TOPEKA, Kansas (TFP Student Action) — On March 28, the Kansas State Capitol will be the site of a public sacrilege. A group called The Satanic Grotto has scheduled what they call a Black Mass inside the Capitol building from … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Phil Lawler’s Sage Catholic Political Advice: ‘Don’t give Trump a pass on IVF’
Yesterday — before the President’s speech last night — Phil Lawler published an excellent opinion piece on an issue that is or should be of paramount importance to Catholics who would like to see respect for the Natural Law enshrined … Continue reading
West Bank: ‘Honestly? The ceasefire has made the situation even worse’
Gaza is currently experiencing a fragile peace, but a visiting delegation from ACN found that the situation in the West Bank has not improved for Christians, who must struggle to find reasons to hope in the future. Aid to the … Continue reading
Zack Dunlap, Considered ‘Brain Dead’ in 2007, Is a Living Witness to the Spuriousness of ‘Brain Death’
LifeSiteNews has published a fascinating article by Doyen Nguyen, M.D., S.T.D. — a Catholic moral theologian/bioethicist who is also a physician — on how the case of Zach Dunlap exposes the medical and ethical incoherence of so-called “brain death.” This … Continue reading
Pope Francis ‘Stable,’ with ‘Slight Improvement’ on Day Seven of Gemelli Hospital Stay
Pope Francis, 88, has now been in the hospital for seven days. The Holy See Press Office says that he is “stable” and has made “slight improvement.” Yesterday afternoon, he was able to meet with Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, … Continue reading
American Life League Condemns President Trump’s Expansion of IVF Access
(February 19, 2025 – Fredericksburg, Virginia) — American Life League National Director Katie Brown condemns President Trump’s February 18 executive order that “aggressively” makes IVF more accessible. In response, Ms. Brown released the following statement: President Trump’s decision to expand … Continue reading
IVF, Promoted by President Trump’s New Executive Order, Must Be Denounced as the Crime It Is
This is a ghoulish moral abomination: 🚨PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT: President Trump just signed an Executive Order to Expand Access to IVF! 👶 The Order directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs … Continue reading
Politico Claims to Have Some Inside Scoop on Pope Francis’ Deteriorating Health
Politico has published a piece by Ben Munster on Pope Francis’ condition and the maneuvers he is supposedly making to ensure a continuity of his own policies in the next pontificate: “Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves … Continue reading
A Catholic Revival in the Cultural Morass of Modern England: Will ‘Our Lady’s Dowry’ Resurrect?
The always worth-reading Edward Pentin has penned a fine piece on the situation of religious and cultural decline in Britain, exploring its causes and effects, and raising the possibility of a Catholic revival in the land known since the Middle … Continue reading
Phil Lawler: Pope Francis Immigration Letter ‘Disastrous’
(Phil Lawler/Catholic World News) — In a letter ostensibly written to support the bishops of the US, Pope Francis has actually made life considerably more difficult for them. In his letter on the Trump administration’s immigration policies the Pontiff makes an … Continue reading
Criticism of Pope Francis’ Letter to the US Bishops on Immigration: Some Measured, Some Blunt
When asked by a journalist about the “harsh words” Pope Francis had for President Trump’s immigration policies as expressed in yesterday’s letter of Roman Pontiff to the US Bishops, the administration’s “Border Czar,” Tom Homan, said, bluntly, I’ve got harsh … Continue reading
Middle East Expert: Trump’s Gaza plan is ‘an absolute recipe for war’
LifeSiteNews has published a summary, by Patrick Delaney, of the recent penetrating video commentary of a Middle East expert on President Trump’s Gaza proposal (see embedded video, below). The commentary is by the British journalist David Hearst, a former foreign … Continue reading
Full Text: Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America, 11.02.2025 (On Immigration)
Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ “surprise” letter to the US Bishops concerning the timely subject of immigration (source). Commentary on it can be found on many sources. Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, I am writing today to … Continue reading
Dr. Edward Feser: Six Reasons Why Trump’s Gaza Proposal Is Gravely Immoral
Catholicism.org readers should be aware of an article by Dr. Edward Feser on the site of the National Catholic Register, “Trump’s Gaza Proposal Is Gravely Immoral.” In it, the respected Catholic philosopher gives six reasons to justify the conclusion bluntly stated … Continue reading
President Trump’s Executive Order: Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
On February 6, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” It is reproduced in toto below. The Executive Order is openly critical of the Biden Administration’s anti-Christian policies, and even invokes a disgraceful episode involving traditional Catholics, … Continue reading
