Catholic Church

August 21, 2020

CNSNews: Biden on Catholicism: ‘My Idea of Self, of Family, of Community, of the Wider World Comes Straight from My Religion’

By CNSNews.com Staff - Former VP Joe Biden (says) that his life was shaped by his Catholic faith... (Today) Biden, as demonstrated in statements published on his campaign website, is running for president this year as a champion of legalized abortion on demand, federally funded abortion, same-sex marriage, transgenderism, and requiring health-insurance plans to cover abortion-inducing drugs and devices even if the business owner paying for the plan has a moral or religious objection to that.

August 21, 2020

CNA: US Bishops Praise Trump Administration for Pro-Life Aid Policy

By Catholic News Agency - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the Trump administration’s efforts to tie U.S. aid to pro-life policy on Thursday, following the release of a report indicating widespread compliance with the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy... The Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance rule is an expanded version of the Mexico City Policy, which forbids the use of U.S. federal funding for foreign non-governmental organizations that promote abortions through counciling, referrals, or who work to expand abortion access and legality.

August 21, 2020

Santa Fe, New Mexico Archbishop Threatens Priests With ‘Suspension’ Who Go Over 5 Minutes in Homily, by Dorothy Cummings McLean

By Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews - Priests in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have been threatened with suspension if their homilies go over the prescribed five-minute limit set by the archbishop on account of his fears of the faithful being longer in church during the COVID outbreak... Yesterday, British journalist Damian Thompson published a photograph of instructions from the vicar general of the Santa Fe archdiocese to priests. They contained a severe reproof to priests who have apparently been frightening the faithful by preaching for more than five minutes.

August 21, 2020

Msgr. Charles Pope: Blessed are the Pure of Heart – A Reflection on an Often Misunderstood Beatitude and Virtue

By Msgr. Charles Pope - One of the beatitudes taught by Jesus is often misunderstood, largely due to the popular translations of it from the Greek text: “Blessed are the pure of heart,” or “Blessed are the clean of heart.” Let’s look at three facets of the beatitude: its fundamental meaning, its focus, and the freedom it gives... I. Fundamental Meaning – While the words “pure” and “clean,” are not inauthentic translations of the Greek word καθαρός (katharos), a more literal translation is “to be without admixture, to be simply one thing.”