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Leo XIV embraces ‘profound change’ in Church’s stance on false religionsLeo XIV’s ‘A Journey of Hope’ rejects the Church’s historic approach to religious error as ‘defensive’ and ‘insular’ while advancing a ‘new paradigm’ of interreligious dialogue.The Vatican has recently published a “commemorative document” to mark 60 years since the “promulgation” of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions.”The text contains errors regarding:The nature of religion,The sources of revelation,The theological virtue of faith,The incarnation of Our Lord,The relation of the old and new covenants,The duties of the state toward the true religion,The...

Observations on the Note “A Journey of Hope” by the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Christian Unity, and Interreligious DialogueForeword: An Accusing DateThe Note A Journey of Hope, drafted for the sixtieth anniversary of Nostra Ætate, bears the signatures of Cardinals Fernández, Koch, and Koovakad. Leo XIV approved it and ordered its publication. It is dated September 16, the memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian.I do not know whether the authors noticed the irony: St. Cyprian is the Father who bequeathed to the Church the formula salus extra Ecclesiam non est. He taught that he who does not...

Catholic bishop backs new mosque in VenicePatriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia said Muslims have a ‘right’ to a suitable place of worship and called for ‘continued dialogue’ to alleviate ‘tensions’ with Muslim migrants.The Catholic bishop of Venice, Italy, backed the construction of a mosque in the historic city.On September 14, Archbishop Francesco Moraglia, Patriarch of Venice, expressed support for the proposed construction of a mosque in Mestre, the mainland district of Venice, calling for a place where Muslims can worship – provided that the project respects “Italian law, the Constitution, and women’s rights.” Moraglia also called for dialogue between the...

Vatican Says “Dialogue.” Islam Says “Islam.” What Happened to Catholic Exclusivity?Sixty years after Nostra Aetate, the Vatican is celebrating a “journey of hope” built on interreligious dialogue, fraternity, and encounter. But alongside Islam’s enduring claim that Islam is the divinely approved religion, one can't help but wonder: What happened to the clarity of the Catholic Church's own exclusive claim to truth and salvation? On September 16, 2026, Pope Leo XIV put his signature on “A Journey of Hope”, a commemorative note signifying 60 years since the Second Vatican Council’s “Nostra Aetate”—the declaration that claimed that the Catholic Church was open...

Bishop Strickland: Catholics must reject Vatican’s view against proselytism ‘Truth is not constantly evolving,’ declared Bishop Strickland. ‘Truth is Jesus Christ present with us in the world and His Church is the vehicle for our salvation.’Bishop Joseph Strickland has issued a searing criticism of the Vatican’s new document on inter-religious dialogue downplaying the need for all people to be evangelized by the Catholic Church. He has also written a pastoral letter on the topic. (See below.) Strickland zeroed in on this troubling line: The defensive entrenchment in one’s own position and the view that proselytism is the only way to...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland calls out Leo-Vatican document on interreligious dialogue Bishop Joseph Strickland said that 'A Journey of Hope,' marking 60 years of Nostra Aetate, includes ambiguous language that raises the question of whether 'dialogue has been placed above evangelization.'Bishop Joseph Strickland, the former bishop of Tyler, Texas, who was removed by Pope Francis after refusing to curtail the Traditional Latin Mass, warned that a new Pope Leo XIV approved-Vatican note on interreligious dialogue “can give rise to grave confusion.”On September 16, the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Promoting Christian Unity, and Interreligious Dialogue published “A Journey...

Cardinal Fernández: All religions stand for peace Marking the release of “A Journey of Hope,” Cardinal Victor Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, grants an interview to Vatican News to reflect on the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate.Vatican NewsSixty years after the Second Vatican Council published the conciliar Declaration Nostra aetate, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue have published “A Journey of Hope.”In the following interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Victor Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the...

Breaking: Pope Leo’s Vatican asks Catholics to ‘esteem’ other faiths The Vatican has asked Catholics to 'esteem' other faiths in its latest document on interreligious dialogue and 'fraternity.'The Vatican has asked Catholics to ‘esteem’ other faiths in its latest document on interreligious dialogue and “fraternity.”The document, signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF); Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity; and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, appeared this morning.Entitled “A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity...