Wow! This may have to be the way the Church will operate in China henceforth. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Sun Jigen who, as a marked man, may be taken away again. Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Sun Jigen of Handan … Continue reading
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Four Catholic Bishops Kidnapped in China to Pressure Them into Another Illicit Consecration
Asia News: Four bishops in communion with the pope in Guangdong have disappeared and taken away by government officials in recent days to prepare for the illegitimate episcopal ordination of Fr Huang Bingzhang (see photo), which will take place next … Continue reading
Scientology in Decline: ‘Dianetics,’ Required Reading for Leaders of Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam
Ruth Davis Konigsberg of Time: The Church of Scientology is a notoriously difficult subject for journalists. The press has long been considered an enemy of the church, which was founded half a century ago by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. … Continue reading
Vatican Will Publish Secret Documents on Armenian Genocide
Asia News: The Vatican will co-publish a book with documents and information about the Armenian genocide. The papers are from the Vatican Secret Archives, and, to quote Mgr Sergio Pagano, the clergyman who runs the archives, “they make me feel … Continue reading
Holy See Pronounces Excommunication Nominatim Against Illicitly Consecrated Chinese Bishop
UCANews: The Holy See has pronounced latae sententiae (automatic) excommunication on Father Paul Lei Shiyin of Leshan, who was ordained a bishop without papal mandate last week. A priest and Church observer outside China who asked not to be named … Continue reading
Writer for English Catholic Paper Equates Confiteor and Breast Striking to Child Abuse
You have to read this to believe it. The Tablet: At Mass we have cards in the pews so we can follow the revised translation of the Mass. The options for different parts are there. This week our parish priest … Continue reading
RIP Archduke Otto Von Habsburg
As has already been noted on the SBC website, Archduke Otto von Habsburg, who in 1916 became heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has died. I’d like to offer a couple of additional thoughts. The Archduke passed away … Continue reading
Kansas Father Kapaun’s Cause for Beatification Goes to Rome
CNA reports: U.S. Army chaplain Fr. Emil Kapaun’s cause for beatification is headed to Rome, an event the Diocese of Wichita celebrated with a July 1 Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Read full report here. You may … Continue reading
Mexico City Court Fines Priest for Telling Faithful They Should Not Vote for Candidates Endorsing Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
Catholic Culture: The public spokesman of the Mexico City archdiocese has announced that he will appeal a July 1 court ruling that he engaged in illegal political activity when he said that Catholics should not vote for candidates who support … Continue reading
Sri Lankan Cardinal Ranjith Outlaws Communion in Hand, Restores Communion Rails and Worship Ad Orientem
The Eponymous Flower: At the end of June Malcom Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo in Sri Lanka condemns the celebration of the Mass on the supper table facing the pews. The Cardinal spoke in the framework of a conference, which took … Continue reading
Archduke Otto, Son of Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria, RIP Age 98
The Telegraph: Within that neatly closed circle lay all the major political dramas of the 20th century, most of which he witnessed and some of which he influenced. He was centre stage for one of them — the unequal struggle … Continue reading
Vatican Declares Illicitly Consecrated Bishop Has ‘No Authority’
Catholic Culture: In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican has announced that a Chinese bishop installed by the government-backed Patriotic Catholic Association last week “has no authority to govern the diocesan Catholic community.” Read more about this here.
Head of SSPX Charges That Pope’s Wish to Favor Pre-Vatican II Monastic Discipline and Liturgy Is Being Thwarted by Subordinates
Catholic Culture: The wishes of Pope Benedict XVI are being thwarted by some of his own subordinates, charges Bishop Bernard Fellay of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X. More on this here.
Bishop Tobin of Rhode Island Warns God Will Judge Our State After Passing of Civil Unions Bill
LifeSiteNews: “Can there be any doubt that Almighty God will, in His own time and way, pass judgment upon our state, its leaders and citizens, for abandoning His commands and embracing public immorality?” That was how Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin … Continue reading
Sister Teresita: 84 Years in the Same Cistercian Cloister
I wish they would leave her with God in silence and peace. Rorate Caeli: Sr. Teresita has spent 84 of her 103 years within the walls of the cloistered convent of Buenafuente del Sistal (Guadalajara) [Castille-La Mancha, Spain], which gives … Continue reading
