NOTE: See the update in the comments section, below. A former Iraqi official has denied this claim. (Elias Turk/CNA) — Pope Francis has revealed that he narrowly escaped two attempts on his life during his visit to Iraq in March … Continue reading
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Are the Rebranded Terrorists Running Syria Really Different Now?
Here are two pieces of interest concerning Syria and the welfare of its Christian population. Syrian rebel leader pushes ‘social justice’ in campaign to win global approval (Timothy Nerozzi/Washington Examiner) — Ahmad al Sharaa, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al … Continue reading
Mainstream media targets Slovakia for cutting taxpayer funding to LGBT activists
(Jonathon Van Maren/LifeSiteNews) — A decade ago, on a tour through Europe, a local tour guide in Belgrade stopped to ask me a question. Why, he asked, was the European Union – “the West” – so bent on getting nations … Continue reading
Hungary and Slovakia Veto EU Sanctions Against Georgia
This happened, by the way, the day after the Feast of Saint Christiana, the Patroness of Georgia. (Zoltán Kottász/The European Conservative) — Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials in response to a crackdown … Continue reading
Good News: Spanish Supreme Court rules surrogacy exploits women, harms children’s rights
(Nicolás de Cárdenas/CNA) — A ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain states that surrogacy exploits the woman who rents her womb and harms the dignity and rights of the children conceived. The Dec. 9 decision by the country’s First Chamber … Continue reading
Mr. Trump Is Not Pro-Life: He Commits to Keeping Abortion Pill Available
We Americans have a bad habit of sticking white hats and black hats on our politicians. If one guy is evil, the other guy must be good. Such binaries do not reflect reality. Look only at one issue: abortion. The … Continue reading
Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days
(Matt McDonald/CNA) — A Satanic display erected near a Christmas Nativity scene on city property near the New Hampshire State House has been removed after sustaining damage in multiple attacks. It wasn’t clear mid-week whether organizers will erect a similar … Continue reading
James Corbett: A Brief History of the War on Syria
(James Corbett/Corbettreport.com) — The foreign-backed terrorist insurgency in Syria has finally accomplished the globalists’ objective: regime change in Syria. But how did we get here? Who was behind this decades-long plan for reshaping the Middle East? And what does it … Continue reading
Don’t rush to claim Syria’s Christians are safe – we’re dealing with Islamists in a volatile situation
At the Catholic Herald, Georgia Gilholy has published a very good article on the uncertain situation of Syrian Christians given the new status quo that is post-Assad Syria. Please do not be quick to believe what any of the mainstream … Continue reading
Archbishop Cordileone urges prayers for Pelosi after she boasts of receiving Holy Communion despite his ban
SAN FRANCISCO (LifeSiteNews) — San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has responded to Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of his ban on her receiving Holy Communion, urging Catholics to pray for her “conversion on the issue of human life in the womb.” Late … Continue reading
Healing at Lourdes of British World War I soldier declared ‘miraculous’
A very edifying account! (Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA) — The healing of a British World War I soldier at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France has been proclaimed as the 71st miracle attributed to the pilgrimage site. Archbishop … Continue reading
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Historic Christian Village in South Lebanon Destroyed
As is so often the case, the Christians are caught in the crossfire of this Jewish-Muslim conflict. While Hezbollah are fighting the Israelis because of the atrocities in Gaza — the scope of which is ignored by the author of … Continue reading
Chartres Pilgrimage: Traditional Latin Mass to be Forbidden at Both Cathedrals in 2025?
The semi-official newspaper of the French bishops, La Croix, published an article two days ago on the scrutiny that the Chartres Pilgrimage has come under from the Holy See. Rorate Caeli reports on the controversy here. Below is an AI-produced … Continue reading
Korean Church after the imposition of martial law: ‘President Yoon must apologize and take responsibility’
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) — “The behavior of President Yoon, a man who denies what exists and asserts what does not exist, no longer surprises us. We ask ourselves: how can someone behave like this?”. If the group of 1,466 Catholic … Continue reading
Emergency Campaign: Prayer and Solidarity for the Christians of Aleppo and Syria
(ACN) — Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is making an urgent appeal for prayer and support for the Christian community and all residents of Aleppo, Syria, who face a worsening humanitarian crisis following the recent occupation of the … Continue reading
