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Jerusalem Patriarch Pizzaballa Offers Himself as Hostage

“Am I ready for an exchange? Anything, if that can lead to freedom and bring those children home” — Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa By ITV staff/CNA On October 7, Hamas led the deadliest militant attack in Israel’s history, with an Israeli death toll at more than 1400. Israel then launched its heaviest-ever airstrikes [...]

The Synod on Synodality is (finally) over

By Christina Deardurff, with agency reports October 29, 2023, Vatican Basilica. Pope Francis presides over the Holy Mass for the conclusion of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (Photo: Grzegorz Galazka) As the Vatican’s nearly monthlong Synod on Synodality drew to its October 29 conclusion, the 365 assembled cardinals, bishops, priests, [...]

The Meaning of “Salt of the Earth”

By Robert Moynihan Jesus spoke of his followers as “the salt of the earth.” Salt preserves food, so the “salt of the earth” helps to preserve... the earth — the whole world. But this occurs only if the “salt”... retains its “saltiness”... its holiness “You are the salt of the earth!” —Jesus, speaking to his disciples, [...]

Cardinal Müller: “The Pope is not a Czar”

The Pope must "entrust himself to the College of Cardinals" By ITV Staff “Every Pope must distinguish precisely between his divine mandate and himself as an individual with all his limitations. He must not impose his private opinions regarding politics or economics or non-theological sciences on other Christians.” —Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery [...]

Pope Francis In Hungary: “You Must Be A ‘Bridge Builder'”

Grounded in its Christian faith, Hungary "can draw on its specifically ecumenical character" to bring unity to Europe... By Shannon Mullen (CNA) Budapest (Hungary), April 28, 2023. Pope Francis is welcomed by Katalin Novák, President of the Republic of Hungary, and by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Photo - Grzegorz Galazka) Speaking to Hungarian civil [...]

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