Jerry Newcombe of LifeNews: A Martian who visited modern America today might well think that half the population was homosexual – and the other half wished it were. This is bizarre, especially when you look at the actual statistics which … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: We at Old St. Mary’s were pleasantly surprised this morning as what was supposed to be a typical summer Low Mass turned into a Pontifical Low Mass — celebrated by Joseph Cardinal Zen. More here.
Catholic Culture: Ten million people in northern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and South Sudan are at risk of starvation because of the worst regional drought in 60 years. Read more here.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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