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Pope Francis kisses the crucifix at the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica on April 7, 2023.

Good Friday at the Vatican: Papal preacher warns against relativism and ‘vortex of nihilism’

Apr 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Cantalamessa compared Friedrich Nietzsche’s words “God is dead” with the Catholic Church’s proclamation of the death of Christ on... Read more

Don't reduce the faith to easy answers, Pope warns bishops

Aug 16, 2014

A deep understanding of our identity as Christians is needed to combat the modern tendency to reduce the faith to... Read more

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth.

UK bishop: Defeat relativism with 'authentic humanism'

Jun 4, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

A leading bishop in the U.K. says that the modern, troubling view of humanity which stems from relativism is best... Read more

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Church leaders must fight relativism, Peruvian cardinal says

Jan 9, 2013

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, archbishop of Lima, Peru, said the role of the bishop is the lead people to Christ... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI addresses the International Theological Commission screenshot.

Pope says truth, not relativism, is source of non-violence

Dec 8, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Catholic theological leaders that commitment to objective truth is not a cause for... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia celebrates Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Oct. 20, 2012.

Archbishop Chaput says Year of Faith holds solution to relativism

Nov 19, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

The current Year of Faith is an opportunity to counter the cultural relativism that plagues modern society and that has... Read more