Pope Francis Hosts a Global Economic Conference To Rethink the World's Economy By Christina Deardurff “The Economy of Francesco,” a conference “hosted by” Pope Francis, will take place March 26-28 in the town of Il Poverello (“The Poor Man”), St. Francis of Assisi.The title of the conference, therefore, is a reference to both: to the saint [...]
An interview with ALEKSANDR AVDEEV, representative of the Russian Federation to the Holy See. Ten years after the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Moscow and the Vatican: “The Pope and Putin have touched on substantial subjects. I think there is also a personal sympathy” By Gianni Valente (La Stampa) Aleksandr Avdeev, ambassador of the [...]
When Jesus told his disciples he was going up to Jerusalem, they were excited, thinking he would announce the coming of his earthly kingdom. Then he went to the Temple, and cast out the merchants and thieves Jesus’ messianic entrance into Jerusalem (559) Although Jesus had always refused popular attempts to make him king, he chooses [...]
Cautions about the Narrative of the Causes of Economic Injustice. By Samuel Gregg, Ph. D.* From the beginning of his pontificate, Jorge Bergoglio has put questions of economic justice front and center of his speeches, interviews, and magisterial teaching. Since Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, economic questions have assumed a prominent place in the concerns [...]
“We live in a world of freedom,” proclaimed one prelate, so Christian tradition “must prove itself today” By Cameron Doody (NovenaNews.com) Deputy Chair Karin Kortmann of the Central Committee of German Catholics No to “clericalism” and yes to greater “co-responsibility” and participation on the part of lay people in the Church: those were the [...]
“Our societies need celibacy, because they need God.” — Cardinal Robert Sarah, co-author with Pope Emeritus Benedict of a new book from Ignatius Press, From the Depths of Our Hearts By Christina Deardurff Declining to remain silent in the face of criticism of the newly-published book From the Depths of Our Hearts, co-authored by Cardinal Robert [...]
St. John Henry Newman foresaw that if the highest truths were cast out from the university, secondary disciplines would try to replace them. Our children and grandchildren have paid the price in mind, body, and soul By George A. Harne, Ph.D.* The crisis began well before Newman. In the 17th century, René Descartes released pathogens [...]
By Mother Martha While gelato, panettone, cannoli, torrone, and tiramisù are beloved worldwide, other Italian sweets are less well-known and even regional. Some examples are bônet in Piemonte, sbrisolona in Lombardy, torta Barozzi in Emilia-Romagna, tozzetti in Tuscany and Umbria, sfogliatelle, babà, struffoli and la pastiera in Naples, seadas in Sardinia, and cassata and granite of [...]
So Caravaggio Escaped... To Naples By Lucy Gordan Nicola Malinconico’s Good Samaritan. Battistello’s Noli Me Tangere The recently-restored Young St. John the Baptist On May 29, 1606, during a brawl in Piazza Navona in Rome, the artist Caravaggio (1571-1610) murdered the pimp from Terni Ranuccio Tomassoni, who had VIP clients: [...]
By Becky Derks with G. Galazka, CNA and CNS photos Cardinal Tagle Bids Farewell to His Hometown in the Philippines Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, archbishop of Manila, bid farewell to his hometown of Imus in Cavite Province on January 20, 2020, before his expected transfer to Rome, reported CBCP News. In a Mass at the Cathedral [...]
