Carol Glatz, Author at Crux

Secret deal? Author hopes Vatican archives shed light on efforts to end Holocaust

Based on evidence gleaned from archives and recorded testimonies, historian Max Wallace claims secret deals, bribes and false promises were used to manipulate Heinrich Himmler over the course of several months in order to get him to shut down Nazi death camps months before the end of World War II, “exploiting his desperate desire for a separate peace with the Western Allies.”

Now Hiring: Vatican ambassador is unique in U.S. diplomatic corps

As Callista Gingrich is ushered in as the new ambassador to the Vatican, an overview of the importance of the role and the experience of her predecessors illustrates the challenges and opportunities down the road. The U.S. representative will have to exercise what the former ambassador, Jim Nicholson, called a “moral diplomacy.”

Not being afraid of controversy is part of Civilta Cattolica’s mission

La Civilta Cattolica at times has courted controversy, because it tries to engage culture, which by itself can lead to unpopular opinions. According to the journal’s website, part of its mission is to “read and interpret” current events and trends in culture, history, science, art and politics “in the light of the Christian faith offered by the magisterium of the church.”

Vatican asks bishops to ensure validity of matter for Eucharist
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- July 10, 2017
A circular letter, “On the bread and wine for the Eucharist,” was sent to diocesan bishops “at the request of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.” Dated June 15 — the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ — the letter was made public by the Vatican July 8. The document underlined that every bishop “is bound to remind priests, especially parish priests and rectors of churches, of their responsibility to verify those who provide the bread and wine for the celebration and the worthiness of the material.”
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Art as you’ve never seen it: New film highlights Pope Francis’s vision
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- July 7, 2017
Viewers will get a chance to see “the ideal art gallery” of Pope Francis in a documentary film based on a book of an interview with the pontiff. Using state-of-the-art techniques, the movie titled “My Idea of Art,” shows high quality images of frescos, paintings and sculptures for a global audience.
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Pope tells archbishops not to be ‘armchair Catholics,’ but apostles
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- June 29, 2017
During his homily at a Mass in St. Peter’s Square for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Francis asked the new cardinals, archbishops and all those present whether they are “‘armchair Catholics,’ who love to chat about how things are going in the church and the world,” or “apostles on the go.”
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