And, please stop giving interviews to a nonagenarian atheist reporter. Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Okay, Pope Francis probably did not say: “There is no hell.” But that’s the headline story for today—for Holy Thursday. And while maybe the interviewer is responsible for … Continue reading
Catholic Herald, Matthew Schmitz: Last week, in a speech to Italian liturgists, Pope Francis appeared to set in stone the liturgical changes that came at the time of Vatican II. “After this magisterium, after this long journey,” he said, “we can … Continue reading
ChurchPop: “Catholic guilt?” That’s what one reporter in New York City asked rhetorically on Twitter while sharing a peculiar video: a thief making the Sign of the Cross before smashing the door of a clothing store and robbing it. See video here.
National Catholic Register: Pro-life warrior Cyril Winter passed away Friday, March 9, 2018. A daily presence for seven years outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic in downtown Ottawa, Cy did not survive surgery to place stents in his coronary arteries. His legacy, … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: The Spanish flag will fly at half-mast on all military buildings including the Ministry of Defence in Madrid to commemorate the death of Christ this Holy Week. In a statement, the ministry said all units, bases, barracks will … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Dan Hitchens: Taiwanese politicians are increasingly concerned that the Holy See could cut its diplomatic ties with the small state if a China-Vatican diplomatic deal goes ahead. China views Taiwan as a rebel province rather than an independent state: … Continue reading
CNA: Police have detained a Catholic bishop at the center of controversy over a possible agreement between the Vatican and China. Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin of Mindong in China’s Fujian province is a 59-year-old underground bishop, loyal to the Holy … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: The police officer who died after taking the place of a hostage in France was a practising (sic) Catholic who had “experienced a genuine conversion” around 2008. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame died on Saturday after volunteering to replace a female … Continue reading
And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them (Isaias 3:4). 1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Today, 24 March, those 300 young people gathered in Rome at the invitation of the Vatican issued their own final document after a week-long discussion. Some 15,000 … Continue reading
The Daily Caller News Foundation, Peter Hasson: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans broke their promise to conservative voters by giving Planned Parenthood approximately $500 million in taxpayer funding in the omnibus spending bill that Trump signed into law on … Continue reading
CNA: The French documentary “Summer in the Forest” depicts the lives of four disabled men and their unlikely friend: a philosopher born into a powerful and distinguished Canadian family, Jean Vanier. Vanier is the founder of L’Arche, a federation of … Continue reading
Pardon my citing the liberal NBCNews for this report, but it is correct on this dangerous man. NBCNews: In 2015, John Bolton wrote an op-ed article for The New York Times with a simple, startling headline: “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.” … Continue reading
Ucanews, Michael Sainsbury: One of the biggest critics of a potential deal between Beijing and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops, Hong Kong-based Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kuin, believes that the landmark agreement could be signed as early as March … Continue reading
The Federalist, Casey Chalk:The day after the Washington Post published a March 16 article on the persecution of Christians in Pakistan, I received the email I feared would one day come. One of my best friends, a Pakistani Catholic named Michael, had been … Continue reading
I thought these six suggestions of Mr. Nielsen were great common sense. Here are a few simple suggestions to ameliorate the situation: Allow kids more rest. Studies show that teen brains need more sleep than they are getting. Starting school … Continue reading
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