AsiaNews: The US State Department has declared 35 Russian diplomats from the embassy in the capital and San Francisco consulate “persona non grata”, giving them 72 hours to leave the country with their families. The US also will close two buildings … Continue reading
AsiaNews, Elizabeth Li: The Assembly ended yesterday aimed at “dividing the Church in China”. For an elderly priest, “Pope Francis’ position is ambiguous and vague.” Allowing underground bishops into China’s bishops’ conference would give them the majority. The “optimistic” towards Chinese … Continue reading
“I have the highest honor of announcing that in only a matter of seconds the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Pius XI, will inaugurate the Radio Station of the Vatican City State. The electric radio waves will transport to all the world … Continue reading
The Real Syrian Free Press: Archbishop of Jerusalem in Exile Hilarion Capucci passed away at the age of 94 in the Italian Capital of Rome on Sunday. The late Capucci was born in Aleppo city in 1922 and became a … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Mao Zedong, who tried to destroy religion in his lifetime, is now worshiped like a god. Especially in Hunan, the province where he came from, Buddhist and Taoist temples often have a statue of the Great Helmsman, covered with yellow … Continue reading
Crisis Magazine, John Paul Meenan; A recent article in First Things by J.D. Flynn reflects upon Shusaku Endo’s 1966 Japanese novel Silence, now being released as a film directed by Martin Scorcese (which should tell you something). The tale follows an idealistic Jesuit missionary who, … Continue reading
Community in Mission: In the ancient Church and up until rather recently, one genuflected at the two references to the Incarnation during the Mass: during the Creed and in the Last Gospel (John 1). Why was this done? It was explained … Continue reading
Yes, you read that right. So objecting to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and its building of hundreds of thousands of settlements on land stolen from its neighbor could bring on a curse from God for the USA. God may well … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, K.V.Turley: It was a bright summer’s day. I had walked the streets of suburban London through the midday heat. Then I left the glare behind and entered a darkened room. Before me was Our Lady of Fatima; … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: On 25 December 2016 the Brazilian Leonardo Boff, one of the most prominent theorists and operatives of Latin American Liberation Theology, gave a candidly revealing and manifoldly informative interview to the German regional newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Due to … Continue reading
Reading this rending appeal by Father Tom Uzhunnalil, I think of Asia Bibi too, a Pakistani Catholic mother, now in her seventh year of captivity. She, too, is not European, only a poor woman. I think of the clergy and … Continue reading
New Liturgical Movement, Peter Kwasniewski: Among the most beloved of Christmas pieces is surely the so-called “Huron Carol.” The carol’s text was written by St. Jean de Brebeuf in Quebec in 1642 or 1643 while his father recuperated from a … Continue reading
FoxNews: A Republican National Committee official lashed out at critics after part of a Christmas statement it made Sunday sparked outrage on social media. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released a three-paragraph statement on the holiday, but it was the first … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli, Robert de Mattei: Has the Pope appointed an external commissioner to the Order of Malta? Pope Francis undeniably likes the strategy of appointing external commissioners as he has already adopted this draconian measure against two religious communities considered too … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Pope Francis expressed his condolences to the Russian people after a Russian defense ministry plane crashed near Sochi, killing all 92 people aboard. The Pope made his remarks following his December 26 Angelus address. More here with links.
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