Browsing the July 2018 archive of Blog

Leader of Vatican study commission on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae says contraception is “intrinsically wrong”.

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Head of Vatican commission says contraception is ‘intrinsically wrong’ by Dan Hitchens Thursday, 19 Jul 2018 Pope Paul VI in St Peter's Square. The pontiff released Humanae Vitae 50 years ago next week (Getty)

There had been speculation that Mgr Gilfredo Marengo's commission would challenge Church teaching

The leader ... Read More »

Cardinal Dolan calls for prayer campaign for the change in the US Supreme Court

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Chairman of U.S Bishops’ Conference Committee on Pro-Life Activities Calls for National Prayer Effort That Every Human Being is Protected In Law And Welcomed in Life

July 19, 2018

 WASHINGTON— Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee ... Read More »

Homily of Pope Francis on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2018)

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Holy Mass and blessing of the Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2018) | Francis HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Saint Peter’s BasilicaFriday, 29 June 2018 [Multimedia]

The readings we have just heard link us to the apostolic ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock's Homily July 8, 2018 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 7/09/18

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY JULY 8, 2018

CARDINAL RATZINGER BEFORE HE BECAME BENEDICT XVI, WROTE A LITTLE BOOK ENTITLED GOD IS NEAR US. THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS: “WHAT ABOUT THE SOUL? IN THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, THE WORD ‘SOUL’ HAS VERY WIDELY BEEN PLACED ON THE LIST OF FORBIDDEN WORDS.” ... Read More »