by Brian Robertson | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Accompanying mothers through childbirth offers chance to live out pro-life values Published on National Catholic Reporter Jan 18, 2022 “¡Veo su pelo!” I cried out to the screaming young woman whose hand was clasped in mine. I see his...
by Brian Robertson | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Behind the front-lines of the Vatican’s Ukraine-Russia strategy Published on National Catholic Reporter Mar 24, 2022 Rome — For four weeks, the Vatican has offered to serve as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, and for four weeks, such overtures...
by Brian Robertson | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
Vatican reforms hailed as breakthrough for laity, despite open questions Published on National Catholic Reporter Mar 22, 2022 Rome — Pope Francis’ newly released apostolic constitution, which is intended to reform the Vatican’s central bureaucracy, has...
by Brian Robertson | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
RELIGIOUS ROOTS of the Ukraine Crisis. The Tablet 26th February 2022 Has Vladimir Putin gone mad? It is question hinted at when the British Prime Minister accused him of behaving “irrationally” towards Ukraine. But the understanding of Putin’s motives seems...
by Brian Robertson | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
GERMANY / Celibacy Rule “Precarious” Marx Warns. Majority at plenary backs involving laity in nominating bishops CARDINAL Reinhard Marx of Munich has said it is “imperative” to discuss the Catholic Church’s celibacy rule. In a long interview in the German...
by Brian Robertson | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog
How Catholics got conned by Donald Trump A psychological analysis of the president and his supporters Jan 14, 2021 by Fran Ferder, John Heagle, National Catholic Reporter It was never about “pro-life.” Many Americans, including Catholics, voted for...
