Archive for October 13, 2023
Report: Confidential Synod on Synodality records aren’t secure
The Pillar report Friday raises questions about who has been spying on the Synod on Synodality’s supposedly private deliberations all... Read more
Whoopi Goldberg reveals ‘remarkable’ meeting with Pope Francis
The Oscar-winning actress provided an account of the visit in a series of Instagram posts. Read more
The devil ‘wants to see us divided,’ cardinal says at Synod on Synodality Mass
“If we have the courage to look at our current reality as a Church, it won’t be hard to see... Read more
Synod on Synodality: Italian nun claims St. Paul attended ‘non-ritual female liturgy’
Mother Maria Grazia Angelini claimed that St. Paul “inserted himself into a ‘non-ritual’ female liturgy” when he arrived in the... Read more
Judge’s ruling forces Wichita Diocese to cancel ‘Mass for Life’ in front of abortion clinic
Sedgwick County Chief Judge Jeffery Goering signed a temporary restraining order on Oct. 6, which, in effect, prohibited the Mass... Read more
Israel urges civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate
In a message posted to its X account on Friday, the Israeli government “call[ed] on civilians in northern Gaza to... Read more
Vatican calls for peace in Holy Land, offers to mediate between Hamas and Israel
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said any mediation would have to take into account “the issue of Israeli settlements, security, and the... Read more
Notre Dame President Father John I. Jenkins to step down after 19 years
Father John Jenkins, a Congregation of Holy Cross priest, is the university’s 17th president and will step down at the... Read more
Synod on Synodality delegates make a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs
Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St.... Read more
Florida judge slams ‘transgender ideology’ in defense of teacher fired over pronouns
The judge said the Miami-Dade school district had imposed “transgender ideology” on the teacher, calling it a secular “state-sponsored religion.” Read more
Cardinal Hollerich: Beginning today the Synod is addressing ‘some of the key points’
Speaking at the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich shared an introductory reflection on the “co-responsibility of the mission.” Read more
Thousands at Fátima Shrine pray for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine
In his reflection before the faithful from 35 different countries, Cardinal Américo Aguiar encouraged the faithful to pray to the... Read more
Heads of churches in Jerusalem call on Israel to allow humanitarian aid to go to Gaza
“We call upon all parties to de-escalate this war in order to save innocent lives while still serving the cause... Read more
