Moscow Times: A record 70 percent of Russians approve of Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s role in Russian history, according to a poll published by the independent Levada Center pollster on Tuesday. More here.
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China: Two Underground Priests Taken Away by Police, Beaten for Refusing to Join Patriotic Church
AsiaNews: Since 8 am this morning the faithful of Xuanhua (Hebei) have been holding a sit-in at the entrance to the local government building to demand the safe return of Fr. Paul Zhang Guangjun (photo 1), kidnapped yesterday by national … Continue reading
Young Parisians Sing the Rosary as Cathedral Burns
Relevant: A correspondent for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo named Ignacio Gil captured this quietly heartbreaking video of Parisian onlookers singing “Ave Maria” as the light from the fires of the Notre Dame Cathedral reflects off their faces: A lovely … Continue reading
Notre Dame: Fire Chaplain Saves Blessed Sacrament, Helps Rescue Relics and Crown of Thorns
Excuse the posting from CBSNews for its reference to the Blessed Sacrament as “symbol” of the Body of Christ. CBSNews; Paris’s Deputy Mayor for Tourism and Sports, Jean-Francois Martins told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday that he and others on … Continue reading
He Was Converted at Notre Dame, Now He Watches the Cathedral Burn
National Catholic Register, Charles Lewis: By the time I the trip was over, something was stirring in me. I knew for certain that I needed to be baptized and start to live another life, a Christian life — which is … Continue reading
Faculty Call at Fordham: Cookies and Coffee Will Be Served
The American Conservative, Rod Dreher: Here’s news from the world of Catholic higher education. The Office of the Provost of Fordham University sent this out today to the faculty: Dear Colleagues, We hope that some of you can join us … Continue reading
MA Bans Gender Identity Therapy, 15th State to Do So
Not surprising for the moronic abusers of children and the pre-born babies’ right to life of the “Commonwealth” of Massachusetts. Confused minors are now denied help from parents or psychiatrists, even when they ask for it. CNA: Massachusetts governor Charlie … Continue reading
China: 200 Faithful Defending Marian Shrine from Police Destruction
AsiaNews: The violence that is sweeping the Fengxiang churches has a specific goal, confirmed by the faithful: the authorities want the places, the people, the priests and the bishop to belong to the Patriotic Association, the control body of the … Continue reading
35 Years Ago Brother Francis Met in Rome With First US Ambassador to Vatican
I remember it well because I was with Brother Francis at the time. I knew the city fairly well having studied there at the Angelicum for a year back in 1973. So, I was happy to be asked by Brother … Continue reading
Rome’s Mayor Virginia Raggi Had Police Remove Pro-Life Poster One Year Ago
Church Militant, Juliana Freitag: Roman authorities have removed from a busy street near the Vatican the largest pro-life poster in the history of Italian pro-life activism. The huge poster, spanning three stories, features the image of an 11-week-old unborn child, and was part of a chain … Continue reading
Asia Bibi Still in Pakistan, PM Says She’ll Be Leaving in a Few Weeks
UCANews: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Asia Bibi remains in the country, negating speculation that she had already joined her family in Canada.Khan told the BBC in an interview published online on April 10 that Bibi was … Continue reading
TV’s Hercules Actor ‘[Abortion] is the Definition of Evil, Pure and Simple”
LiveAction, Cassy Fiano-Chesser: Hollywood is mostly an industry that favors abortion. Celebrities flock to fundraisers for abortion corporations like Planned Parenthood and NARAL; writers, actors, and producers are increasingly trying to shoehorn abortion into the mainstream culture. But while they may not always be as … Continue reading
Untold Story: Nazi Murder, Torture and ‘Experiments’ on Polish Girls in Ravensbrück Prison Camp
The Remnant, Tess Mullins: In the beginning, SS commander Heinrich Himmler used Ravensbrück, the largest women’s-only concentration camp in the Third Reich, as a show camp. There were flowers in the window boxes, birdcages and a beautiful road lined with … Continue reading
Interview With Marilisa Carney Co-Founder of 40 Days for Life
National Catholic Register, Carrie Gress: For those who have seen “Unplanned,” Marilisa Carney (played by Emma Elle Roberts) is portrayed as the gentle, persistent and loving soul who befriends Abby Johnson, despite the enormous fence and the even bigger ideology … Continue reading
Science Confirms Miraculous Transportation of Holy House of Loreto
TFP, Lius Dafaur: How did the Holy House take off from its foundations and reappear intact about 2,000 miles away, where it remains to this day? Account is here.
