1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Just two days after the official publication of the new pastoral guidelines concerning marriage, there seems to be in Germany an increase of disorder. Contradicting, confusing, and alarmed voices are now to be heard from all corners of … Continue reading
Reading this interview I was delighted to see what Maury Buford had to say about the Bears Walter Payton, one of the best all time running backs. I wrote a tribute to Payton back in 2010 here. It is worth … Continue reading
CNA: A Dutch doctor who drugged an elderly woman and had her restrained as she fought lethal injection has been cleared by a review panel for “acting in good faith.” The woman, in her 80s, had dementia and had been … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Patty Knap: From 2008–2010, Ciudad Juárez, in northern Mexico was listed as one of the most dangerous cities in the world, due to drug and gang related violence. Now in a dramatic turnaround, the city is considered safer than several … Continue reading
Angelus, CNA: The U.S. bishops are concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to maintain a “troubling” Obama-era executive order that could demand federal contractors violate their religious beliefs on marriage and gender ideology. “In seeking to remedy instances of discrimination, … Continue reading
Of course, he was charming. The atheists loved him. Just see the flattering comments they left in the comment box. See Brandon Vogt here. Then read the Fatima article below for the Catholic perspective. Fatima Persepctive, Christopher Ferrara: The articulate … Continue reading
Sad news. UCANews: A Chinese bishop has taken a second post in the same state-aligned organization he quit from during his 2012 episcopal ordination, an event that led to his house arrest. Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin took up a post … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Three thousand new homes for Israeli settlers will be built in Judea-Samaria (the term Israel uses for the Palestinian Occupied Territories). The announcement was made last night with a statement issued by the defense ministry. This is the fourth announcement … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Stephen Beale: When it comes to religious affiliation, a distinctive pattern has emerged in President Donald Trump’s new administration: Most of the high-ranking appointees to military-related positions hail from a Catholic background. That includes not only Gen. … Continue reading
The Five Beasts: While Freemasonry originated in 1717, it was in 1870, the same year the American order, the Shriners, were founded, that it began a concerted assault on the institutions of the Roman Catholic Church. It was a portentous year as the government of Italy … Continue reading
I just read of Maronite Bishop Edmund Farhat’s death on AsiaNews website. He died last December 16. When Brother Francis went to Rome to present our case once again before the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in June … Continue reading
LifeNews: President Donald Trump indicated today that he will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday. The president previously said he would pick a “truly great Justice.” In a tweet Monday, Trump said he has made his selection. “I have made … Continue reading
1Peter5, Steve Skojec: Fra’ Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, offered his resignation at the pope’s request earlier this week. Today, the Sovereign Council of the Order — the only body with the authority to permit his … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, from Matt Hadro CNA/EWTN: “On behalf of the president of the United States,” he said, “we thank you for your stand for life” and “for your compassion, for your love of the women and children of America.” “And … Continue reading
Crux, John Allen: Understandably, most reaction to Pope Francis’s latest blockbuster interview, in this case with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, focused on his comments on populism, including Donald Trump. Whenever you have the pope warning against the lure of political … Continue reading
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