Aleteia, Daniel Esparza: One hundred years ago, on January 10, 1917, William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, died in Denver, Colorado. The celebrated Chief of Scouts of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, who had also served as a guide … Continue reading
That is the gist of this joint declaration. CNS: Under certain circumstances and after long prayer and a profound examination of conscience, some divorced and civilly remarried Catholics may return to the sacraments, said the bishops of Malta. . . … Continue reading
Interview with Matteo Mazuzzi, Il Foglio. 1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Cardinal Caffarra reminds us of the “grave duty of us cardinals to advise the pope in governing the Church. It is a duty, and duties oblige.” He makes clear the fact “which … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Following her comments, Edward Leigh MP for Gainsborough tweeted: “Equalities czar says we ‘can’t condemn others for living differently’ then condemns Catholics for living differently.” Report is here.
Crux: A Catholic diocese in northern Mexico announced on Thursday that a priest who had been missing since Jan. 3 was found dead. The Saltillo Diocese in Coahuila state said in a statement that it was informed by authorities about the … Continue reading
EWTNews, Nick Donnelly: It has emerged that during a meeting between Pope Francis and Cardinal Burke in November about the scandal of the Knights of Malta distributing condoms and oral contraceptives in Africa, the Holy Father instructed Cardinal Burke to “clean … Continue reading
1Peter5, Steve Skojek: On August 23rd, 1973, four bank workers in Stockholm, Sweden, were taken hostage at gunpoint by Jan-Erik Olsson, a career criminal who was later joined by a friend of his from prison. After six days — during which … Continue reading
Good article here by Joseph Matt of The Wanderer weekly Catholic paper. It is good to see unity among traditional-minded Catholics who have the honest lucidity of mind to call a spade a spade. Would that this were so regarding … Continue reading
1Peter5 The following insightful article by Markus Günther was translated by Maike Hickson. Is Germany a Christian country? It depends. On paper, the churches are still binding millions of people. But their influence is small in the lives of the individual … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: In the wake of the recent 8 January defense of the papal document Amoris Laetitia by Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), there have been an increasing number of … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The outspoken supporter of the Chinese Communist Party and 98-year-old patriotic Bishop Anthony Tu Shihua of Puqi was buried at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on Jan 10. More here.
Catholic Culture: In the new US Congress, most of the representatives who graduated from Jesuit-run colleges and universities are strongly in favor of legal abortion, according to a study by Matthew Archbold of the Cardinal Newman Society. More here.
Catholic Culture: The general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation called upon Lutherans around the world to remain focused on Martin Luther’s teaching of salvation through faith alone during 2017, the 500th anniversary year of the Protestant Reformation. More here.
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said in a live television interview on Sunday that a “fraternal correction” of Pope Francis regarding his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The … Continue reading
Fatima Network, Christopher Ferrara: So the Vatican has made a big fuss over Martin Scorsese’s latest filmic opus, “Silence,” in which Scorsese, an admitted “lapsed Catholic,” once again exploits his Catholic background to perpetrate a travesty of the faith, just as … Continue reading
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