Are Schismatics Always Excommunicated?
Question: What is the difference between schism and excommunication? Is a schismatic automatically excommunicated? Answer: A schism refers to a...
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Where Was Our Lady Born?
On September 8, we mark the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. But where was Mary born, and...
Paved with Good Intentions: Ethical Concerns of Scientific Advancements
By Jason Scott – Japanese researchers at Mie University have unveiled a stunning breakthrough, eliminating the extra chromosome responsible for Down...
May Relics Be Sold?
Question: Recently, I discovered a relic of St John Bosco, apparently a piece of bone within a reliquary, for sale...
Why Does the Catholic Church reject IVF?
Question: Many couples worldwide are experiencing infertility and turning to in vitro fertilisation to have a baby. What is behind...
The Story of the Council of Nicaea
This year marks 1700 years since the first Council of Nicaea was convened. Günther Simmermacher tells the story of how...
Can a Christian Doubt Heaven?
Question: Many Christians seem to take a light-hearted approach to the existence of heaven. I meet some people who shrug...
May any Catholic go to Mass on Saturdays?
Question: It has been my understanding that when Canon Law introduced the Saturday evening Mass in the 70s, this was...
What does the Church teach about generational curses?
Courtesy of Our Sunday Visitor, Msgr. Charles Pope – Question: The Bible mentions curses being passed down to future generations because...
