Cardinal Burke to Malta, Mamberti to Apostolic Signatura
Pope Francis today appointed Cardinal Raymond Burke, hitherto prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, as patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, replacing Cardinal Paolo […]
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Assessing the Synod’s Final Report
VATICAN CITY — The English translation of the final report of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family was published Oct. 30, nearly two […]
EXCLUSIVE – CARDINAL BURKE: CHURCH RISKS SERIOUS TENSIONS IN MONTHS AHEAD
Edward Pentin Cardinal Raymond Burke has said he is at the service of Pope Francis, has no personal animosity towards him, and those who claim […]
Cardinal Renato Martino Honored for His Indomitable Defense of Life
As the Synod on the Family was in full swing last week, an organization defending the family and life at the UN presented retired Cardinal […]
Synod Closes With Clearer Vision Than When It Opened
The Third Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on marriage and family life concluded this weekend, with Pope Francis praising the two-week meeting for […]
‘Tireless Apostle’ Paul VI Beatified
VATICAN CITY — Pope Paul VI was a “courageous Christian,” a “tireless apostle” and the “great helmsman” of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis said […]
Archbishop Kurtz on the Synod: ‘Mercy Without Truth Is Not Mercy’
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was one of the 191 synod fathers who took part in the third Extraordinary […]
Sources: ‘Trench Warfare’ Ahead for Catholic Church Over Marriage, Family
Pressure from Catholic Church leaders closely allied to Pope Francis on changing the church’s approach to marriage and the family is likely to lead to […]
Cardinal Burke: ‘The Truths of the Faith Have Not Changed’
Cardinal Raymond Burke, the prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (the Vatican’s highest court), is known for his straight talk and ardent […]