In the second installment of his series exploring key documents in the life of the Church, David Werning turns to the 1870 dogmatic constitution Pastor Aeternus, which stemmed from the First Vatican Council called by ...
Writer Joe Heschmeyer explores the Church’s doctrine of papal infallibility and how it relates to the recent criticisms of the canonization of Pope John Paul II. Heschmeyer writes: “How can Catholic belief in infallibility survive ...
Before the First Vatican Council and Pope Pius IX formally defined the doctrine of papal infallibility, the idea of papal infallibility had been widely accepted in the Church for centuries. Those holding it included theological ...
ICYMI: This week, a reader asks Msgr. Charles Pope a question about attending a non-Catholic family wedding. Msgr. looks at the circumstances & gives his reply:
Be ready for Mass this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Opening the Word Scripture reflection, Father Joshua Whitfield explains Christian peace, which is different from the world's definition of peace.