All posts by Kevin Edward White

Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory

By Diego Lopez Marina, Catholic News Agency/ACI Prensa Staff, March 18, 2024 Two priests and cosmologists from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory, which describes the first moments of the... read more

Vatican reveals 1951 decree rejecting ‘Lipa apparition’

Paterno R. Esmaquel II, Rappler, March 9, 2024 The controversial Vatican decree – long derided as nonexistent – declares that the alleged Lipa apparition ‘turns out not to have a supernatural origin and character’ MANILA, Philippines – The Archdiocese of Lipa announced on... read more

Trump Nears Decision on Abortion Stance, Aims to ‘Make Both Sides Happy’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee also defends use of harsh language regarding immigrants By Alex Leary, Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2024 WASHINGTON—Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he would make a decision soon on where he stands on federal... read more

How to Recognize False Mercy, According to Ven. Fulton Sheen

Among Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s saintly insights and wisdom to keep us on the right path are his teachings on the mistaken notions of mercy. By Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register, March 16, 2019 From his television and radio shows to his many writings, Archbishop Futon Sheen... read more

‘For zeal for thy house has consumed me’

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, March 15, 2024 Recounting how Jesus drove the money-changers out of the Temple, the Gospel of St. John [2:17] refers back to Psalm 69: “For zeal for thy house has consumed me.” When that Gospel was read at Sunday Mass two weeks ago, my mind flashed back to... read more

Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire

By Nicole Winfield, AP, March 15, 2024 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis,... read more

Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit abortion clinic

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. | Credit: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images By Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency, March 14, 2024 Kamala Harris became the first sitting vice president... read more

FDA on the Docket at Supreme Court: What to Know Ahead of Abortion-Pill Case

By Judy Roberts, National Catholic Register, March 14, 2024 Abortion advocates like to say their fight for the right to terminate life in the womb is simply about “women’s health,” but that assertion is being challenged by a case going before the U.S. Supreme Court March 26. At stake... read more

Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption

By Daniel Payne/Catholic News Agency Staff, March 14, 2024 The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state... read more

More Human Embryos Destroyed Through IVF Than Abortion Every Year

By Tyler Arnold/CNA, March 13, 2024 The Catholic Church opposes IVF because it separates the marriage act from procreation and destroys embryonic human life. An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that recognized the personhood of embryonic life sparked a nationwide debate about in vitro... read more

A Neverending Talker and Expert on All Subjects: Pope Francis calls on Ukraine to surrender – by Roberto de Mattei

By Robert De Mattei, Rorate Caeli, March 13, 2024 Catholic Church: Pope Francis calls on Ukraine to surrender? In an interview with Swiss Radio & Television, anticipated by agencies on March 9, Pope Francis called on Ukraine to have the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate. "I... read more

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

Indiana priest sues diocese for defamation

More Human Embryos Destroyed Through IVF Than Abortion Every Year

4 Interesting Palm Sunday traditions from around the world