The Vatican Files no. 8
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…
Leonardo De Chirico
The Vatican Files no. 7
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…
The Vatican Files no. 7
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…
The Vatican Files no. 6
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…
The Vatican Files no. 6
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…
The Vatican Files no. 5
One of the prerogatives of the teaching office of the Pope is to hold the cathedra Petri (Peter’s chair). St. Peter’s basilica hosts the relics of a chair that tradition…
The Vatican Files no. 5
One of the prerogatives of the teaching office of the Pope is to hold the cathedra Petri (Peter’s chair). St. Peter’s basilica hosts the relics of a chair that tradition…
The Vatican Files N. 4
Word of the Lord and/or Word of the Church? The Bible in a recent papal pronouncement [Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series on Roman Catholicism in the…
The Vatican Files N. 4
Word of the Lord and/or Word of the Church? The Bible in a recent papal pronouncement [Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series on Roman Catholicism in the…
The Vatican Files N. 3
Papa dixit. The recent interview with Benedict XVI [Editor’s Note:] This is the third of a series on Roman Catholicism in the 21st century. A new entry in the series…