Ucanews: The Vatican’s pastoral guidelines to clergy in China have met with resistance and suspicion among elements of the Church.While some church observers believe the document has positive aspects, others view it as misleading. Report is here.
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Priest Claims Bishops OK With Catholics Joining Freemasonry in Australia
The Remnant, Kathy Clubb: A Catholic priest and Freemason claims that the Bishops Conference gave permission for Catholics to become ‘Australian Freemasons’ in 2016. Fr. Kerry Costigan, now retired, of the Toowoomba Diocese in Queensland, contributed an article to the … Continue reading
Despite ‘Planned’ Opposition Movie ‘Unplanned’ Big Success in Canada
LifeNews, Lisa Wheeler: The controversial abortion biopic UNPLANNED defied expectations at the box office during opening weekend in Canada, garnering $352,510 CDN in ticket sales, with a per-screen-average of $7,194, at 49 Canadian theaters – independents, Cineplex and Landmark locations. … Continue reading
Mark Shea Castigates Fr. Z and Bemoans the ‘Danger’ of Seminarians Who Like Him
Fr. Z’s Blog: I was amused by this, which provoked some interesting twitter comments. Mark Shea strikes me as… bumfuzzled. Too bad. He had promise. Read full post.
Fridays Are Still Days of Penance, No Meat Still the Norm
Catholic Stand, Birgit Jones: Adherence to meatless Fridays continues throughout the calendar year, despite widespread confusion on the subject by many Catholics. An expert answer found on the EWTN website clarifies. “Traditional doctrine of Christian spirituality” concludes that an integral “part … Continue reading
Jerusalem: Catholic and Orthodox Patriarchs Pray for Justice as Radical Jewish Settlers Appropriate Christian Properties
AsiaNews: The heads of the Churches of Jerusalem have promoted a prayer ceremony, as a sign of protest against the decision of the Israeli Supreme Court to reject the appeal presented by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. At the heart of … Continue reading
Hungary’s Orban and Estonia’s Deputy PM Meet to Foster Families and Protect Borders
ChurchMilitant, Martina Moyski: Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s mission to protect Christian culture is moving up toward the Baltic. The Hungarian president met with Mart Helme, Estonian deputy prime minister, minister of the interior and chairman of the Conservative People’s Party … Continue reading
Belgian Cardinal Says Church Must ‘Wholeheartedly Accept Secularization’
New Europe: Cardinal Jozef De Kesel: “Perhaps the biggest challenge for the Church in Europe, and it’s also an opportunity, because it helps us to rediscover our roots and our mission, is to wholeheartedly accept secularised society. It must be … Continue reading
The Moral Sense of Jacob’s Battle With the ‘Angel’
Community in Mission, Msgr. Charles Pope: One of God’s stranger affections is the special love He had for Jacob of the Old Testament. We are reading through this story in daily Mass this week. According to some, the name Jacob … Continue reading
New Constitution Restructures Curial Authority to Sec of State and Pope
National Catholic Register, Ed Condon: The most dramatic reform proposed in the current draft of Praedicate Evangelium is the effective ending of any curial department’s ability to exercise papal governing authority on a stably delegated basis. Report is here.
Loss of Faith in Poland
The Imaginative Conservative, Rod Dreher: Today was a very long day, and a rewarding one. I say “rewarding” in the sense that it is always better to know the painful truth than rest in a comforting lie. What happened today, … Continue reading
China: Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin ‘I am a Man Not a Monkey’
L’Espresso, Sandro Magister: “I have decided not to go to the ceremony even if they come to get me with a gurney. I am a man and not a monkey that performs however someone else wants. I had thought of … Continue reading
USA: Washington Gave Polish Patriot a Sword With Mater Dei Ora Pro Nobis Engraving
National Catholic Register, Carrie Gress: This 4th of July it seems appropriate to look at one of the great contributors to American Independence. Polish-born General Tadeusz Kościuszko is no stranger to history buffs, but to many Americans today his contribution … Continue reading
13 Colonies, Catholicism, and the Quebec Act, the Real Cause of Revolutionary War
Catholic World Report, Bradley J. Birzer: Natural law, common law, natural rights, and localism—all so dear to the Founding—existed in 1776, simply put, because of the Catholic Church. Article is here.
Confession: Priests in Michigan Available in Public Park
CNA, Mary Rezak: Dog walkers, bike riders, joggers, and Catholics priests hearing confession – most of these things you can find in any given park on any given summer day. But one of these things is not like the others. … Continue reading
