Sandro Magister: Francis, a Pope Who Says One Thing and the Opposite

Rorate Caeli: De Mattei: The Church and the Men of the Church

The courageous denunciation of ecclesiastical scandals made by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has generated the consensus of many, but also the displeasure of others, convinced that everything discrediting the representatives of the Church should be covered up by silence. This desire to safeguard the Church is understandable...

If he is serious, he will resign.

CWR: Is Pope Francis serious about addressing abuse crisis and its causes? by Christopher R. Altieri
Francis apparently believes that airing bishops’ dirty laundry is not the right thing to do—and that is a large part of the attitude that got us to this point in the first place.

Sandro Magister: Figments. If Instead of Bergoglio They Had Elected Cardinal Scola Pope

How will this play out?

More smoke from the bishop of Rome: Pope Francis: Bishops must pray to overcome “the Great Accuser”

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Human Dignity?

Crisis: What Version of Human Dignity Should Catholics Defend? BY JAMES KALB

Dignitatis Humanae, the Vatican II declaration on religious liberty, appeals to what it says is a growing awareness of human dignity. More recent Vatican pronouncements, including the new language in [...]

The College of Cardinals

Fr. Keenan needs to get over his Latincentricism. The college of Cardinals should reverted into the special form of the local synod of the Church of Rome, concerned only with matters of the Church of Rome. It should have no role to play in the Church Universal.

CWR: Should the Church have women cardinals? As we speak about power in the Church, we must ask: is this not simply a form of clericalism, a phenomenon much decried by Pope Francis? by Nicholas Senz

The Best BC Has to Offer?

Fr. Z: Popcorn Moment! James Keenan, SJ, and his 8 women cardinals!

The Issue at Hand

Taking The Gay Priest Issue Seriously by Rod Dreher
The cognitive dissonance within the Catholic Church around homosexuality has reached a breaking point

Greater Use of Traditional Iconography Will Save the Church?

CWR Dispatch: Iconography workshop emphasizes beauty of sacred art, Eastern liturgies by Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille

The “Beauty Will Save theWorld” summer camp is an iconography workshop that includes discussions about beauty and vocations, all held together by sung liturgical prayer.

CNA: Letter acknowledges Vatican receipt of allegations against McCarrick in 2000

26th International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality

Living Faith

Pan-Orthodox Cemes

A paper by Fr. Paul Gavrilyuk

The 2017 Conference

CSM Article on the Old Believers

Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality

University of Chicago site of Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality September 15

The Only Growth Latins Can Get

And hence the USCCB loves immigration... there is no guarantee that the children of the immigrants will stay in the Church, but the USCCB is not willing to deal with the institutional causes of failure.

CNA: Six new churches in five years: Portland’s growing Catholic community

More New Books and Reprints

Resigning the Episcopal Office

CWR: Now it is not the time to “turn down the temperature” by Edward N. Peters
Sometimes even allies offer advice that is ill-conceived, and I think that applies to some of what Fr. Raymond de Souza wrote recently for the National Catholic Register.

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Synaxis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople

Byz TX: Synaxis of Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne

Archbishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA gives a report.

Archbishop Viganò Comments on Videos

NCReg

Fr. Z: Why was Archbp. Viganò publicly polite to disgraced ex-Card McCarrick? Answered.

De Mattei on Archbishop Viganò

Rorate caeli: De Mattei: Archbishop Viganò - punished for telling the truth?