Vatican Radio: In Yemen, an air raid by the Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement has shut down the nation’s main airport further isolating the country where millions are on the brink of famine. See here.
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Vatican ‘Life’ Academy Hosting Pro-Abortion and Euthanasia Speakers
Yet, Pope Francis tells the Conference that euthanasia is “always” wrong. How is it that a Pontifical Academy then is giving a platform to pro-euthanasia speakers? This is not exactly “doublespeak,” rather it seems to me more like the politician … Continue reading
Crisis in Lebanon: PM Held in Saudi Arabia
AsiaNews: For the first time in history, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has described Saudi Arabia as an aggressor against the “independence and dignity” of his country during a meeting last night with the National Media Council and the owners of the … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke Makes Final Plea for Pope to Answer the Dubia
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: In wishing to honor two recently deceased cardinals, the American cardinal makes a final plea to the Holy Father for clarity, saying the “grave” situation is “continually worsening” and that it is “urgent” the Pope “confirm … Continue reading
The True Facts About the ‘Kidnapped’ Jewish Boy Edgardo Mortara
National Catholic Register, Kathy Schiffer: Vittorio Messori, in his book Kidnapped by the Vatican? The Unpublished Memoirs of Edgardo Mortara, quotes from Mortara’s own testimony: When I was adopted by Pius IX, the whole world shouted that I was a victim, a … Continue reading
China: Cardinal Zen Expresses Grave Concern That Holy See May Sell Out Underground Church
AsiaNewsit: Fr. Wei Heping, 41, died in mysterious circumstances, his body dumped in a river in Taiyuan (Shanxi). For the police claim he committed suicide. Family members are not allowed to even see the autopsy report. For Card. Zen the Holy … Continue reading
British Bishops Under Pressure: Gov Wants No More ‘Mother’ Or ‘Father’ in School Forms
We shall see. Don’t be surprised. The Catholic Herald: Catholic schools will be asked to remove the terms “mother” and “father” from admissions forms, after a government ruling that the terms could be too restrictive. The Catholic Education Service has … Continue reading
Paris: More Young Catholics Pray Rosary in Protest of Lutheran Celebration in Catholic Church
en.News: Catholic youngsters prayed a rosary of reparation during a commemoration of the German heresiarch Martin Luther in the church Notre Dame des Blancs Manteux in Paris on October 31. Report is here.
The Ramones: Junk Music But a Donor Put the Four Deceased Brothers on Perpetual Mass List at Holy Apostles CT
I got this off of New Advent website linking to an article at Atlas Obscura by Ciara Giaimo on “weird” things found in the Rockn’Roll Hall of Fame archives. What’s the weirdest thing in the archives overall? I tossed this … Continue reading
Did Jesus Laugh?
There is no record of it in the Gospels. But there certainly are episodes in the Gospels wherein we can picture Our Lord smiling: when He blessed and embraced the little children; when He dubbed James and John “sons of … Continue reading
Salesian ‘Angel of the Lepers’ Dies at 102
AsiaNews: In a remote corner of Coloane Island (Macau), there was a leper colony abandoned by everyone. The despair was such that some, among the hundreds of lepers present there, killed themselves. In August 1963, Fr. Gaetano Nicosia asked to be … Continue reading
Archbishop of Berlin Corrupter of the Young
And with impunity, in this life. LifeSite News, Matthew Cullinan Hoffman: German Catholics are protesting a program endorsed personally by the archbishop of Berlin that gives “practical tips” to Catholic sex educators on how to teach children about their “sexual … Continue reading
Cause Entered for Canonization of Sister of Louis XVI
Catholic Herald, David Barrett: A princess executed in the French Revolution is a step closer to sainthood after France’s bishops approved the official opening of her Cause. Born in 1764, Elisabeth of France, known as Madame Elisabeth, was the youngest … Continue reading
More Information on the Veil of Manoppello
LifeSite News, Maike Hickson: There are still many Catholics who do not know “the greatest miracle we have,” in the words of St. Padre Pio. He was referring to the Holy Face of Manoppello, the Volto Santo, which is wondrously to … Continue reading
Salami Tactics and Today’s Neo-Casuistry
1Peter5, Msgr. Michel Sscooyans: The neo-casuists show great interest in cases of divorced persons who are “remarried.” As in other cases, the different stages of their approach provide a good illustration of salami tactics (a phrase coined by Matyas Rákosi), according to … Continue reading
