St John Paul II Prize goes to Uganda justice and peace centre
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Convinced that the “major emphasis” of St John Paul II’s teaching was on social justice and human dignity, seven religious orders joined...
Church Teaching
Where Did the Teaching of the Holy Trinity Come From?
The Holy Trinity is a mystery to the human intelligence yet it is an article of our Christian faith. I know the three divine persons are mentioned...
Vatican pro-life chief: Only palliative care offers ‘death with dignity’
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – “Dying is part of the process of living and should not take place in a pre-cemetery,” said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of...
Did Jesus Go to Hell?
Question: In the Apostles’ Creed we say that Jesus descended into hell and rose on the third day. How could Jesus go to hell when he was...
Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena...
Are the Dead Aware of the Living?
Question: As a longtime practising Catholic, I would like to know whether the church has a position on whether those who are now in heaven can observe,...
Vatican: Abortion, Surrogacy, War, Poverty are Attacks on Human Dignity
By Cindy Wooden , CNS – Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse...
Old truth, new insight: Cardinal says human dignity text is result of growth
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of...
Dignitas Infinita: Everyone has the same human dignity no matter what
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being –...
Vatican calls for preservation of human dignity in digital realm
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The protection and preservation of human dignity must extend into the digital realm, the Vatican said in a new document on human...
