“Dignitas Infinita” (“Infinite Dignity”) recounts the biblical and magisterial basis for the Catholic Church’s understanding of human dignity as inherent, since it ultimately flows from the human person’s creation “in the image and likeness of God” and redemption in Christ.
The Vatican press office announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith’s declaration on human dignity, said to include a faith-based critique of “gender ideologies” and surrogacy, will be released April 8.
No one expected the cross, a Roman torture instrument, to become a symbol of hope, of love and of new life. It is one of the worst things that could happen to a human being. Yet in God’s mysterious plan, a wooden torture instrument becomes the tree of life.
As a Catholic film critic, Sister Hosea Rupprecht focuses on the human quality of the story, while not neglecting the quality of the filmmaking that brings that story to life.
Just ahead of the 51st March for Life in Washington, the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are hosting their second annual Life Fest with a focus on solidarity with mothers in need and commissioning a new generation committed to the cause of defending the dignity of all human life with love.
A report released in June, indicates that while most people polled are familiar with Catholic social teaching, they have encountered little information about it from their parishes, dioceses or among fellow U.S. Catholics.
This year, Passover coincides with the Paschal Triduum, marking an opportunity for increased solidarity between Jews and Christians.
The course will be “a necessary requirement for the completion of the baccalaureate, licentiate and doctorate academic degrees,” said a press release from the university March 23.
