By Matthew Trojacek with G. Galazka photos Murder of priest highlights rising violence in South Africa Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found shot to death on April 27. According to Father Jeremia Thami Mkhwanazi — the Provincial Secretary of the Congregation of the [...]
"The glorious city of God is my theme, my dearest son, Marcellinus" By Marcellus Allen Roberts * The “heart check.” Before leaving the county jail for prison, an inmate will have heard about it, dreaded it, feared it, trembled. The heart check is the legendary inaugural ceremony of a prison sentence, where a new “boot” must [...]
Obedience to legitimate authority makes us more powerful By Anthony Esolen “The propagation of Christianity” by Tommaso Minardi, Quirinale Palace, Rome “There is neither Jew nor Greek,” says Saint Paul, “ “there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you all are one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). He [...]
Neither "liberal" nor "conservative"? How the Francis pontificate will help determine what kind of Pope we'll have next... Photo Grzegorz Galazka Pope Francis is 87 years old. He could have many years left on this earth, despite the various health challenges he has endured thus far. But that does not dull the widespread [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos April Thursday 11 Pope decries how “the unborn with disabilities are aborted” Pope Francis decried how “the unborn with disabilities are aborted” in a speech on April 11 to a Vatican conference on disability inclusion. The Pope warned that “the throwaway culture” turns into [...]
What the Church must bring to today's life-and-death debates, as the basic criteria for an ethical evaluation are being lost... By ITV staff German Fr. Ralph Weimann is a theologian and author of several books including Sacramentals: Their Meaning and Spiritual Use and Guide for Truth-seeking Christians, with a preface by Cardinal Robert Sarah. He holds [...]
More than a century ago, Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson foresaw the rise of secular humanism, the contraction of the Catholic Church, and the coming of the Antichrist By ITV Staff Editor’s Note: The passage below is from the Prologue to the novel Lord of the World, written by the English Catholic convert Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson [...]
Head of Chinese bishops, originally appointed without Vatican approval, Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai promotes "Sinicization" while the still-unsigned agreement between the Vatican and China remains in play By ITV staff/Vatican News Cardinal Pietro Parolin with Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai at a conference at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on May [...]
By Lucy Gordan Introduction by ITV staff Here, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli (who is blind), with the head of his Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Laura Biancalani, at the recent inauguration of the foundation’s new Maria Manetti Shrem Educational Center in Florence, Italy. Photos courtesy of The Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Photo credit: Giacomo Moresi, 2024. For [...]
Could it be a time to reclaim their call to authentic beauty? By Aurelio Pofiri * As we all know, in 2025 there will be a Jubilee in Rome, and I — who live in Rome — am able to truly experience how the city is preparing for this significant religious event, with the hope of [...]
