The Rosary Magazine, Rosaleen O’Neil: The Irish Dominicans hold an honorable place in the list of Ireland’s martyrs, even as they do in that of her apostles. God alone knows how many of them suffered for the faith. The names … Continue reading
Category: Persecution of the Church
Violent Mob Prevented From Vandalizing Statue of Father Serra
Ventura, California, where the events you’ll read below happened, was founded by Saint Junipero Serra as mission San Buenaventura. Obscenities, lies from nameless antagonists, lies, lies, and more lies. Police observe from patrol cars. Here is a typical lie: “Another … Continue reading
Freedoms on Verge of Falling in Hong Kong, Catholics Worry
CNA, Jonah McKeown: [Cardinal] Zen said he worries that Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin will insist that the next bishop of Hong Kong have “the blessing of Beijing.” “I think the majority of the faithful, the silent majority…they think … Continue reading
Spanish Cardinal Warns of Rise of Communism in Spain
Is this China? Crux, Ines Martin: Aarón Cano, councilor for Citizen Protection of the Valencia City Council, called the opening of the basilica irresponsible and said he considered it an act carried out “with premeditation and treachery,” noting a television … Continue reading
Association of Priests Working to Build ‘Counterfeit Church’ as Prophesied by Anne Catherine Emmerich
1Peter5, Michael Hichborn: For the last several weeks, the Lepanto Institute has been investigating and reporting on a heretical priestly organization called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). This organization promotes women’s ordination to the diaconate (with eyes … Continue reading
Unpatriotic Churches Raided and Closed in China
Bitter Winter, Zheng Jie: Since the new Regulations on Religious Affairs came into force in 2018, the Catholic churches that are not part of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and don’t have official registration certificates have been deemed illegal. The signing … Continue reading
Father John Gerard and His Escape From the Tower of London
Catholic Culture, Jeff Mirus: John Gerard was an English Jesuit priest who secretly served the Catholics in England during the period of persecution under Queen Elizabeth. Born in 1564 to a wealthy family, John was sent to the English College … Continue reading
Asia Bibi Hoping to Relocate from Canada to France
UCANews: Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges in 2019, is seeking political asylum in France. The move comes only nine months after Bibi and her family were allowed to leave Pakistan and seek asylum in Canada.The … Continue reading
China: Cardinal Zen Accuses Cardinal Parolin of ‘Manipulating’ Pope
UCANews: Outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, has toughened his stand against a Vatican-China pact in an open letter accusing a Vatican senior cardinal of manipulating Pope Francis.He accused Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro … Continue reading
China: Confined in Solitary for 13 Years, Bishop Given Temporary 3 Week Reprieve
ChurcMilitant, Bradley Eli: A Catholic bishop jailed by China’s Communist officials for 13 years is being given a few weeks of freedom before being sent back to solitary confinement. Communist authorities are temporarily freeing Bp. Agostino Cui Tai, ordinary of the diocese of Xuanhua … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen Appeals to Fellow Cardinals
California Catholic Daily: In his letter dated Sept. 27, 2019, the cardinal focused on a June 2019 church document, “Pastoral guidelines of the Holy See concerning the civil registration of clergy in China” which he said risks creating a schismatic … Continue reading
Nigeria: Moslem Terrorists Kill 13 Christians Kidnap 4 Seminarians
Morning Star News, Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the same day four students were kidnapped from a Catholic seminary in Kaduna state. Report is here.
Congress Finds Persecution of Church Worse After Rome/Beijing Accord
CNA, Matt Hadro: A new US government report says that human rights abuse in China has worsened in the last year, and specifically highlighted the escalating persecution of Chinese Catholics in the wake of the Vatican-China agreement of 2018. Read … Continue reading
China: 60 Churches and Other Catholic Venues Shut Down in Fuzhou Archdiocese
Bitter Winter, An Jin: To exert pressure on the clergy who refuse to join the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA), the United Front Work Department (UFWD) and Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau in Fuzhou, the capital of the southeastern province of Fujian, organized a conference in … Continue reading
Ukraine, 1937: Martyred in Her Wheelchair for Hosting a Living Rosary
Aleteia In 1937, the Soviet communist regime accused Ukrainian Catholic woman Janina Jandulska of directing a “subversive political organization.” The only organization that she was involved in, however, was a Living Rosary prayer group, which she had joined at the … Continue reading
