I have a priest cousin who works in a parish near the Army headquarters. He told me that he had just recently been asked to bless, in the absence of the military chaplain at that headquarters, the newly acquired assault rifles and guns in the headquarters’ armory and the soldiers who will be using them. While my priest cousin was amused by it, I was not. The question was simple: Why would the Church bless guns, tools that can kill?
Gender ideology has evolved into a complex web of contradictions, challenging the balance between individual freedom and societal norms. From fluid identities to controversial policies, its impacts on law, science, and culture demand thoughtful examination.
Vatican astronomers have announced exoplanet discoveries and plans to launch a space mission. Surprised? The Church’s history with astronomy ranges from its contributions to scientific discoveries to its infamous trial of Galileo. Today, the Church is actively investing in astronomical observatories and space research as part of its ongoing efforts to reconcile with its past and support scientific exploration.
The war continues, with millions of refugees and thousands of dead. A war that, as the Holy See stated in a press release a few days ago, “is morally unjust, unacceptable, barbaric, senseless, repugnant, and sacrilegious.” Will the Russian people have the courage to end it?
Aurelio Porfiri writes about the life of Pier Paolo Pasolini, a contradictory character in so many ways, nevertheless having contributed in diverse ways to the cultural ethos of Italy
People do not possess a love of reading as in the past. Let us examine the driving factors behind this negative phenomenon and how the Catholic world, in particular, is affected.
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Reminiscences of Seville seven years ago, in the Royal Monastery of St. Clement.
I recently received an email from my former parishioner who now lives in the United States, inquiring about the morality of the COVID-19 vaccine. The lady with three children, is worried about the hospitalizations for children that are rising as COVID Delta variant surges in her country.
Aurelio Porfiri In recent months, I published a book that I co-wrote with Professor Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, a banker and economist and former president of the IOR (Istituto per le Opere di Religione), what is commonly known as the “Vatican Bank.” The book, La cruna dell’ago (hopefully will soon be available in other languages) shows…
– Marco Tosatti Forgive me an outburst, but I understand why people no longer go to Mass, and I also have the remedy. If someone can tell the person responsible, for example the reigning Pontiff, please do so and I will not claim copyright. I immediately say the solution, divided into two options.
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