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Debate surrounds papyrus fragment about Jesus’ ‘wife’
ROME (CNS) — Scholars are unlikely to agree anytime soon on the authenticity of a newly published text containing a reference to Jesus’ “wife.”
Ancient texts illuminate today’s Church as well as doctrinal roots
TONTITOWN — The Dead Sea Scrolls can help Catholics deepen their faith and understand its 2,000 year-old roots, John S. Bergsma, a biblical scholar with the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, said.
Record number of women will attend world synod
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Choosing men and women from every part of the world and from a wide variety of professions, Pope Benedict XVI nominated 45 experts and 49 observers for the upcoming world assembly of bishops.
Influential leaders guided Church in Second Vatican Council
TORONTO (CNS) — The Second Vatican Council was the biggest stage in the history of the Church.
Pope says the laity share ‘co-responsibility’ for the life of the Church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Catholics prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, all Church members need to make a renewed effort to ensure laypeople are aware of their responsibility for the Church and are allowed to exercise it, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Unintended: Virgin Mary devotion and study ‘collapsed’ after Vatican II
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Devotion to Mary “collapsed” in some parts of the United States after the Second Vatican Council even though the council fathers had upheld her critical place within the Catholic faith, said a leading American expert in Marian studies.
‘VatiLeaks’ trial a landmark event for Vatican court
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the Vatican’s criminal court, the trials of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti for their alleged part in leaking papal correspondence will be unusual and may lead the Vatican to invoke a never-used cooperation agreement with Italy.
All sins are forgiven during reconciliation, even those we’ve forgotten
In speaking with people on spiritual issues in confession or in counseling situations, pastors and spiritual directors notice that from time to time certain questions or concerns keep popping up, a signal that there is a new concentration of interest in a particular area. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
What does my Catholic faith mean to me?
“My Catholic faith means everything to me. … Sometimes I think, ‘Am I good enough to go to heaven?’ Then I ask God …” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
Emergency or blessing? Relishing the power of silence
My dad and brother just returned from a fly-in fishing adventure in the Canadian wilderness — fly in, that is, because their outpost camp could only be accessed by floatplane, the sole cabin on a remote lake teeming with walleye. (Columns)
Rely on media to carry Year of Faith message
With the start of the Year of Faith we mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. (Editorial)
