AsiaNews; Some people who care about me advised me not to speak more, or rather to pray more. Of course to pray more is absolutely correct, and all our hopes should be on God, and entrusted to the intercession of … Continue reading
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More on the Vatican Ostpolitik With China
AsiaNews, Padre Pietro: It is not that Msgr. Zhuang wants to cling to the post of bishop, the point is that he cannot accept leaving the sacred chair to an illegitimate bishop. It is a matter of faith and conscience: it … Continue reading
‘Walking Priest’ Makes Himself Available and Approachable
The Remnant, Michael Matt: Fr. Lawrence Carney is chaplain to a traditional order of nuns, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri. He visits the community daily to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass, hear confession and offer spiritual … Continue reading
Cathedral Conference Center in LA Sponsoring Pagan Rituals from Pre-Christian Philippines
LifeSiteNews, Dorothy Cummings, The Archdiocese of Los Angeles overseen by Archbishop José Gómez is allowing its conference center right next to Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral to be used for a Filipino native spirituality workshop that one critic says will expose … Continue reading
Outrage: Small Group of Protestant and Jewish Clergy ‘Bless’ Abortuary
National Catholic Register, Msgr. Charles Pope: There are times when something is said or done that is so distorted, so hideous, so sacrilegious that mere words cannot adequately convey its repulsiveness. This is certainly the case with the recent “blessing” … Continue reading
Blessing for Homosexual Couples? Cardinal Marx Says: ‘We Have No Rule’
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Today, 3 February, Cardinal Reinhard Marx — the President of the German Bishops’ Conference — suggests a further opening with regard to the idea of establishing a blessing from the German Catholic Church to be given to … Continue reading
Illuminating Interview of Maike Hickson With Professor Joseph Seifert
Editor’s Note: The following interview with Dr. Joseph Seifert, founding rector of the International Academy of Philosophy in Liechtenstein & President of the newly founded John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family was conducted by Dr. Maike Hickson on … Continue reading
Clarity Needed: Cardinal Zen Unsatisfied With Vatican Ambiguity on Episcopate in China
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In its statement on the controversy surrounding talks between the Holy See and Beijing, the Vatican has affirmed what was never in question, while leaving the key question unanswered—at best. The January 30 statement from the Vatican press … Continue reading
New Life and Family Academy Offers Clear Catholic Teaching on End-of-Life Issues
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: As we reported in October of 2017, a new John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family (JAHLF) has been founded in order to continue the ethical work of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL) as well as … Continue reading
China: Sad Voices From the Underground Church
AsiaNews; [As one of the faithful lamented] In this case, for political reasons we are giving up the faith. The result of reconciliation is dereliction, or rather the desertion of the underground Church. The Vatican loses along all the line. … Continue reading
‘Springtime’? Abysmal Decline of Catholic Population in Latin America
Catholic Herald, Andrew Chesnut: One of the major reasons why a Latin American was elected the first pope from the New World almost five years ago is the long-term decline of the flock in the most Catholic region on earth. … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen: ‘I am Happy To Be an Obstacle’ to Vatican Compromise With Red China
Catholic Herald: “Do I think that the Vatican is selling out the Catholic Church in China? Yes, definitely, if they go in the direction which is obvious from all what they are doing in recent years and months.” He concludes on … Continue reading
Great Chinese Catholics: 2 Jesuits, a Princess, and a Diplomat Who Became a Benedictine Abbot
Catholic World Report Anthony E. Clark: After Mao Zedong (1893-1976) declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, missionaries and Chinese clergy flooded out of mainland China to escape the coming anti-Christian persecutions. There were some clergy, however, … Continue reading
Non-Catholic Christian ‘Martyrs’? Not If They Die Denying the One True Catholic Faith
AsiaNews: As it happened to Israel after liberation, “even today’s Christians encounter many difficulties along the way, surrounded by so many spiritual deserts, which cause hope and joy to dry up. There are also serious dangers on the way, which … Continue reading
Good Advice On Dealing With Anger
The Catholic World Report: Since the feeling of anger is natural and unavoidable, Fr. Morrow said it is important to know how to express anger or displeasure in an effective and positive way. The first step: decide if it is … Continue reading
