Archive for March 17, 2023
German bishops announce plans to bless same-sex unions, allow laypeople to baptize and preach at Mass
Following the conclusion of the German Synodal Way, several bishops have announced plans to put into practice resolutions passed by... Read more
Signs of hope and renewal amid the dramatic decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Father Owen Gorman remembers when Masses in Ireland were so crowded on Sundays that people had to sit on the... Read more
No, Pope Francis didn’t really hint that the requirement for priestly celibacy will be lifted
Secular media outlets and even some Catholic news organizations immediately jumped to the conclusion that the pope is open to... Read more
Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’
In the presence of eucharistic adoration, the pope presided over a Lenten penitential service on March 17 to open “24... Read more
Cardinals Müller, Burke rebuke German bishops over same-sex union blessings
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller and American Cardinal Raymond Burke rebuked the German bishops for approving Church blessings of same-sex unions. Read more
The image of the Virgin Mary that wept tears of blood on St. Patrick’s Day
On March 17, 1697, an image of the Virgin Mary known as the Weeping Irish Madonna shed tears of blood... Read more
Abortion activists at Florida university charged with assaulting police officers
According to the police arrest report, one of the arrested repeatedly shoved a police officer in attempts to resist arrest. Read more
