President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has confirmed that Pope Francis' much anticipated synodal catechesis devoted to family life following…
Raphael BenedictJanuary 28, 2016
It’s now quite certain that Pope Francis’ big summit on family issues won’t endorse any changes to Church doctrine on the Church’s teaching about homosexuality…
Raphael BenedictOctober 21, 2015
The dispute between conservative Cardinal George Pell of Australia and the more liberal German bishops broke out into the open Wednesday, with the Germans…
Raphael BenedictOctober 21, 2015
When you talk to people taking part in the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family and ask where things stand, one observation you’ll often…
Raphael BenedictOctober 20, 2015
Both truth and mercy can be found in consistent Catholic teaching on marriage, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas told the Synod of Bishops on…
Raphael BenedictOctober 20, 2015
The two most senior officials of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, the body’s president, and Cardinal…
Raphael BenedictOctober 20, 2015
Pontiff makes major address on 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops Pope Francis has outlined his vision for a Church that is “synodal” at…
Raphael BenedictOctober 19, 2015
ROME — Despite an online petition calling on prelates “faithful to Christ’s teaching” to abandon the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family, due to…
Raphael BenedictOctober 17, 2015
ROME — Supposedly Pope Paul VI once flirted with the idea of naming patriarchs for each of the world’s continents, as a step towards greater…
Raphael BenedictOctober 16, 2015
ROME — Crux owes Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier of Durban, South Africa, an apology. Although it’s coming later than it should, this piece is intended…
Raphael BenedictOctober 15, 2015
ROME – Wednesdays in Rome generally belong to the pope, because that’s when he holds his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, and during…
Raphael BenedictOctober 15, 2015
Read below the full text of the report released Wednesday by the German-speaking small group at the Synod on the Family. The reports of the…
Raphael BenedictOctober 15, 2015
Cardinal Robert Sarah has told the Synod of Bishops they should respond to the twin threats of Western and Islamic radicals by helping the world…
Raphael BenedictOctober 15, 2015
ROME — Two high-profile cardinals taking part in the Synod of Bishops on the family offered different views on Monday about some elements of the…
Raphael BenedictOctober 14, 2015
Cardinal Gerhard Müller spoke with an Italian daily on Tuesday about the synod and about a letter allegedly sent to Pope Francis from a number…
Raphael BenedictOctober 14, 2015
Married couples who endure hardships together; gay men and women trying to live chastely; engaged couples who choose not to cohabitate. What do all these…
Raphael BenedictOctober 14, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br5GZ7d_V4M In a wide-ranging and hard-hitting interview with EWTN Germany, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, president of the Polish bishops' conference, said that were we…
Raphael BenedictOctober 13, 2015
When the first week's reports of the 13 small groups at the Synod on the Family were released on Friday, the influence of those who…
Raphael BenedictOctober 13, 2015
ROME — In a room full of people with an average age well north of 60, it’s been no surprise that Davide Paloni, a four-month-old…
Raphael BenedictOctober 12, 2015
ROME — For Catholics accustomed to traditional ways of doing things, Pope Francis is undeniably a shock to the system. A summit of bishops from…
Raphael BenedictOctober 12, 2015
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles addressed his fellow synod fathers on Saturday, encouraging the Church in sharing the beauty of the Creator's plan for…
Raphael BenedictOctober 12, 2015
Mercy has emerged as a major theme in the synod of bishops, as discussion has moved forward with many participants emphasizing that while mercy is…
Raphael BenedictOctober 12, 2015
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia spoke to the synod fathers on Saturday on the importance of precision in language, particularly regarding unity in diversity, and…
Raphael BenedictOctober 12, 2015
ROME — The number of families living a traditional Catholic life is a positive situation that the Church should celebrate, but one that is being…
Raphael BenedictOctober 9, 2015
ROME — As delegates continue to find their footing during the early stages of the Synod on the Family, Thursday’s press briefing showed that the…
Raphael BenedictOctober 9, 2015
ROME — Some years ago, I attended a presentation by the late Rev. Raymond Brown, a Sulpician priest and one of America’s great Catholic Biblical…
Raphael BenedictOctober 8, 2015
ROME – An Australian archbishop taking part in the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family says that if the idea of allowing divorced and…
Raphael BenedictOctober 8, 2015
The Synod of Bishops’ English-language translations are not always accurate and some synod fathers are worried about whether they will understand the synod’s final document…
Raphael BenedictOctober 8, 2015
ROME — In the abstract, Pope Francis might have reason to be a bit nervous that his much-ballyhooed Synod of Bishops on the family, an…
Raphael BenedictOctober 7, 2015