(Vatican News) — To celebrate 400 years since the founding of the Congregation of the Mission of St Vincent De Paul, Pope Francis sends a letter to the Superior General, stressing the founder’s example of service to the poor. Marking 400 … Continue reading
VATICAN CITY (Edward Pentin/National Catholic Register) — Bishop Athanasius Schneider said Pope Francis “showed great cordiality” toward him during a private audience on Monday and that they “spoke about some important themes on the life of the Church.” In a … Continue reading
VATICAN CITY (Michael Haynes/LifeSiteNews) — Any attempt to “abolish” the traditional Mass would be a “diabolical project” that “seeks to break with the Church of Christ,” said Cardinal Robert Sarah this week. “In the history of the liturgy there is … Continue reading
Life Advocates Pray That the 47th President Will Do As the 40th, Choosing to ‘Defend Every Innocent Preborn Life’ (January 21, 2025 – Fredericksburg, Virginia) — American Life League is urging President Trump to follow in the footsteps of President … Continue reading
Below, we reproduce the opening of an article in The Times of Israel on the prominence of Sheldon Adelson’s widow, Miriam Adelson, at Donald Trump’s inauguration. To understand the significance of this, readers are referred to a piece by Frank … Continue reading
(Middle East Eye) — The Israeli military bombed and stormed Jenin on Tuesday as it launched a major assault on the northern occupied West Bank city, days after a ceasefire in Gaza took hold. The attacks killed at least seven Palestinians and wounded 35 others, … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Matt Lamb/LifeSiteNews) — President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order that allowed gender-confused troops to serve in the military. Trump rescinded 78 of former President Joe Biden’s executive orders, including a handful that pushed the LGBT agenda. The decision drew … Continue reading
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release, dated last night (January 20, 2025)… LEAGUE HAILS TRUMP WITHDRAWAL FROM PRO-ABORTION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION At 8:25 this evening, less than nine hours after his inauguration, President Donald J. … Continue reading
We can cut him a break. He’s not a grammarian. Gender is a linguistic construction; sex is biological. The latter is absolutely binary, the former is not (Latin and Greek have neuter genders!) This is good news. WASHINGTON, D.C., (LifeSiteNews) … Continue reading
VATICAN CITY (Dorothy Cummings McLean/LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis met with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, this morning. It was unexpectedly reported today that the Pontiff had just received the tradition-loving Bishop Schneider in a “private audience.” … Continue reading
ROME (Nicole Winfield/AP) — Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The probe uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement … Continue reading
(Vatican News) — In the hours following the annoucement of a ceasefire in Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expresses his cautious optimism, touching on the fragile hope for the future and the urgent humanitarian priorities needed … Continue reading
(Aid to the Church in Need) — The number of priests and religious kidnapped increased in 2024, while the number arrested for reasons of persecution diminished. In total, ACN registered 122 cases impacting priests and religious, including 13 murders, 38 … Continue reading
Here are a few news stories on the Gaza ceasefire, followed by the “Declaration of the Catholic Ordinaries on the Ceasefire in Gaza”: Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release (CNA) Israel launches killing spree … Continue reading
According to Open Doors International, “More than 380 [million] Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.” Further, one in seven are persecuted worldwide, while one in five suffer persecution in Africa and two in five in … Continue reading
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