(Aid to the Church in Need) — The heads of Christian Churches in the Holy Land have officially protested a renewed attempt to force them to pay certain taxes in the State of Israel. The most pressing case at the … Continue reading
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Northern Ireland’s police service faces anti-Catholic discrimination cases
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND, Mar 17, 2025 (Patrick J. Passmore/CNA) — Four former police officers have taken legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for anti-Catholic discrimination. The PSNI is the third-largest police force in the United Kingdom. … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Purgatory
LOUGH DERG, IRELAND (Bénédicte Cedergren/National Catholic Register) — Every year, more than 10,000 pilgrims make their way to Lough Derg, to take part in an intense three-day pilgrimage, following a 1,000-year-old tradition of strict fasting, keeping vigil and barefoot prayer. … Continue reading
Ennio Morricone’s Final Masterpiece: A Mass for the Pope
(James Day/National Catholic Register) — The maestro was a man of routine. Besides not talking much about his work, which consisted of some of the most memorable film scores in movie history, he was a quiet man of prayer. Every … Continue reading
Trump admin pauses federal funding for Maine universities over men in women’s sports
(Calvin Freiburger/LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered a temporary halt to federal funding to the University of Maine System (UMS) over Democrat Gov. Janet Mills’ defiance of new federal rules conditioning such funds on reserving female-specific school … Continue reading
New Jersey lawmakers seek to impeach Democrat AG for targeting pro-life pregnancy centers
(Bridget Sielicki/Live Action via LifeSiteNews) — Republican lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced articles of impeachment against the state’s attorney general, Matthew Platkin, in part due to Platkin’s attack on the state’s pregnancy resource centers (PRCs). Platkin has been in a long legal … Continue reading
Syria: Aleppo Carmelites Decry ‘a crime against humanity — a true genocide’
(CV NEWS FEED) — Following the outbreak of violence in northwest Syria against minorities including Alawites and Christians, the Carmelite nuns in Aleppo have spoken out saying that a genocide is taking place, according to a March 11 X post from … Continue reading
Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Joins Other Patriarchs Condemning Anti-Christian Violence in Syria
The article at LifeSiteNews is highly recommended. It narrates the provocative and deadly role that Israel has had to play in Syria, as well as the American Department of State under the notoriously corrupt Hillary Clinton. Sadly, the United States … Continue reading
USCCB publishes guidelines for Catholic couples on reproductive technologies
(Catholic World News) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published an updated version of its 2020 resource, “Reproductive Technology, Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility: Guidelines for Catholic Couples.” The guidelines list seven technologies compatible with Catholic teaching, seven technologies … Continue reading
Who is really behind the deadly attacks on Christians in Syria?
This article by Stephen Kokx at LifeSiteNews is informative, and gives some necessary background to current events. After the opening paragraphs we’ve excerpted, there is some analysis of the provocative and deadly role that Israel has had to play in … Continue reading
Syria, Bishop Jallouf: It’s Not a New Civil War
Vatican News has published an article in Italian, with no English translation, that may be of interest to our readers regarding goings on in Syria. It is an interview with Bishop Hanna Jallouf, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo and spiritual leader … Continue reading
Syrian Patriarchs plead for peace as hundreds of Alawites, Christians are killed
(Catholic World News) — The Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, and the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch issued a joint statement denouncing the “dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killings” in Syria, “resulting in attacks on innocent … Continue reading
Colonel Douglas Macgregor links military suicides to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
(Doug Mainwaring/LifeSiteNews) — In a podcast panel discussion that focused on the sharp uptick in military suicides since the introduction of COVID-19 mandates in the armed services, Colonel Douglas Macgregor said it was because personnel were treated as though they were “quasi criminals” … Continue reading
Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in New York only now Officially Made a National Shrine, and for Good Reason
(Andrew Fowler/National Catholic Register) — Julie Baaki cried tears of joy and gratitude when she heard the news. On Jan. 27, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, as a national … Continue reading
School Choice Game Changer? Supreme Court Case for First Catholic Charter School Begins Oral Arguments
This case seems to have the potential to be a game changer in the area of school choice, where those defending parental and religious rights have been making great strides in recent years. (Kate Quiñones/CNA/National Catholic Register) — A Catholic … Continue reading
