The Bishop of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on synodality, the Western contraction of the Church, and the new breed of young priests By Barbara Middleton for Inside the Vatican Bishop Gerard Battersby, 64, was installed in 2024 as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of La Cross, Wisconsin. Bishop Battersby was a “late vocation” — an increasing phenomenon [...]
“It Is right to talk about the genocide in Gaza, the Pope did well” – Cardinal Fernando Garib By Franca Giansoldati (Il Messagero) Fernando Chomalì Garìb, 67, archbishop of Santiago, Chile, elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in the 2024 consistory on December 7 Among the 21 new cardinals elevated by Pope Francis in [...]
The Vatican has approved the “emergent spirituality” of Medjugorje in recent pronouncements. The Apostolic Visitor appointed by Pope Francis talks about why By Christine Mugridge* Map with tourist sites in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Nazareth, the young “pre-teen” was caught by surprise during her time of prayer through the greeting of the heavenly [...]
An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, a Synod Father and former head of the Vatican's doctrinal office By Matt Gaspers Women were present in large numbers at the October 2024 Synod. One much-discussed question was whether women could be “deaconesses,” because women “deaconesses” were spoken of by St. Paul. However, scholars agree that the role [...]
An interview with Fr. Philip Larrey, PhD, on how Catholics are grappling with the AI explosion By ITV staff Rev. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., held the Chair of Logic and Epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican for more than 20 years. He now teaches at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at [...]
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 [...]
Polish Sr. Salvatrice Musial speaks about the call of Divine Mercy, part two By Barbara Middleton Divine Mercy image is a painting by Adolf Hyla 1943. Here with the wordsPolish “Jesus I Trust in You” appear in copia Jesus' gaze is full of mercy and tenderness Barbara Middleton founded the Holy Trinity Apostolate with [...]
Papal biographer Peter Seewald on Traditiones Custodes, homosexuality and doctrine... By Nico Spuntoni A remarkable new interview concerning the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI, who died December 31, 2022, and Pope Francis appeared December 27, 2023 on the Italian website, La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana (“The New Daily Compass”). In the interview, German writer Peter Seewald, [...]
A convent in thousand-year-old Plock is where the Divine Mercy devotion began By Barbara Middleton Sister Salvatrice Musial, O.L.M. has been in the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy for 30 years. Her name, of Italian origin, means “God saves” Polish Sr. Salvatrice Musial, O.L.M., is a member of the Congregation of [...]
Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky: The Holy See is an "independent actor with global outreach and importance" By Victor Gaetan* Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky presented his credentials to Pope Francis on September 18, 2023 as the third ambassador to the Holy See from the Russian Federation. He also represents Russia to the Sovereign Order [...]
