Tag: Pope Paul VI
Catholic doctor describes her journey to practicing faith and medicine in...
Practicing medicine today with a Catholic worldview is no easy task. Carolyn Manhart, an internal medicine physician in Omaha, recently spoke with OSV News'...
‘Miracle girl’ Ann O’Neill living in Diocese of Wilmington has devotion...
EASTON – It’s been half a century since Mother Seton was declared a saint Sept. 14, 1975, but the woman whose miraculous healing helped...
‘Ecclesiam Suam’ challenges us to dialogue in a polarized world
Polarization rules the day in our times, it commonly is claimed. Its strong walls, supported by misgivings, misunderstandings and fears, block individuals and groups...
St. Paul VI’s ‘Ecclesiam Suam’ speaks to today’s challenges with dialogue
As the first encyclical to promote interreligious dialogue, "Ecclesiam Suam" ("His church"), published in August 1964, marks an important milestone in church history. Written...
Why we ask saints for their intercession
"I want to spend my heaven in doing good on earth," said St. Therese of Lisieux, as noted in "The Final Conversations."
And so she...
A canonization’s focus on legacy and holiness
The gunman who fired the shot in El Salvador March 24, 1980, that killed San Salvador's revered Archbishop Oscar Romero while he celebrated Mass...
Synod of bishops: Traveling on a journey together
The topic of "synodality" has generated rich conversation in recent years, especially since the election of Pope Francis. This term can seem foreign or...
After 50 years, it’s finally time to consider the wisdom of...
By TONY MAGLIANO
On July 25, 1968 – in the midst of the “sexual revolution” which aggressively promoted premarital sex, pornography, homosexual activity and artificial...
The legacy of ‘Humanae Vitae’ at 50 years
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" 50 years on, is how reports of its imminent death were continually exaggerated. Very...
Birth of an encyclical: Priest documents preparation of ‘Humanae Vitae’
VATICAN CITY -- Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was...