Pope Francis delivered an official apology today to Canadian indigenous communities for the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s residential schools system. “I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry,” Francis said, addressing roughly 190 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis delegates on April 1 at the Vatican. “And I…
Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous Delegates for Canada’s Residential Schools
First Nations Delegates Meet With Pope Francis
A First Nations chief, Gerald Antoine, said Thursday that their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican will be the beginning of a partnership, as Canadian indigenous communities call for an official apology from the Catholic Church over the residential schools. “We very much hope that these discussions will be the beginning of continued dialogue…
Pope Francis Should Resign for the Good of the Church
March 16, 2022
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Commentary On Dec. 13, 2021, Jimmy Lai, the founder of one of Hong Kong’s most popular newspapers, Apple Daily, was sentenced to 13 months in jail for participating in a vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing. Yet, while his imprisonment sparked condemnation around the world, in one place, it elicited only silence: the Vatican….
Why the Pope Is Wrong About Latin Mass Restrictions
Commentary Throughout its history, the Catholic Church developed rich forms of liturgical worship in both East and West, a testament to its universality. In the West, a form of the Mass developed, known as the Latin or Roman Rite. Its origins can be traced back to Apostolic times and its form remained essentially unchanged for…
San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone Remains Unvaccinated
December 6, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco recently revealed that he remains unvaccinated. The San Francisco Archdiocese has spoken positively about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and encourages churchgoers to get a shot. During a podcast interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Dec. 1, Archbishop Cordileone said that he has a good immune system…
Biden Travels to the Vatican Ahead of G20 Meeting
VATICAN—President Joe Biden traveled to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis Saturday prior to attending the G20 summit. For the 46th president of the United States, who has professed himself a Catholic, this would be his fourth time meeting the leader of his church, but the first since he took his position as the…
Biden Says Pope Told Him He Should Keep Receiving Communion Despite Abortion Support
U.S. President Joe Biden said he was told Friday that he should keep receiving communion despite his support for abortion. Biden met with Pope Francis in Vatican City behind closed doors. The topic of abortion did not come up, the president told reporters afterward. “We just talked about the fact that he was happy that…
Missouri Man Executed for Killing 3 Workers in 1994 Robbery
BONNE TERRE, Mo.—A Missouri man was put to death Tuesday for killing three workers while robbing a convenience store nearly three decades ago, an execution performed over objections from racial justice activists, lawmakers, and even the pope. Ernest Johnson died from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He silently mouthed…
Some of the Pope’s Swiss Guards Resign Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Three Swiss Guards who protect the Pope and Vatican have returned to Switzerland after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, said a spokesman for the Guard. “Three members of the Guard have chosen not to adhere to that request, voluntarily leaving the corps,″ Lt. Urs Breitenmoser told The Associated Press, saying the Vatican asked the Swiss Guards…
Pope Francis Arrives at Vatican 10 Days After Surgery
ROME—Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon. Francis sat in the passenger seat of the Ford car, which left Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic around 10:45 a.m. local time. As his small motorcade approached a side entrance…
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