Cardinal Blase Cupich’s prayer at the Democratic Convention in Chicago has generated much controversy. The pro-life world accused him of not saying a word about the free abortions and vasectomies that Planned Parenthood offered right outside the convention venue. The conservative world noticed with dismay how he never uttered the name of God.

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Details always make the difference. Thus, it is not enough to read the press release in which the Holy See Press Office informed us that Cardinal Matteo Zuppi had a telephone conversation with Li Hui, the Chinese government’s special representative for Euro-Asian Affairs. It is also necessary to read the press release from the Chinese [...]

On August 8, Pope Francis received José-Lluis Serrano Pentalant, coadjutor bishop of Urgell, in audience. On paper, it looked like just another visit with one of the many newly elected bishops in the world. Most of them meet the Pope at the moment of receiving the mandate. This meeting has something more interesting.

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Pope Francis appointed Archbishops on July 29th: Msgr. John J. Kennedy, Secretary for the Disciplinary Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Msgr. Philippe Cuberlié, Undersecretary of the same Dicastery. The choice is rather out of the ordinary, at least in part. It is especially eyebrow-raising, when one considers the [...]