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(Hannah Brockhaus/CNA) — At the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis recalled the hospitality and peacemaking of St. Bernard of Aosta, the patron saint of mountaineers and Alpine travelers who lived one millennium ago and gave his name to the St. … Continue reading →

(LifeSiteNews) — Celebration of the traditional Latin Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, the diocese formerly headed by Bishop Joseph Strickland, is ending effective November 30. According to a letter written by the current head … Continue reading →

(Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA) — As a new film about U.S. military chaplains was released in theaters on Nov. 8, the nephew of heroic priest and chaplain Servant of God Father Emil Kapaun spoke about his uncle’s virtue and sense of … Continue reading →

(Nicolás de Cárdenas/CNA) — Spain’s Constitutional Court (TC, by its Spanish acronym) has ruled that by refusing to admit a woman, a male Catholic brotherhood violated the legal precept of nondiscrimination on the basis of her sex and her right … Continue reading →

(LifeSiteNews) — To date over 14,000 people have signed a LifeSite petition asking Donald Trump to grant a full pardon to all imprisoned pro-lifers, and in September 2023 the president-elect promised to “review the cases of every political prisoner … unjustly … Continue reading →

(Jonah McKeown/CNA) — Voters in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota on Tuesday night voted down major pro-abortion proposals in their states, while seven other states saw voters approve measures to expand abortion, in several cases codifying abortion access into the … Continue reading →

Are we watching someone in the process of conversion? Maybe. She’s still an atheist, but Marguerite Stern has apologized for her topless desecration of Notre Dame Cathedral. The former FEMEN activist has become “socially conservative,” after realizing that the “woke” … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis made a private visit to notorious Italian abortionist Emma Bonino today after she was recently discharged from hospital following breathing problems. Late Tuesday morning, Pope Francis made an unannounced visit to Bonino at her … Continue reading →

The new law gives ’72 genders’ their own legal status. Sinn Féin’s Deputy, Matt Carthy, gets the Irish common sense award for noting that “the Bill defines gender as including transgender, and a ‘gender other than male or female,’” and … Continue reading →

(LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has unveiled an official animated mascot for the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025 in an apparent attempt to appeal to more young people. Revealed at a press conference Monday, the mascot is a female pilgrim named Luce (light) who … Continue reading →

(Diego López Colín/CNA) For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, who holds a doctorate in Latin American studies, the so-called “black legend” of the Spanish conquest of lands in the Americas arose “essentially and fundamentally as a profoundly anti-Catholic narrative.” Traslosheros, a … Continue reading →

(LifeSiteNews) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an op-ed written by GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance that lays out the many instances when Kamala Harris’ “anti-Catholic bias” has been on display.  In his 835-word essay, which went to print on Thursday, Vance documents … Continue reading →

What is it with European progressives insulting Africans? The recent offensive comments of Father Timothy Radcliffe were not the first such incident. (Father Raymond J. de Souza/National Catholic Register) — Father Timothy Radcliffe’s suggestion of foreign influence on African bishops … Continue reading →