AsiaNews: President-elect Donald Trump has asked why the United States should keep to the principle of “one China”, if Beijing will not make concessions on trade or other issues. The newspaper Global Times has provided an immediate answer: Trump is an … Continue reading
AsiaNews: From December 26 to 30 next the Ninth National Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives will be held in Beijing. It is the most authoritative gathering of the official Church in China, the one recognized by the government. In its statutes … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Stephanie Mann: Four hundred and thirty-five years ago, on December 1, 1581, an infamous priest was executed at Tyburn. Edmund Campion, SJ was a traitor in nearly all Englishmen’s eyes (except for the Catholics whom he served). … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Several years ago an article appeared in the Washington Post, of all places, on the history of contraception. The writer reported that wormwood—a kind of herbal derivative—was used as a contraceptive by the ancients. (The … Continue reading
Fox News: An Italian priest has decided to break with tradition and not set up a Nativity scene in his town’s cemetery this Christmas — in order to avoid offending Muslims, Milan’s Corriere della Sera reported on Friday. More here.
These thoughts of Cardinal Meisner are worth our savoring in these troubled times. There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes (John 6:9). No detail is insignificant in holy scripture, as the good cardinal notes regarding … Continue reading
Eric Worrall, WUWT: Catholic Online reports that new priests will be expected to be familiar with and promote efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The rest is here.
www.chiesa, Sandro Magister: The conflicts set into motion today by “Amoris Laetitia” have a precedent in the Christological controversies of the late Roman empire. They were resolved by the ecumenical council of Chalcedon. From Chile, one scholar proposes that the … Continue reading
The Wanderer, Maike Hickson: Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, a retired Curial Cardinal and former head of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, has now added his own voice to those voices supporting the Four Cardinals and their dubia as sent to the … Continue reading
Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the internationally renowned apologist of the fullness of the Catholic faith, admits that we are already witnessing a bizarre schism among some clergy who profess union with the pope but who have broken their ties with Christ, … Continue reading
WND: Does leftist activist and filmmaker Michael Moore know something the rest of us don’t? Moore predicted President-elect Donald Trump may not become America’s next president, saying anything can happen between now and Jan. 20, 2017. “Nothing anyone has predicted has happened,” Moore … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Jan Bentz: Schneider [said] that “dialogue seems to be accepted only if you think like everyone else – that is practically like a regime.” Schneider brought up his experience in Russia, where he was born in the time of the Soviet … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: When Archbishop Michael Jackels lifted the chalice during the consecration at a memorial Mass on Oct. 8 in Dubuque, Iowa, many hearts were filled with emotion. It was the first time this chalice had been used … Continue reading
CNA: A distant part of Ethiopia last week celebrated the baptisms of 300 adult catechumens, youth, and infants. “Today when you receive this great Sacrament of Baptism you become sons and daughters of God, people of God and members of the … Continue reading
CNA: A staunchly right-winged politician whose chances seemed slim when the primaries began is now in line to become the next President of France. François Fillon, former prime minister of France and a faithful Catholic, has pulled ahead in the Republican … Continue reading
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