Canonists Warn Synod’s Canon Law Proposals Blur Lines of Church Authority

 

Canonists Warn Synod’s Canon Law Proposals Blur Lines of Church Authority

Edward PentinVatican  NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER

Global hunger and food scarcity are among the costs of war

 

Global hunger and food scarcity are among the costs of war

Kevin Clarke   US CATHOLIC

7 reasons to consider moving on from just war theory

 

7 reasons to consider moving on from just war theory

Eli McCarthy   US CATHOLIC

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What will Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis mean for his papacy?

by Colleen Dulle October 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leads the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2026. Credit: OSV News photo/Elisabetta Trevisan, Vatican Media

“He is not a man in a rush,” America’s veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell often told me in the early months of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy. The then-newly elected 69-year-old pope seemingly had time on his side: He took a lengthy summer vacation shortly after his election and implemented a weekly day off on Tuesdays, which he would often spend at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer home, playing tennis, swimming and responding to personal messages from friends.

Pope Leo's surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour

 

October 17, 2026

Pope Leo's surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour

Colleen Barry, Associated Press  ncr

Oct. 18, 2026: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Spirituality

Oct. 18, 2026: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sr. Mary M. McGlone  ncr

WE MUST REDISCOVER THE SOUL OF AMERICA

 

WE MUST REDISCOVER THE SOUL OF AMERICA

May we endure a little longer in the service of our fellow human beings, helping to lighten the load of those who endure far too much injustice. And to look closer, both within ourselves and our communities, to search and to find God’s image in everyone we meet. Then, we may discover that lasting and true peace that can only be found when we give ourselves in selfless service to others.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

 

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Debates over ancient evidence on women’s ordination miss the point: Jesus affirmed women’s full discipleship, and the real question is what the Church must create for this century, not past ones. Until we start with this century instead of past ones, the question of ordaining women or even men to a particular ministry is of no use to the mission of the Church. READ MORE...