception
On solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, pope encourages renewing our ‘yes’ to God Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the occasion of the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Addressing the faithful and pilgrims in attendance in St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff […]
Vatican Returns Indigenous Artifacts to Canada
Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith said the 62 Indigenous cultural items received from the Vatican marks “a gift freely given” and an important step in rebuilding trust between the Catholic Church and Indigenous peoples. The artifacts, including a rare century-old Western Arctic kayak, were formally transferred to Indigenous […]