Catholic Church

By Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik, Catholic Exchange - The word sacrifice means “something made sacred.” It is a gift that a priest offers to God as a sign that those offering belong entirely to Him. The gift is destroyed to show God that the people offering the sacrifice wish to belong to Him alone and that they want to make up for the wrong they have done Him. Therefore, sacrifice expresses obedience and atonement... A sacrifice requires an altar, a visible gift or victim, and a priest.

By Catholic World News - On March 19, Pope Francis promulgated the Italian text of Praedicate Evangelium [Preach the Gospel], his long-awaited apostolic constitution restructuring the offices of the Roman Curia... The new structure of Vatican leadership will underline the primary importance of evangelization in the mission of the Church, and the function of the Roman Curia as offices dedicated to helping local churches to serve that mission. ...

By Courtney Mares, CNA - A Vatican cardinal said on Monday that the inclusion of the words “extraordinary form” in the new apostolic constitution Praedicate evangelium is “a typo that should be corrected.”... Bishop Marco Mellino, the secretary of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals, said the relevant section of the constitution was written before the publication of Traditionis custodes, the pope’s 2021 document restricting Traditional Latin Masses.

By Rev. Michael P. Orsi, CNSNews - “Christology” is one of those religious terms that seem complex and a little intimidating. It suggests some kind of elevated, ivory-tower, theological study carried on by obscure Vatican scholars... Actually, it simply means understanding who Christ is: the image of God, the incarnation of all that is true... Jesus made his identity clear. He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life." God the Father confirmed this at the “transfiguration,”...