Jeanie Hannaman

September 24, 2024

Pope Francis Names Consultants to Vatican Doctrine Office, Including Controversial Theologian, By Hannah Brockhaus

By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency - Pope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi, who has expressed opinions contrary to Church teaching... Chiodi, a moral theologian, has come under media scrutiny in recent years for suggesting contraception use in marriage could be morally permissible in some circumstances.

September 24, 2024

Ahead of Synod, Prominent Prelates Publish on ‘LGBTQ Issues’, by AC Wimmer

By AC Wimmer, CNA Newsroom - Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe and Jesuit Father James Martin on Sept. 19 published personal reflections on pastoral approaches to Catholics experiencing same-sex attraction... Radcliffe, who served as a spiritual assistant at the 2023 synod assembly, has courted controversy in the past with statements on same-sex attraction. He wrote in the Sept. 19 edition of L’Osservatore Romano, the newspaper of the Holy See, about being on “the synodal path with gay Catholics.”

September 24, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: Bishop Burbidge Calls on Catholics to Renew Commitment to Life, USCCB

By United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Biden-Harris administration said Monday that it is sending more troops to the Middle East as war in region intensifies with strikes and counter-strikes between Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah... The US already has about 40,000 troops in the region and has deployed a devastating selection of military hardware ... Through the graces of this revival, may we witness, work, and vote so that all children in the womb will be protected in law and welcomed in love, and that all mothers and families will be strengthened by our support and accompaniment.

September 24, 2024

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Ambition

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - Jesus is ambitious, but not for personal honors. His Passion and Cross are the proof. “The crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.” (Mt. 7:28-29) His mighty deeds and glorious Resurrection confirm the authority of His words. His most impassioned statement in the Gospel reveals His single-minded ambition. His truth is indivisible: Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; ...