By Robert Moynihan Pope Francis's active attention to the issue of global migration is monumentally expressed in the placement of this sculptural group in St. Peter's Square. In recent weeks, Leo has spoken out more than in his first weeks as Pope, sometimes raising eyebrows, and sparking sharp criticism: 1) In the summer, he [...]
A successful executive retires...and then finds new purpose By Robert Moynihan Cincinnati’s Corryville Catholic School was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur in 1877. “The downfall of society stems from a disregard for children. Many parents seek the preservation of their estates, but not the preservation of the souls of those [...]
By Robert Moynihan/Vatican News On May 11 Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Grottoes to celebrate Holy Mass at the altar near the tomb of Saint Peter. The Mass was concelebrated by Fr. Alejandro Moral Anton, Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine. The Pope’s brother from Chicago was also in attendance. Pope Leo then [...]
By Robert Moynihan Mass in St. Peter's Square for the inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, 2025 (Galazka photo) On May 18 the Inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate was celebrated. It was an occasion laden with symbolism. One of those symbols is the Fisherman’s ring; as Pope [...]
By Anna Artymiak The Council of Nicaea, held in 325 AD, was attended by Emperor Constantine and ended with the defeat of the Arian heresy. Arius is represented at the feet of the assembly May 23, 2025 In two days he would have gone to Nicaea in Turkey to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of [...]
By Robert Moynihan, drawing on a CNA report by Almudena Martínez-Bordiú The “Synod on Synodality” ended on October 26 without calling for any radical changes in Church doctrine or practice. But the process of the Synod itself is turning out to be the “radical change” in how the Church governs herself. This change finds its roots [...]
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Friends, Christ is Risen! I recently received this letter from a reader: Robert, Thank you so much for taking since the death of your father an increasingly bold and courageous stand on the distressing developments in the Church. It seems that the visible Church is being hollowed out to a large degree [...]
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 “The Church doesn’t belong to Bergoglio but to Christ." —Italian Catholic journalist Vittorio Messori, author in 1984 of The Ratzinger Report, an interview book with then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) and then of an interview with John Paul II, at the time when interviewing a Pope was quite unusual [...]
September 20, 2017, Wednesday "The humans of Genesis 1, made in God’s image, were told to 'fill the world and subdue it.' That is what he called 'majestic man,' what we would call secular humanity, the dominating nature. "In Genesis 2 the humans are created from the dust of the earth into which God breaths life. [...]
August 3, 2017, Thursday ...August 20-25 The Pope's Right-Hand Man Will Visit Moscow in About Two Weeks Several Russian news outlets have just reported that the announced August trip of the Vatican's Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin (photo left) -- the Number 2 man in the Vatican after Pope Francis himself -- will take place [...]
