A Texas bishop who has not been shy about criticizing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's immigration views said in a new interview that the subject matter is being used for political gain and is going against the teachings of the Catholic Church and views espoused by Pope Francis.Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, where he has been since 2013, previously chastised Texas officials' efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border—including the placing of razor wire amid wider efforts to arrest and detain...
Bishop Joseph Strickland reacts to the Vatican mismanagement of high-profile cases that is rooted in today’s tendency to avoid sin. Avoiding sin is not the compassionate response to those in need of repentance and healing or is it the way to begin much-needed reform. Bishop Strickland asks out loud, “Do we believe that Judas Iscariot did a terrible thing and really betrayed the Lord?” This question is important now more than ever as we consider modern-day betrayals by other Judas figures in...
Pope Francis told Sister Jeannine Gramick that so-called ‘transgender people must be accepted and integrated into society’ in his latest personal letter to the infamous, Vatican-censured nun and LGBT activist.
Lexington, Kentucky Bishop John Stowe’s net-zero initiative conforms to suggestions put forth by the Vatican’s Laudato Si' Action Plan Platform.
Defending his comments criticizing Pope Francis, Fr. Jesusmary Missigbètò writes, 'I have, as a priest, a grave moral obligation to inform Christians about the errors that Francis has refused to correct since 2016 and which are damaging their moral conscience.'
The former bishop of Tyler, Texas challenged the Catholic hierarchy to no longer be afraid to speak out against the evils being unleashed against the Church and the world.
For centuries, Heaven has been giving messages to the Catholic Church to prepare its members for an unprecedented crisis: the rise of the False Prophet and a near total collapse of authentic faith within the Catholic Church. Are these warnings being fulfilled now with the papacy of Pope Francis? What would it mean for the Church if Pope Francis were the False Prophet foretold in the Book of Revelation? What will the False Prophet do to the Catholic Church, and are we experiencing the diabolic...
The recent history of the term 'political correctness' and its association with the contemporary left and the tedious culture wars obscures its true character and ubiquity. Political correctness is real, significant, and arguably the dominant mode of politics since before humans could even talk. It is the few trying to rule over the many by persuading the many that they are in the minority.The goal of this form of politics is the manufacturing and maintaining of 'pluralistic ignorance' where...
More than 11 years into his tenure, Pope Francis is increasingly criticized by opponents who are intensifying their accusations, anticipating the nearing end of his pontificate.
Republican and Democratic leaders of a state Senate panel agree on the need to protect against the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Pope Francis began his visit to Venice on Sunday with a meeting with women prisoners at the Giudecca Women’s Prison. The prisoners and their guards gathered in the prison courtyard where the Pope, pushed in a wheelchair, greeted all 80 detainees. (Production by Trisha Thomas)
According to think-tank Oculum Research Analytics, Pope Francis enjoys a high level of trust dye to his "global reputation for humility, compassion and progressive views on various social issues."