Roman Catholicism

The New Evangelization and Its Silences "The New Evangelization" is the buzzword for much of what happens at the Vatican. It could well become the catchword of Ratzinger's entire pontificate given the attention that is receiving. Benedict XVI instituted a new Pontifical Council in 2010 entirely...

The New Evangelization and Its Silences "The New Evangelization" is the buzzword for much of what happens at the Vatican. It could well become the catchword of Ratzinger's entire pontificate given the attention that is receiving. Benedict XVI instituted a new Pontifical Council in 2010 entirely...

Happy New Year and welcome home, Anglo-Catholics! The end of one year and the beginning of the new one is a busy time for the Vatican. The Christmas celebrations entail the Pope's media exposure and huge organizational efforts, coming to a climax with the Christmas Eve mass and the urbi et orbi (i...

Happy New Year and welcome home, Anglo-Catholics! The end of one year and the beginning of the new one is a busy time for the Vatican. The Christmas celebrations entail the Pope's media exposure and huge organizational efforts, coming to a climax with the Christmas Eve mass and the urbi et orbi (i...

The Roman Catholic Church is masterful at celebrating special years: the year of Jubilee, the Holy year, the Marian year, the Year for priests, etc. In a sense, every year is a "special" occasion for something. So it was with the Pauline Year (PY). Designed to celebrate the bimillennium of the...

The Roman Catholic Church is masterful at celebrating special years: the year of Jubilee, the Holy year, the Marian year, the Year for priests, etc. In a sense, every year is a "special" occasion for something. So it was with the Pauline Year (PY). Designed to celebrate the bimillennium of the...

Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005), better known as Pope John Paul II since 1978, is one of the most influential men of the twentieth century. A quick look at the titles of biographies about him shows the magnitude of the man: "The man of the end of the millennium" (L. Accattoli), "Witness to hope" (G...

Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005), better known as Pope John Paul II since 1978, is one of the most influential men of the twentieth century. A quick look at the titles of biographies about him shows the magnitude of the man: "The man of the end of the millennium" (L. Accattoli), "Witness to hope" (G...

[Editor's Note:] This is the first of a seven-part series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series should follow every three weeks]. Setting up a new Pontifical Council is not something that happens often in the Vatican, given the conservative nature of the institution...

[Editor's Note:] This is the first of a seven-part series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series should follow every three weeks]. Setting up a new Pontifical Council is not something that happens often in the Vatican, given the conservative nature of the institution...