AsiaNews: Mgr Thomas Zeng Jingmu, bishop emeritus of Yujiang, passed away on Saturday (2 April) at the age of 96. He was a member of the non-official Church, and had spent several years in jail for his faithfulness to the pope. … Continue reading
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NY Yankees Have Catholic Gem for a Scout
National Catholic Register, Trent Beattie: Interview with Joe Caro “I was in and out of the hospital receiving and recovering from treatments for nine months. I gained great strength by receiving the anointing of the sick several times throughout that … Continue reading
Cardinal Sarah: ‘Just Being Good’ Not Good Enough
Rorate Caeli: “Just being good” ideology is one of the most dangerous. This leads us to consider everything as “good”, falsifying in this way even all that is truly part of the life of man. Jesus did not say to … Continue reading
SSPX Bishop Thinks Pope Francis Will Recognize Society Unilaterally
Father Z’s Blog: If you read Italian, there is a fascinating piece at La Stampa by Marco Tosatti (who is not one of the traitorous Italian Vaticanisti) about SSPX Bp. Alfonso de Galarreta’s view of Pope Francis’ view of the … Continue reading
Ex-Senator, Pro-Abortion Wendy Davis Given Standing Ovation at Notre Dame
Cardinal Newman Society: Davis — who rose to stardom in the political world following her 2013 filibuster of pro-life legislation in Texas — ran the gamut of pro-abortion, anti-Catholic talking points during an event Monday hosted by the University of Notre … Continue reading
Chinese Artist Finds the Faith Doing Sketch Work of Cathedral
CNA: Yan Xu is an artist from the central China city of Wuhan. What she drew one day would change her life. Confused about her future after resigning from a job in 2003, she found herself at an unlikely place. “At … Continue reading
DOJ Agents Raid Home of Anti-Abortion Video Producer
CBS Sacramento: An anti-abortion activist who made undercover videos at Planned Parenthood clinics said in a social media posting that California Department of Justice agents raided his home Tuesday. Read more here, scroll down.
In Pro-Abortion Speech Clinton Calls Unborn Child a “Person”
Catholic Online: “The unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights,” Clinton stated, adding, “That doesn’t mean that we don’t do everything we possibly can, in the vast majority of instances to, you know, help a mother who is carrying a child … Continue reading
Has Asia Bibi a Voice in Rome? Is Anyone in the Vatican Listening?
www.chiesa, Sandro Magister: Every time Islam is in the middle, Francis is extremely cautious. But on Pakistan his reticence is at its highest. Here is the story of the Christian mother on which he is silent. She has been in prison … Continue reading
Japan: Bones Discovered of Last Martyred Missioner to Japan
Vatican Radio: Japanese authorities on Monday confirmed the identity of a 17th century Italian Catholic Missionary priest, Fr. Giovanni Battista Sidotti, whose body was found in 2014 during excavations for an apartment building. He is known as the ‘last missionary … Continue reading
Will Any Bishop Stand Up and Praise the Work Done to Bring Salvation to the Indians?
Catholic Culture: The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined leaders of other Canadian Catholic organizations in lamenting the European confiscation of the land of indigenous persons during the Age of Discovery. More here.
On Abortion and the Occult
Judie Brown, Renew America: Consider this example as well. Inside the walls of the Summit Women’s Center, an abortion clinic in Connecticut, a sign on the waiting room wall reads: “The staff in this office does sacred work and though you … Continue reading
Blind Woman Has Sight Restored After Venerating Relic of Lebanese Saint
Aleteia: Gutierrez had lived with Arnold Chiari malformation since she was 13. Two years ago she lost vision in her left eye, and then in her right eye last year. Doctors inserted a shunt to try to relieve the pressure, … Continue reading
Review of Willa Cather’s ‘Death Comes to the Archbishop’
An interesting look at a Protestant who wrote with a pulsating intensity of the inner beauty of the Catholic culture of the Southwest. The Catholic World Report, Bradley J. Birzer: “I am amused that so many of the reviews of … Continue reading
Pope Received SSPX Bishop Fellay on April 1
The Remnant: This just in from SSPX.org:. “Pope Francis received Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X, accompanied by the Society’s Second General Assistant, Fr. Alain-Marc Nely, at Domus Sanctae Marthae, at 5 p.m. on Friday, … Continue reading
