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Written by Pope St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (1995) - Faced with the countless grave threats to life present in the modern world, one could feel overwhelmed by sheer powerlessness: good can never be powerful enough to triumph over evil!... At such times the People of God, and this includes every believer, is called to profess with humility and courage its faith in Jesus Christ, “the Word of life” (1 Jn 1:1). The Gospel of life is not simply a reflection, however new and profound, on human life. ...

By Joseph Shaw, Catholic Answers - The subject of which direction the priest should stand while celebrating Mass has generated a great deal of attention since about the middle of the twentieth century. The celebration of Mass “facing the people” (versus populum) was officially encouraged after Vatican II, but the historic practice, of “facing East” (ad orientem), is still permitted in the reformed Mass and normative for the traditional Latin Mass.

By David G Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing - As the secular world becomes increasingly coarse and public authorities require certain businesses to recognize abnormalities contrary to the Gospel, the workplace can generate a multiplicity of challenges for Catholics. Can a Catholic drive a bus with racy ads on its side? Can a computer programmer write code that he knows will be manipulated to spread evil on the web? Can pharmacists work for a company that sells immoral products? Can an HR employee list “his pronouns” on his email rider? ...

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - Pope Francis has emphasized the broad availability of COVID vaccination as an issue to be pressed upon governments around the world by the Vatican diplomatic corps. While stressing international cooperation, Francis also noted that some international organizations are undermining their own work through agendas ...