Jeanie Hannaman

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent, LifeSiteNews - But while every popemobile features a plethora of fine details designed to interest both the manufacturer and car enthusiasts, Mercedes’ new creation is notable for its fully electric nature... “This means that the Pope will be traveling locally emission-free in a new Mercedes-Benz in time for the 2025 Jubilee” ... The vehicle, designed for specifically low speeds in order to drive around a crowded St. Peter’s Square, “contributes to the realisation of the encyclical ‘Laudato Si’” wrote Mercedes. “In it, Pope Francis describes the need for sustainable development.”

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - As I write, the US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case that would leave the founders of the American republic shaking their heads in disbelief, appalled that the court they established would indulge is such a distasteful theater of the absurd... The case involves a challenge to the Tennessee law that makes it illegal to give minor children “medical care” that alters their sexual function. Mainstream newspapers, carefully obedient to the directives of gender theory, refer to such treatment as “gender-affirming care.” That Orwellian term conceals the reality that the treatments are intended for patients who deny their natural gender.

By Larry Chapp, National Catholic Register - Nov. 21 of this year marked the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of Lumen Gentium, the dogmatic constitution of the Church, at the Second Vatican Council. Obviously, there are a lot of topics surrounding this event that could be highlighted. I would like to focus on the changes Lumen Gentium made on the issue of episcopal jurisdiction and authority, as it’s something of special importance today, especially in light of the current emphasis on synodality.