Woe to those who attend it. Public Religious practice is still outlawed in the Communist state. No question that those who attend the Mass (only on major holydays) in the Pyongyang cathedral will be duly noted by the government. Catholic … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: December 07, 2015 The president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization has suggested that strident criticism of Pope Francis might fall under the provisions of canon law that impose a penalty of excommunication for “physical violence” against … Continue reading
Eparchy of Newton: On Saturday 20 June, at the summer seat of Ain Traz (Lebanon), the Holy Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church finished the work it had begun on 15 June. A feature of this synod was the … Continue reading
I remember in the early 70s, when I studied in Rome, seeing so many church weddings. Not so today. CNA: Italy is facing a swift and dramatic collapse of the institution of marriage, according to a prominent Italian demographer and statistician. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The top court in the Dominican Republic has overturned legislation that allowed for legal abortion. The Constitutional Tribunal ruled that a law passed in 2014, with the backing of President Danilo Medina, violated the country’s constitution, which provides for … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 “completely matched with the Bible stories. I really felt that Jesus spoke to me directly. In such, the voice of Jesus was the engine of my choice”, says Sister Sawako Inae. The 50 … Continue reading
Catholic World Report: While the US government has approved the entry of thousands of Syrian Muslim refugees fleeing war in their country, 27 Iraqi Chaldean Catholics, seeking to escape violence and anti-Christian persecution in their homeland, were denied entry into the … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Italy’s Counterterrorism Agents and the Kosovo police arrested four suspected Jihadists for planning an attack on Pope Francis. More here.
What a breath of fresh air! Imagine if all cardinals spoke like Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez! We’d have a Church Militant again. Catholic Culture: A Catholic prelate in the Dominican Republic has invited controversy by saying that the American ambassador to … Continue reading
Trent Beattie for National Catholic Register. Interview with Sean Renfree: I’ve been asked by some people to attend their non-Catholic worship services. I thank them, but decline, and tell them that I’m Catholic for a reason. There’s something special about … Continue reading
CatholicOnline: In the United States, ISIS is our greatest threat, but across Iraq, the people believe differently. According to most Iraqis, the United States is literally and deliberately supplying ISIS fighters. In retaliation, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, has suggested he … Continue reading
AsiaNews: China will never give up the right to decide on future reincarnations of the Dalai Lama, said Zhu Weiqun, a leading official of the Chinese Communist Party yesterday speaking to the state run Global Times and attracting criticism from human … Continue reading
Alec Guinness, as can be read in Joseph Pearce’s book, Literary Converts, was a staunch opponent of the Novus Ordo vernacular Mass and a devotee of the Latin Mass Society in England. ChurchPop: Sir Alec Guinness is one of the most recognizable … Continue reading
Father Dwight Longenecker, Patheos: One of the things that maddens and amuses me about Protestants is something called “primitivism”. I’ve written about it here. “Primitivism” is the ambition to return the church to the simplest form as it was in … Continue reading
Dale Ahlquist, Catholic World Report: Did you know that Thanksgiving is a Catholic holiday? True, it’s not on the Church calendar. And it is celebrated only in America, whereas Church holidays are universal. Our national holiday is certainly an event … Continue reading
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