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Word on Fire
News from the Vatican
- ‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book
  
  Silence, like words, can be a love language, Pope Francis wrote in a very short introduction to a new book in Italian.
- Vatican financial is reform going in the right direction, Pell says
  
  Australian Cardinal George Pell, formerly the Vatican’s top official on financial affairs, said he believes the pope’s recent reforms signal progress, and called for additional competent laypeople to...
- Rome university reverses decision to honor priest’s pro-life work
  
  For a variety of reasons, "especially in relation to the political situation" in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in Rome will not honor Father Frank Pavone, national...
- Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
  
  Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
- False narrative of papal division ‘harmful,’ former doctrinal chief says
  
  The constant comparison as well as false reports of division between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI by both secular and Catholic media outlets threaten the dignity of the papacy and the...
Catholic News Service
- Rev. King relied on faith, prayer to fight racism, Virginia bishop says
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — The Rev. Martin Luther King, the slain civil rights leader who...
- Heavy security in D.C., ongoing pandemic mean March for Life will be virtual
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message...
- COVID-19 and ecumenism: Pandemic prompts prayer, action
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions have had an impact on...
- The Marksman
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — Sound basic values and obvious good intentions underlie “The Marksman” (Open...
- ‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Silence, like words, can be a love language, Pope Francis wrote...
National Catholic Register
- Scholars Argue Joe Biden's HHS Pick Has Shown ‘Hostility to Nonprofit Institutions’
  
  Vasilis Asvestas Joe Biden's HHS pick Xavier Becerra. Notably, the two scholars say that Becerra has taken steps to attempt to force organizations such as pro-life pregnancy centers and religious...
- Lansing Diocese Adopts Gender Identity Policy Consistent with Biological Sex
  
  Logo for the Diocese of Lansing. The diocese encourages counseling for those distressed or confused by their sexual identity, and it expects that its counselors “hold a correct Christian anthropology...
- China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Democracy Threatens Religious Freedom Too
  
  Billy H.C. Kwok Chairman of the Civic Party Alan Leong (front center) and other members speaks during a pnews conference on Jan. 6 in Hong Kong. More than 50 Hong Kong opposition figures were...
- Vatican Ambassador Callista Gingrich Has Farewell Meeting with Pope Francis
  
  Vatican Media. Newly-appointed American Ambassador to the Holy See Callista Gingrich presents credential letters to Pope Francis on December 22, 2017 in Vatican City. Gingrich was nominated for the...
- SDG’s Top 21 Films of 2000-2020 (And Then Some!)
  
  Clockwise from top left: ‘Of Gods and Men,’ ‘Wall-E,’ ‘The Kid With a Bike,’ ‘A Hidden Life,’ ‘Minari’ and ‘12 Years a Slave’ are among the memorable films of the last two decades, according to the...