In a long, fruitful career as leader of the American hierarchy, Cardinal Gibbons combined diplomacy, patriotism and a canny understanding of human nature in a manner that made him the most effective advocate before or since of the…
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the influential Italian prelate and trusted collaborator of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI who died in Rome on Tuesday at the age of 95, gives thanks for many graces received and shares unvarnished reflections on his…
Cardinal Péter Erdő, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary, is recovering from a serious health condition, with several sources indicating that he may have suffered a stroke. The post Cardinal Péter…
If I were created a Cardinal and dispensed from the canonical requirement to be ordained a deacon or priest – my vocation is as a layperson – this is how I would counsel the Holy Father on the first anniversary of his pontificate. “Holy Father,…
Cardinal Reinhard Marx has moved decisively to normalise the blessing of same-sex couples in his Archdiocese of Munich and Freising—an intervention that lays bare the deepening doctrinal confusion at the heart of the Catholic Church in Germany.…
The number of international Church leaders who have come to the defense of Pope Leo XIV following President Donald Trump’s verbal attacks continues to grow and now includes Cardinal Gerhard Müller. The post Global Church…
U.S. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has downplayed what many in the media have described as growing tensions between the Vatican and the U.S. Trump administration, arguing that “the narrative of an ongoing clash is exaggerated.” The…
“The Church is nothing without God,” Cardinal Sarah said in a recent interview. “God must truly be placed at the centre of our existence, at the centre of our life, at the centre of our concerns.” He added: “If we detach the Church from this…
In an interview published yesterday on the Italian blog Messa in Latino, the 72-year-old Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht and Primate of the Netherlands explained why he decided to learn the vetus ordo. He said he has received considerable…
The SSPX regards the Second Vatican Council as a break with previous doctrine. But Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller says that the Society’s notion of a “break does not exist; there is no justification for the planned episcopal ordinations.” The…
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