Excommunication: The Church’s Bitter Pill to Swallow

The word “excommunication” is well known in modern culture, but what exactly is it? Under current…

The Mystery of the Catholic Chapel Veil

It is easy to picture Our Lady or any religious sister wearing a veil on her…

Cardinal Burke Reinstated to Apostolic Signatura by Pope Francis

Raymond Cardinal Burke of the United States was reappointed to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic…

Decreases in Religious Life Prompt Possible Canon Law Reform

At a conference regarding “vocational perseverance” hosted at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome on October…