Articles by Jonathan Liedl
U.S. bishops will speak out ‘loudly’ if Trump’s mass deportation rhetoric becomes reality
Nov 12, 2024 / 17:00 pmUSCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration.
10 questions (and answers) about the Synod on Synodality’s final document
Oct 27, 2024 / 07:00 amFrom its magisterial status to proposals on Church governance, here are answers to the most pressing questions about the synod’s final document.
Notre Dame suspends men’s swim team for entire year over gambling scandal
Aug 15, 2024 / 17:13 pmA review “confirmed and expanded on our initial concerns about a deeply embedded team culture dismissive of Notre Dame’s standards for student-athletes.”
Where Kamala Harris’ VP options stand on abortion and religious liberty
Jul 26, 2024 / 16:45 pmA look at potential VP contenders and what they could bring to the Democratic ticket.
And they’re off! National Eucharistic Pilgrimage routes begin with Holy Spirit-powered send-offs
May 19, 2024 / 21:47 pmThe National Eucharistic Pilgrimage began on Pentecost Sunday with Masses, processions, and prayers a renewal of Eucharistic devotion in the U.S.
Pope Francis: I was ‘used’ against Ratzinger in 2005 conclave, but he was ‘my candidate’
Apr 1, 2024 / 13:30 pm“The idea was to block the election of [Ratzinger],” Pope Francis explained.
Cardinal Grech’s controversial comments add to list of concerns on postsynodal study groups
Mar 29, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Maltese cardinal stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate would not be a “revolution” but a “natural deepening of the Lord’s will.”
Pope Francis takes on critics in forthcoming memoir, says he won’t be resigning
Mar 14, 2024 / 16:30 pmPope Francis has no plans to resign from office according to excerpts from his forthcoming memoir — though he says some in the Church wish he would.
Pope Francis: St. Thomas Aquinas is needed to answer today’s social challenges
Mar 7, 2024 / 17:30 pmPope Francis reflected on the intellectual legacy of the “Angelic Doctor” in a letter to social scientists.
German bishops halt move toward establishing a Synodal Council at Vatican’s request
Feb 17, 2024 / 18:35 pmThe bishops were poised to vote on the matter at their upcoming plenary assembly Feb. 19–22.
UPDATE: Irreverent funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral for trans activist sparks outcry
Feb 16, 2024 / 22:15 pmThe Feb. 15 funeral service was held for Cecilia Gentili, a high-profile trans activist and sex-worker advocate.
Dutch bishops offer cautious response to Vatican blessing guidance, bucking regional trend
Jan 19, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe bishops emphasized that any blessings should help people “live in accordance with [God’s] intentions for the creation of man and woman and marriage.”
Rediscovered book by Cardinal Fernández features graphic erotic passages on ‘spirituality and sensuality’
Jan 8, 2024 / 11:30 amThe 1998 book’s provocative, sexually-charged themes are likely to add further scrutiny to the already embattled prefect of the Vatican’s doctrine office.
Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s same-sex blessings guidance is ‘clear answer’ to German bishops
Jan 3, 2024 / 18:20 pmMembers of the controversial German Synodal Way overwhelmingly approved developing formalized ritual texts for same-sex blessings in March 2023.
Pope Francis: Entrust 2024 to the Mother of God
Jan 1, 2024 / 10:15 amThe pope made his appeal during Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 1 for the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Pope Francis asks Mary’s intercession in World Day of Peace video
Jan 1, 2024 / 09:00 amPope Francis implores the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede for an end to human conflicts in a new video released on Jan. 1 for the World Day of Peace.
Pope Francis: Faith allows Christians to live transition into the new year ‘differently’
Dec 31, 2023 / 12:55 pmPope Francis rang in the new year and gave thanks for 2023 at a special New Year’s Eve Vatican liturgy.
Pope Francis says Benedict XVI ‘blesses us and accompanies us’ from heaven
Dec 31, 2023 / 10:21 amIn his final Angelus address of 2023, Pope Francis paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the one-year anniversary of his predecessor’s death.
Pope Francis on Christmas: Saying ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace means saying ‘no’ to war
Dec 25, 2023 / 08:33 amIn his annual “urbi et orbi” address, Pope Francis called for an end to war in the Holy Land and throughout the world.
Vatican says priests can bless same-sex couples without condoning their lifestyles
Dec 18, 2023 / 15:22 pmNonliturgical blessings can be a sign of a person seeking God, not a validation of their lifestyle, the new document states.