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In plans for 'Amoris Laetitia' meeting, Pope Leo continues to show his hand

We learned more about how Pope Leo XIV intends to implement the reforms his predecessor introduced when the Vatican released a "thematic framework" for a meeting to discuss Pope Fr...

Vatican unveils agenda for global family summit marking 'Amoris Laetitia' anniversary

The Vatican has released the framework for a fall meeting with the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops' conferences, marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris...

Concelebration and procreation – Pius XII’s document could have changed everything

Pope Pius XII saw it coming. Before Vatican II, before Amoris Laetitia, before the confusion over marriage and morality that has paralyzed the Church, he commissioned an encyclical...

Contentment in Practice — Avoiding marriolatry

From Phillip Jensen – “For many years, Christians have been teaching on marriage and family life. But recently, the focus has moved somewhat towards singleness. This is in part bec...

Rule of law and reform of justice in the Church: Part 1 of a series

The task of justice reform is irreducibly complex, but it is only one part of a larger problem: Recovery of “rule of law” as an idea that informs Church governing structures and sh...

Cardinal McElroy: Leo's papacy offers 'great hope' for church's LGBTQ ministry

At the Outreach ministry conference, the D.C. archbishop pointed both to Leo's deemphasis on sexual morality and to a Vatican report's recommendation of a more pastoral approach to...

‘LGBT Catholic’ group promotes polyamory at Italian ‘Pride’ event

‘La Tenda di Gionata’ backed a Turin LGBT ‘Pride’ film screening and discussion portraying polyamory as a legitimate family model and exploring its place in Christian life.

Marriage and Fidelity: The Cornerstone of a Pro-Life Culture

When we hear the term “pro-life,” we automatically think of issues such as abortion and euthanasia, since pro-lifers protect life at both ends of the spectrum. However, in order to...

The synodal church’s plot to emasculate the priesthood of Christ, overturn the moral order

Faith and morals will be taught, and decisions on Church governance will be made, not according to a hierarchical structure of authority, but rather a 'synodal process.'

Marriages in Mission

From Phillip Jensen – “A mission church has many basic Christian morality issues to resolve. The old culture, not built on the gospel, will have practices inconsistent with the gos...

Spanish bishops’ president reaffirms Communion ban for divorced, ‘remarried’ Catholics

Archbishop Luis Argüello's Corpus Christi pastoral letter restates the traditional Catholic prohibition of Eucharistic reception while ‘participating in a sinful relationship.’

Discerning together in hope

Seventeen years ago, the 2009 Churchwide Assembly adopted the social statement “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust,” a milestone in the church’s deliberation about sexuality. Then the...

Leo XIV emphasizes the need for safe spaces within the Church to experience love with Jesus Christ

Address by the Holy Father to Members of the Center for Research and Training on Child Protection The post Leo XIV emphasizes the need for safe spaces within the Church to experien...

Will the church conform to its own teaching?

We are all still digesting Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and wondering what difference it will make. What are the next steps in implementing the vision of Cat...

Mild & Bold

Kevin Gallagher, Commonweal As promised from the beginning of his papacy, Leo XIV has given us an encyclical letter that continues the legacy of Rerum novarum, serving as an act o...

Equipping Faith Communities to Offer Authentic Welcome to LGBTQIA+ Persons

Faith communities that belong to LGBTQ+ affirming denominations are often excited to extend a welcome to the LGBTQ+ community. After all, with “more than 1 in 5 Gen Z adults . . ....

Unity and Synodality | Pope Francis: in memoriam

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The 3 most important themes in 'Magnifica Humanitas'

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical points to our anthropological vocation grounded in the revelation of Jesus Christ, our ability to collaborate with our creator God and our capacity...

Embraced, not tolerated

What does it look like when one diverse community gathers to support another diverse community? It might look like Lutherans for Love. A network of nine ELCA congregations in the.....

Boy refused Confirmation for calling LGBT nonsense while cardinals and bishops promote it.

Controversy intensifies under Pope Leo XIV as debates over homosexuality, synodality, Church authority, and Vatican priorities fuel growing concern among traditional Catholics. Fru...

The love that builds up

An important and practical topic from Phillip Jensen – “Dear friends, ‘Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up’. What a challenge Paul gives to us in the first verse of his answer t...

Archbishop Paglia’s ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Moral Theology Comes Into Focus

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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo’s Catechism for a Secular World

By Michael Haynes, European Conservative. “We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no mac...