First Things, George Weigel: Has it occurred to anyone else debating the perverse verdict rendered against Cardinal George Pell, which convicted him of “historic sexual abuse,” that the cardinal did not have to return to his native Australia to face … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Martin M. Barillas: A disturbing photo has surfaced showing a little girl crushing a baby doll with her foot at an abortion rally in Argentina. The photo was taken in Buenos Aires at one of the many Feb. 19 … Continue reading
This is awesome. And, too, is the fact that the Catholic Church has grown in Nigeria from 19 million in 2005 to 52 million in 2010. The video is hard to play but if you keep hitting the play button … Continue reading
Crisis, K.V. Turley:The new Irish law permitting abortion took effect on January 1, 2019. This controversial legislation was rushed through the normally sluggish Irish Parliament. The current political class then proceeded to pat itself on the back, with the Irish prime … Continue reading
Phil Lawler sums up the fraudulent testimony in the accusations of two young men. Lawler does so without offending the reader’s sensibilities with the details of the graphic falsehoods. Catholic Culture: Cardinal Pell has been convicted of molesting two young … Continue reading
Crisis, Julia Meloni: On March 3, 2013, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor—an alumnus of the St. Gallen mafia—met with then-Cardinal Bergoglio over risotto and wine. It was the evening before the pre-conclave general congregations—as Murphy-O’Connor recalls in his memoirs—and the old friends were discussing … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: It happened February 1646 in the Philippines. Warships of the Dutch Republic, which had recently fought a decades-long war in Europe with Spain, were in the South Pacific attempting to wrest complete control of the … Continue reading
How many are the days of the years of thy life? He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of … Continue reading
CNA, Christine Rousselle The movie “Unplanned,” which tells the true story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson’s conversion into a pro-life activist, has been given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, a decision the … Continue reading
Yes, as Mark Rubio put it: It is “unconscionable” that “protecting innocent, newborn abortion survivors is now a partisan issue.” And further he said that it is now “crystal clear” that Democrat Senators “support the legalization of infanticide.” CNA: The … Continue reading
Breitbart, Thomas D. Philips: The Education Bureau of the Chinese district of Lishan has launched a campaign to eradicate religious belief in kindergartens, which includes having the schoolchildren sign a commitment statement promising to avoid religious activities. Both pupils and … Continue reading
Renew America, Matt Abbott: The following e-letter (slightly edited) was recently sent to supporters of the pro-life organization LifeTree by its executive director, Elizabeth D. Wickham, Ph.D. Dear friends, Many of us remember being with Bishop Rene Henry Gracida on the Feast … Continue reading
Scott Smith Blog: First, they said Genesis, Eden, and Adam and Eve were just a “miserable myth”. Then something strange started to happen … Evidence started to stack up that all mankind originated in the same place: the “Out of Africa” … Continue reading
Settimo Cielo, Sandro Magister: On the opening morning, February 21, of the summit between Pope Francis and the leaders of the worldwide Church on the issue of the abuse of minors, the big no-show was the word “homosexuality.” And this in … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Cardinals Raymond Burke and Walter Brandmüller have issued a public challenge to bishops to speak out about the current crisis in the Church. In an open message directed primarily to the presidents of the world’s episcopal conferences, who … Continue reading
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