Gary Jansen

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Junno Arocho Esteves |Gary Jansen

As the College of Cardinals was discussing the needs of the church and the world before the conclave to elect a new pope, Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm warned against categorizing the cardinals along political and ideological lines. "That's maybe one of the main difficulties," Cardinal Arborelius said in an interview with Catholic News Service on April 28. "So many people have received this vision of the church from the media, not from the church.

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Gary Jansen |Robert Brennan

After initially insisting he would take part in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, stripped of his privileges as a cardinal by the late pontiff in 2020 and convicted of financial fraud by a Vatican court in 2023, has withdrawn after reportedly being shown documents signed by the pope confirming it was his will Becciu not participate.

2 weeks ago | angelusnews.com | Gary Jansen |Robert Brennan |Msgr. Richard Antall

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers,” wrote St. Pope Paul VI in “Evangelii Nuntiandi” (“In Proclaiming the Gospel”). “And if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.”Each liturgical season offers a new lens through which to encounter God in the rhythms of daily life. Advent invites us to long for light. Christmas stirs hope and the promise of new beginnings.