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Jorge Enrique Mújica

Articles By Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion

New scientific study reveals that the happiest people are those who pray and attend Mass

The study, titled “Influence of Catholic Religious Practices on Spiritual Well-Being,” was conducted by Cecilia Salgado Lévano of Marcelino Champagnat University and Eduardo Manzanares Medina of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, both based in Lima. Their research examined four practices central to Catholic life: personal prayer, the recitation of prayers, attendance at Mass and participation in Eucharistic adoration.

Analysis Opinion•Rome

The Synod’s ideas on synodality run up against the wall of canon law: here’s how experts explain it

The commission’s recommendations include broadening the roles that qualified laypeople can exercise in ecclesiastical offices and ministries, increasing lay participation in particular Church councils, and changing the rules governing diocesan tribunals. It also proposes allowing diocesan bishops to appoint lay judges without the approval currently required from the episcopal conference, according to the report’s critics.

Pope Leo XIV

León XIV’s surgery is complete: lung cancer

For the moment, the technical success of the operation and the absence of immediate complications are the main positive developments. The next step will be to determine, based on the definitive results and the Pontiff’s recovery, whether the removal was sufficient or if specialists deem further measures necessary.

Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The Great Paradox: Catholics, but Without Mass. Findings from a Recent Australian Study, the 14 Reasons Identified, and Possible Solutions

The figures offer a revealing picture of belief beyond regular church attendance. Some 65% of participants said faith was very important in their lives, while 64% prayed regularly. More than three-quarters expressed belief in Jesus as the Son of God, and 55% affirmed the Catholic teaching that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. By contrast, 24% regarded the Eucharistic elements as symbolic, and 21% were unsure about the doctrine.