As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Veritatis Splendor, the encyclical of Pope St. John Paul II that offers a “profound meditation on the Church’s moral teaching, which is based in truth, the source of which
As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Pope John Paul II’s 1988 apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici, which takes up the call to holiness as it applies specifically to lay people: “Generally speaking, laypeople manifest the priestly
Ten years after convening the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI issued the apostolic exhortation on evangelization, Evangelii Nuntiandi. In it, he exhorted every member of the Church, and the Church as a whole, to exercise a dual mission: to be ever
In 1968, during the height of the sexual revolution, Pope St. Paul VI stunned the world when he released Humanae Vitae and upheld the Church’s teaching that clearly stated the immorality of using artificial birth control. In the latest installment of his
In the latest installment in his series highlighting the most important documents of the Church over the past 150 years, David Werning explores Gaudium et Spes, the Second Vatican Council’s pastoral constitution: “We’re all in the same boat. So says Gaudium et
Before celebrating the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis is asking Catholics around the world to dedicate time in 2023 to studying the documents of the Second Vatican Council.
Presenting the official logo for the Holy Year June 28, Archbishop Rino Fisichella also announced
Two years after posting online a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics and labeling it "Version 1.0," the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published an
Saying "superficial" marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong "marriage catechumenate" drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the
In the latest installment of his yearlong series of articles exploring the key documents of the Church over the past 150 years, David Werning looks at the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution, Lumen Gentium, which outlines the mission of the entire Body
In the latest installment in his series on the most important Church documents over the past 150 years, David Werning examines the context, content and call of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: “One will find among