Recent Editorial
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Five reasons Pope Francis embraces Vatican II liturgy
Sep 10, 2017
It is not news that the liturgy has been a contested field in Catholic life over the past few decades. Opposition to liturgical reform began even before the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council. It increased from 1964 onward, when reforms like the use of English and the practice of the priest facing the people while presiding at the Eucharist were implemented.
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‘Hear the cry of the earth’ — an ecology message!
Sep 09, 2017
Environmental destruction is a sign of a “morally decaying scenario” in which too many people ignore or deny that, from the beginning, “God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the natural environment,” stated a joint message issued by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople marking the Sept 1 World Day of Prayer for Creation.
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How do we treat refugees?
Aug 31, 2017
The treatment of refugees has become more brutal, their sufferings have grown and their protection under the rule of law has been shredded. Internatio
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Pope Francis speaks magisterially
Aug 31, 2017
In January 1965, Blessed Paul VI, explaining the first steps of the reform that were then underway, made clear that “it is the Church’s authority that wished (this reform)” and wanted “to promote and set alight this new way of praying” and that everyone should come on board as disciples of the Lord.
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There is a new climate, new atmosphere in Russia
Aug 31, 2017
Cardinal Parolin spoke to Alessandro Gisotti from the Secretariat for Communications after returning from his Aug 21-24 visit to Russia, during which he met with leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church and civil authorities.
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Theologian on the ropes: The integrity of then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger comes under scrutiny
Aug 25, 2017
Fr Jacques Dupuis’ masterpiece, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism, was published to widespread acclaim in 1997. The following year, Dupuis was told by the Jesuit Superior General, Fr Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, that the CDF had found “serious errors” in his work. He was devastated, and his health broke down.
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Evil of “supremacy”
Aug 25, 2017
We strongly condemn the racist and hate-filled ideologies that sparked the violent and deadly Charlottesville, Virginia, demonstrations and counterpro
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Cardinal Costantini founded the CDD Fathers
Aug 18, 2017
Cardinal Celso Costantini, the first Apostolic Delegate to China, founded the Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (CDD) in 1927.
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The emerging stature of Parolin
Aug 18, 2017
Today, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, departs for a four-day trip to Moscow during which he’ll meet both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, thereby turning a neat double-play — advancing both the Vatican’s geopolitical agenda, as well as its desire for closer relations with the world’s 225-300 million Orthodox Christians.
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Pioneering missionary Bishop to China considered for beatification
Aug 18, 2017
A cardinal who helped change Catholic missionary work in China is now a possible candidate for beatification.
Sunday Reflection
Are we living in the freedom and joy of the Resurrection or behind locked doors?
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor