Major stories that get to the pith of the situation.
Their common thread: “Christianity is a love story” By Paschal M. Corby* Pope Benedict XVI greets people from the balcony of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug. 19, 2007. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters) In popular opinion, a Pope’s first encyclical heralds the tone of his pontificate. In the case of Benedict XVI, [...]
Reflecting on the remarkable life and influence of Joseph Ratzinger April 29, 2008, New York City, New York, USA. Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Ground Zero. The Pope prayed for the victims and their families. (Grzegorz Galazka photo) By ITV staff The man who was to become Pope Benedict XVI was born [...]
Was the suppression of the Traditional Mass a result of manipulation? The consultative process leading to the issuing of Traditionis custodes, Pope Francis' July 16, 2021 motu proprio suppressing the Traditional Latin Mass, was presented by the Vatican as fair and above board. But this research shows that the process was, in fact, not fair, transparent or above [...]
Questions: Is it a legitimate tool to root out moral corruption? Could it encourage blackmail? By Robert Moynihan, ITV Editor Two American journalists — J.D. Flynn and Ed Condon (photos below), who have founded a news agency called The Pillar — have warned the Vatican that governments (perhaps that of China) might obtain compromising information [...]
...and Pope Francis refuses his request. What does it all mean? Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 67, Archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany, sent shockwaves through the Catholic world when his letter to Pope Francis, dated May 21, asking the Pope to accept his resignation as Archbishop, was made public June 4. Pope Francis replied with his [...]
By Thomas Storck As many globalists began to speak of the need for a “Great Reset,” Pope Francis met with a group of leading capitalists on November 11, 2019, to create a global “Council for Inclusive Capitalism.” What is it all about? What is the Pope’s role? Where in all this is the salvation brought [...]
Cardinal Gerhard Müller laments the social agenda being pushed by the US, and says of new President Joe Biden: "I cannot support an abortion politician because he builds public housing" By Petra Lorleberg (kath.net) German Cardinal Gerhard Müller. Now retired, he was formerly in the highest doctrinal post of the Church as Prefect of the [...]
By Christina Deardurff Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to residents in Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 3, 2020, during a community meeting at Grace Lutheran Church after a week of unrest in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by a white police officer. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) The American columnist [...]
The year 2020 was one which many people say they would like to erase from memory. Yet, many good people did many good things in the year 2020, and Inside the Vatican recognizes here just a few of them Dr. Johan Ickx We begin our list with a somewhat unknown Vatican official, a Belgian [...]
In December Pope Francis announced a “Year of St . Joseph” (Dec. 8, 2020-Dec. 8, 2021) to honor the Patron of the Church St Joseph with the Infant Jesus by Guido Reni By Catholic News Agency (CNA) Pope St. Joseph Francis announced on December a Year 8 of in honor of the 150th anniversary [...]
