The Gospel according to Mark opens with a clear statement about the identity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God (Mark 1:1). But another character also appears in the Gospels, referred to as the “Son of Man,” who does not seem to be identified with the Son of God himself. In fact, Jesus often speaks of him in the third person singular, as if he were someone distinct from himself: “He then began to teach them that the Son...
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) has been plunged into a deep crisis. Each new prime minister seems less able to solve problems. Even as late as October 2022, the country was on the brink of a financial crisis, which led to the resignation of the newly sworn-in prime minister, Liz Truss. Her successor, Rishi Sunak, admitted that the UK faced “a deep economic crisis.” He announced “difficult but necessary decisions” to “fix” the economic problems...
On March 13, 2023, to mark the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis, La Civiltà Cattolica organized a presentation of Fr. Antonio Spadaro’s volume “L’atlante di Francesco. Vaticano e politica internazionale” (The Atlas of Francis. Vatican and International Politics). The President of Italy’s Council of Ministers, the Hon. Giorgia Meloni, and the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, were guests of honor. Below we publish the text of His Eminence’s speech. I would like...
Ten years after the election of Pope Francis, it seems appropriate for us to return to one of the pillars of his pontificate: mercy. It can be identified as the “name of God,”[1] but also as God’s “time.” That mercy has been a pillar of his pontificate can be deduced, first of all, from the fact that on the eve of the Fourth Sunday in Lent, at St. Peter’s, on March 13, 2015 – the second anniversary of his election...
Current advances in science have meant that medicine has been able to prolong life, but not enhance its quality; very often medicine succeeds only in postponing death. This has given rise to the act of “euthanasia,” by which, rather than a good death, people mean a good path toward it, and claim “the right to die with dignity,” which, according to the egotistical way we humans tend to reason, confuses dignity with the absence of discomfort and with not needing...
UCA News, the popular, Asia-based news service, published a series of biographical articles on Catechumens during Lent. These are inspiring stories of people responding to God's call, often in difficult circumstances. Since ancient times, Lent has been the season of preparation for Baptism. We who have been baptized engage in acts of prayer, self-denial, and charity to prepare to renew our Baptismal promises at Easter. For catechumens it is the season of their final preparation to receive the Sacraments of...
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