What’s in a Blessing?
In December 2023, the Vatican’s highest office for the Catholic Church’s teaching, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith...
Church Teaching
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
