Analysis Opinion•Pro Life•Woman

This is what happens to a woman who has an abortion: results of peer-reviewed scientific study on post-abortion syndrome published

The Grief That Did Not Fade: New Research Reopens the Debate on Abortion and Long-Term Mental Health

Dec 18, 2025 11:27

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis•Pope Leo XIV

From Conclave to Clickstream: How Two Popes Dominated Global Curiosity on the Web in 2025

Indications reflect a rare convergence. The death of one Pope and the swift election of another marked more than a leadership transition; they transformed the Catholic Church into one of the most searched, read, and debated topics of the year.

Dec 14, 2025 09:55

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV

What you should know about Pope Leo XIV’s letter on Christian archaeology

The letter repeatedly emphasizes archaeology’s capacity to inspire hope. Modern technologies capable of recovering microscopic details or reconstructing damaged inscriptions remind scholars that even the most neglected materials can reveal unexpected depths

Dec 11, 2025 17:47

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Good News•Pope Leo XIV

Here’s what you need to know about the new “Google of the Vatican”: the Pontifical Yearbook Online blessed by Pope Leo XIV

Beyond the technical details lies a more consequential development: a Church of more than a billion people now has immediate access to its own structural map, updated continually and accessible from virtually any corner of the world

Dec 08, 2025 17:51

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Marriage and Family

Against Western polyamory and African polygamy: this is what the Vatican’s new (and beautiful) document on marriage says

The Note proposes a vision of monogamy rooted not in rule-making but in anthropology. Marriage, it states, is built on an unbreakable exclusivity, the kind that turns two people into a single story without dissolving their individual identities

Nov 25, 2025 18:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

This is how Leo XIV reintroduces the value of the Creed prayer

For Leo XIV, this confession is neither an abstract theory nor a philosophical construction. The conciliar language—terms such as ousia and homoousios, which once sparked so many debates—was never meant to supplant Scripture but to safeguard the truth that God has drawn near

Nov 24, 2025 18:25

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations

The health (physical, mental, and spiritual) of Australian clergy in 2025: What interesting research reveals

For all the challenges exposed, one reality stands firm: Australian clergy, in their own voices, describe a vocation that still brings joy

Nov 23, 2025 12:18

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Woman

Vatican to announce decision on female deacons soon, according to revelations

Two separate study bodies are now working in parallel. One is tasked with evaluating how women participate in the life, mission, and governance of the Church writ large. The other, more narrowly focused, is examining the historical, theological, and pastoral dimensions of a possible female diaconate

Nov 17, 2025 17:41

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV•Protection of vulnerable people

This is how Pope Leo XIV’s second meeting with abuse victims went: he even administered the sacrament of the sick to one of them

Some participants handed the Pope a letter calling for the resignation of Archbishop Luc Terlinden of Mechelen-Brussels, accusing him of indifference toward victims. For them, his leadership symbolizes an institutional culture more concerned with damage control than repentance.

Nov 10, 2025 09:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Two years after the massacre in Israel: Leo XIV speaks out and discusses other current issues, such as his first trip as Pope

The Pope’s comments came in the wake of controversy stirred by Israel’s embassy to the Holy See, which had criticized Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s recent interview as undermining peace efforts

Oct 07, 2025 15:36

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Good News•Local Church

For the First Time in 800 Years, the Body of Saint Francis of Assisi Will Be Displayed. Dates, Location, and Details Here

Pope Leo XV, through the Secretariat of State, gave his approval to this unique initiative, which was born in the spirit of the Franciscan Jubilees as an opportunity to rediscover the evangelical radicalism that inspired the Saint: poverty, fratenity, service, and praise of Creation.

Oct 05, 2025 23:19

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Vocations

What keeps pastors in the pulpit, and why do some leave? The study that sheds light on departures by Catholic priests

While the study focuses on Protestant clergy, its insights inevitably raise questions about the Catholic priesthood, where annual departures, though less frequently studied, remain a pastoral concern

Oct 02, 2025 17:19

Jorge Enrique Mújica