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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register: I love Eucharistic adoration. There are so many different prayers and so many different ways to pray, but my favorite venue for prayer is right in front Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Our worship offered … Continue reading
Taiwan News, Duncan DeAeth: Ties between China and the Vatican appear to be getting more complex with recent news that a retired Hong Kong Cardinal made a secret mission to deliver a letter directly to the Pope on behalf of Catholics … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: As Katholisch.de, the official website of the German bishops, reports today, Cardinal Willem Eijk, the Dutch cardinal and Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht, requested that Pope Francis bring light into the confusion concerning the question as to how to deal with … Continue reading
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