The Primacy Debated in Vienna

For several days, leading Catholic and Orthodox theologians have been meeting in Vienna to discuss the issues which divide the two Churches. The meeting is focusing on the question of papal primacy. The ultimate goal: to end the “Great Schism”… Read More

Italian Officials Impound Funds, Launch Money-Laundering Probe of Vatican Bank

Today in Italy, Italian finance police seized about $30 million of funds held in a Vatican bank account in an Italian bank.
The action raises the spectre of another scandal, this time financial, in addition to years of scandal involving… Read More

Benedict Beatifies Newman

The Pope in Birmingham, September 19, 2010
Day #4 of the Visit to Scotland and England
Today in Birmingham, England, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a Mass in which he raised to the honors of the altars the great 19th century… Read More

Benedict in England, Part 2

On Friday, September 17, Pope Benedict met with the head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
The Pope and the Archbishop both addressed the assembled Catholic and Anglcian bishops of England, Scotland, and Wales, meeting… Read More

Benedict in England

Today’s papal visit to England includes four main “moments,” two of which have already occurred, and two of which are about to occur: (1) a meeting with the students and teachers of British Catholic schools in Twickenham, just outside London,… Read More

The Pope’s Upcoming September 16-19 Trip to England

Over the next few weeks, the press will focus ever more attention on Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Great Britain (Scotland and England) from September 16 to 19.
In this regard, I feel it is important to make two points.… Read More

Third Anniversary

Three years ago [yesterday], Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the motu proprio “Summorum Pontificum” (“Of the Supreme Pontiffs,” from the first words of the original Latin text), allowing the “old Mass” (the Tridentine Mass of Pope St. Pius V, codified and… Read More

The Return of Thomism?

Some leading thinkers in the Church feel our current crisis stems, at least in part, from our neglect for half a century of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274). Now the Pope has just devoted three important talks… Read More

Five Crises

“The third time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I… Read More

A Sermon Rich in Contrasts

Yesterday at 5 p.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica, I attended the Good Friday liturgy which celebrates the Passion of the Lord.
The basilica was packed, but a kind Vatican official enabled our little group to have a place near the… Read More

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