Catholic Herald: The new Bishop of Innsbruck, Hermann Glettler, has said he supports the ordination of women to the diaconate, and is open to giving Communion to the divorced and remarried. More here.
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Pontifical Academy for Life Eviscerated
Fatima Network Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: Not that anyone should be surprised, but the appointment of the pro-“gay,” pro-Holy Communion for public adulterers Archbishop Vincenzio (“obscene mural”) Paglia as head of the reconstituted Pontifical Academy for Life has had the desired result. … Continue reading
Medjugorje: The Bizarre and the Heretical
Catholic Herald, Michael Davis: The Medjugorje movement is very much in tune with the Second Vatican Council. Devotees are prone to uplifting guitar music borrowed from charismatic Protestant revivals. They go in for those warped, El Greco-style crucifixes. They photoshop … Continue reading
Chinese Archbishop Removed From Vatican Congregation, Appointed Ambassador to Greece
I have misgivings about the displacement of Msgr. Hon from the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples to a diplomatic position for which he has no experience. He was a voice in Rome for the underground Church in China and … Continue reading
Rowing the Ocean From Miami to New York for Our Lady of Fatima
South Strand News, Tommy Howard: Kentucky resident Greg Dougherty is on his way to New York – by way of Miami. He’s not flying, driving, taking a bus or train. He’s rowing his boat – a skiff – the entire … Continue reading
Cardinal Mueller Says Curia Workers Have ‘Fear’ of Spies Acting Like ‘Children’
Catholic Herald: There is a climate of fear in the Curia as people worry “spies” will bad-mouth them to the Pope, the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said. In an extensive interview with National Catholic Register, … Continue reading
Poland: Oct 7, Bishops Call Faithful to Go to Nation’s Borders for Rosary of Reparation
Fatima Network News, Nelson Hertel: Polonia semper fidelis, “Poland (is) always faithful” is one of the mottoes of the Polish nation, dating back to 1658 when Pope Alexander VII declared the city of Lwów (Lviv) to be so, after the inhabitants’ … Continue reading
Churches Desecrated in Holy Land
Catholic Herald: Wadie Abunassar, adviser to the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, said there have been some 80 incidents of vandalism against churches and Christians sites over the last decade. In most of the cases, no arrests or … Continue reading
While Millionaire NFL Players Protest ‘Whatever’, All of Puerto Rico Suffers Devastation
The Atlantic, Alan Taylor: Five days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, its devastating impact is becoming clearer. Most of the U.S. territory currently has no electricity or running water, fewer than 250 of the island’s 1,600 cellphone … Continue reading
More on Steeler’s Alejandro Villanueva: His Catholic Heart
I posted a News item Monday on the valiant stand of 6’9” 330 lb tackle, Alejandro Villanueva, in his singular support for America while the rest of his teammates quarantined themselves with their coach in the locker room during the … Continue reading
Collateral Damage? There Is No Justification for This Cold Disregard of Civilian Lives
Human Rights Watch: Two aerial attacks near Raqqa, Syria in March killed at least 84 civilians, including 30 children, and raise concerns that US-led coalition forces fighting the extremist armed group Islamic State (also known as ISIS) did not take adequate precautions to … Continue reading
Never Give Up: Padre Pio and the Conversion of Bernie
Aleteia, Judy Landrieu Klein: St. Pius of Pietrelcina is still fondly known as “Padre Pio” and I gratefully remember the day I was “introduced” to him in the mid-1990s. It happened when my dry cleaner, Curt, dropped off a relic … Continue reading
Correctio Filialis Making a World-Wide Impact
Rorate Caeli, Robert de Mattei: The “filial correction” addressed to Pope Francis by more than 60 priests and scholars of the Church, has had an extraordinary impact all over the world. There was no lack of those who tried to minimize … Continue reading
Summorum Pontificum Congress Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
Speakers included Cardinals Sarah and Mueller and Dr. Gotti Tedeschi. 1Peter5, Alexandro Rico: But the most provocative aspect of Dr. Gotti Tedeschi’s speech was surely his denunciation of the masonic, or as he calls it, the ‘gnostic’ involvement in the efforts … Continue reading
Palestine: 50 Years of Israeli Occupation and Consequent Suffering
Catholic Online, Tony Magliano: Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War when Israel captured and occupied the Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, the remaining part of the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinian people have lived under the heavy yoke of Israeli military … Continue reading
