Recent Editorial

  • ‘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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • First human embryos edited — it’s problematic!

    Aug 12, 2017

    Researchers in Oregon have announced that they have successfully altered genes in a human embryo for the first time in the United States, but Catholic ethicists warn that the procedure is morally objectionable for many reasons.