(Vatican Radio) A consistory for the causes of saints has been expanded to include a discussion of the situation facing Christians in the Middle East. The announcement was made by the Dean of the College of Cardinals during this morning’s meeting of the Extraordinary Synod. The change was made especially in light of the recent…
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(Vatican Radio) If we want to give glory to God, we must remember all He has done for us. But that also means remembering our sins. It means being honest with ourselves, said Pope Francis as he reflected on the Readings of the Day during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta. Emer McCarthy reports. Listen: The…
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(Vatican Radio) If we want to give glory to God, we must remember all He has done for us. But that also means remembering our sins. It means being honest with ourselves, said Pope Francis as he reflected on the Readings of the Day during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta. Emer McCarthy reports. Listen: The…
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(Vatican Radio) One of the main challenges for the Church in promoting the family stems from an evolution of how the family itself has come to be understood by society. This is according to Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, one of the participants in the Extraordinary Synod on the Pastoral Challenges…
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(Vatican Radio/VIS) In his “Report prior to discussion” presented Tuesday morning to Synod Fathers and Fraternal delegates, the relator general Cardinal Peter Erdo, pointed to the ‘privatization of love’ as the greatest challenge to the family today in a world where the ‘feel good factor’ outweighs any other value, particularly one which requires commitment and…
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