The Holy See made public yesterday the Latin text of a letter from Pope Francis to Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, appointing him as papal legate to consecrate the Church of the Baptism of Jesus at the Jordan … Continue reading
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Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Accuse Pope Francis of Fueling Antisemitism
Representing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Harriet P. Schleifer and William C. Daroff wrote a letter to Pope Francis in which they accuse him of fueling antisemitism due to his mild denunciations of Israeli war crimes … Continue reading
Trudeau Leaves Behind an Anti-Catholic Legacy
(Peter Laffin/National Catholic Register) — Over his nine-year reign as Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau has championed causes that directly contradict fundamental Catholic teachings with respect to human life and undertaken other actions that have harmed the local Church. His … Continue reading
Mass Deportations ‘Incompatible With Catholic Doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy Says at His DC Debut
(Matthew McDonald/National Catholic Register) — Cardinal Robert McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, says he wishes success for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration but that he’ll be watching closely to see how Trump deals with immigrants who are in the … Continue reading
‘Barbarians’ at the Gate: Liberal Elites in Meltdown Over Right-Wing Austrian Government
(Zoltán Kottász/The European Conservative) — Europe’s elites are visibly shaken by the fact that yet another democratically elected right-wing government will upset the balance of power and challenge liberal leaders on their failed policies. “Barbarians at Europe’s gate”; a “pro-Russian … Continue reading
Catholic priest in Belarus convicted of treason, sentenced to 11 years in penal colony
MINSK, Belarus (OSV News) — Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus Dec. 30 in a move that highlights the growing persecution of Catholics in the Russia-aligned … Continue reading
Johnson Dodges Abortion in Acceptance Speech as Democrats Continue to Peddle Death
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news analysis… DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT ABORTION — REPUBLICANS TALK EVERYTHING EXCEPT ABORTION ON Friday, January 3rd — the swearing in day of the 119th Congress — five term Congressman Mike Johnson … Continue reading
‘The Frankfurt Inscription’ May Force a Rewrite of Northern Alpine Church History
The Church may have older roots in northern Europe than heretofore thought. (Tim Newcomb/Popular Mechanics) An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered buried in a Frankfurt, Germany, grave, still next to the chin of the man who wore it, has 18 lines of … Continue reading
President Donald Trump Announces He Will Nominate Brian Burch as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
On December 20th, President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced that he will nominate Brian Burch, the President and co-founder of CatholicVote.org, as the 13th United States Ambassador to the Holy See. The appointment must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A … Continue reading
Saint Thorlak, the Patron of Iceland
Today is the feast of Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson (Þorlákur Þórhallsson in Icelandic), the national patron of Iceland. This I know thanks to a lovely tribute to him on the CNA site, an AI summary of which is below.1 Sadly, there … Continue reading
Sri Lankan cardinal mandates male-only altar servers in Colombo Archdiocese
(Tyler Arnold/CNA) — Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has mandated that girls are not permitted to serve as altar servers in parishes within the Archdiocese of Colombo. “No girls should be invited to serve at the altar, as altar servers, … Continue reading
U.S. bishops designate National Shrine as Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage site
(Kate Quiñones/CNA) — The U.S. bishops on Tuesday designated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., as a special pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. A jubilee is a special holy year of grace and … Continue reading
France: ‘A grave offense before Christmas’: desecration of a church in Seine-et-Marne with a satanic symbol
The following is an AI summary of a French language news report by Julien Van Caeyseele at actu.fr. 1 In Guercheville, France, the Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church was vandalized with satanic symbols, including the number 666 and a reference to Satan, just … Continue reading
Through Papal Almoner, Pope Francis Sends Mobile Hospital, Medical Equipment to War-torn Ukraine
(Christopher Wells/Vatican News) — Pope Francis is once again demonstrating his closeness to the suffering people of Ukraine, sending the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Service of Charity, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to the war-torn country in the days before … Continue reading
The Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Canonized
The Holy See Press Office published this notice yesterday concerning the canonization of the Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, brutally murdered during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror: During the audience granted to His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of … Continue reading
