The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging "the doctrine of the church, ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes about Pope Francis’ comments that showed support for legalizing civil unions between same-sex couples. However, Shaw writes that to equate the Church’s doctrine with policy is classic legalism. After all, ...
It’s been a while since Pope Francis has made front pages around the globe for commenting on a hot-button issue. But the release of the documentary “Francesco” — which contained a statement by the pope ...
Msgr. Owen Campion writes about the depth and meaning of sacramental marriage, using the example of Blessed Karl and Empress Zita of Austria, who put Christ and the Church at the center of their relationship. ...
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, John S. Grabowski, an associate professor of moral theology and ethics at The Catholic University of America, writes that the media at large has neither the ability or ...
Elevation to the office of the papacy does not guarantee a man a greater than average dose of the cardinal virtue of prudence. Such a statement ought to be self-evident and therefore uncontroversial, but you ...
Pope Francis' expression of openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights does not change church teaching on marriage as being between one woman and one ...
Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights. The pope's comments in a brief passage in the documentary film, "Francesco," are similar ...
Although his film is called "Francesco," director Evgeny Afineevsky said the main character of his new documentary "is us, humanity," and Pope Francis simply is the one "trying to point us in the right direction." Describing ...
Follow Us
