Catholicism Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 11th, 2022
Is pet adoption a selifsh act? Pope Francis seems to think so, at least for couples who have no children. He stated that couples are "selfishly" filling the parenting need in their hearts not with kids, but with pets.
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January 22nd, 2021
President Joe Biden, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are all Catholic. What effect will three Catholics heading the three branches of govenment have?
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November 2nd, 2020
A meme is going around Twitter that depicts Pope Francis holding aloft everything from Simba to Baby Yoda. The meme is all in good fun, but some Catholics aren't laughing, arguing it makes a mockery of their beliefs.
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July 28th, 2020
A Vatican-approved group of exorcists just published their official guidelines on who can and cannot perform exorcisms. They're trying to crack down on rogue exorcists who they say are causing more harm than good.
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November 26th, 2019
Pope Francis recently visited Japan and met with survivors of U.S.-launched nuclear attacks in 1945. He then declared nuclear weapons immoral, igniting a debate about the role of nuclear weapons in the modern world.
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November 1st, 2019
Former Vice President and current Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden attended Catholic Mass last weekend. When he went to receive communion, he instead was denied the holy sacrament over his pro-abortion stance.
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March 27th, 2017
Atheist groups in the Philippines are stealing tactics used by Christian missionaries in the hopes of boosting an atheist movement that has struggled to gain a foothold in the majority-Catholic country. Will it work to fight fire with fire?
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December 17th, 2014
All dogs do indeed go to heaven, as do cats, horses, and sugar gliders the pope declared in a recent weekly address at the Vatican. Animal rights advocates have praised the announcement.
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December 10th, 2014
Discovering extraterrestrial life would certainly be a game-changer for humanity, but some people are refusing to let such a prospect shake their religious faith.
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