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Vatican secretary of state: Minneapolis situation is ‘unacceptable’

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed the violence that has erupted during U.S. immigration enforcement operations. The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on Jan. 28 that the violence that has [...]

Parolin: Violence “unacceptable” amid Minneapolis tensions

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope’s secretary of state, on January 28 condemned “any kind of violence,” describing recent events in Minneapolis as “unacceptable,” after U.S. immigration operations there led to the deaths of two American citizens. Speaking to journalists at Rome’s LUMSA University on the sidelines of a conference on ethics and economics, Cardinal Parolin Read More…

Parolin: Violence “unacceptable” amid Minneapolis tensions

I took a break from 𝕏. Here’s what happened.

It was only after removing myself from social media for a period did I realize how dramatically it affected (and controlled) my life.

On the laity and the prudential application of moral principles

In the prescient 1980s BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Jim Hacker must choose the next Anglican bishop of Bury St. Edmunds. His choice is between an atheist and a socialist. The prime [...]

A System Perfectly Designed to Produce a Priestly Crisis

The alarming crisis in the priesthood is less a reflection upon individual priests, and much more a condemnation of the redesigned formation of priests following Vatican II.

Doing the will of God with help from Blessed Archangela 

January is a month in which the world at large encourages us to reflect upon New Year’s Resolutions and then … try to keep them! But for the Catholic soul, it may be said that the best possible resolution (and well worth keeping all year round) can be neatly summarized this way: Do the will Read More…

Doing the will of God with help from Blessed Archangela 

Word on Fire to provide new Liturgy of the Hours to every seminarian in the U.S.

Seminarians across the U.S. will receive the new Liturgy of the Hours at no cost. On the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Jan. 28, Word on Fire announced that the ministry will provide a complete [...]

Christ Offers More Than John Lennon Could Ever Imagine

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Trump tries to pause abortion pill lawsuit over Louisiana attorney general’s objections

The Justice Department is asking a federal court to pause Louisiana’s lawsuit that challenges the deregulation of abortion pills, noting that the FDA is already conducting a review. President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) [...]