Category: News

Matt C. Abbott gives this tribute to the murdered priest on the tenth anniversary of his death. Father’s murder has still never been solved. On a personal note, I can say that I was privileged to get to know Father … Continue reading →

Andrea Torneilli, the renowned Italian Vaticanologist, has written a book based on his interviews with Father René Laurentin. The book narrates some of the hostilities against the visionary, Saint Bernadette. Tornielli explained to ZENIT that “if was not easy for … Continue reading →

Addressing a group of religious superiors, the Holy Father issued a call for a return to tradition in religious life: Vatican City, Feb 19, 2008 / 10:53 am (CNA).- Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the members of the executive … Continue reading →

There was 264,943 abortions performed during fiscal year 2005-2006–that’s the number Planned Parenthood is boasting about–a record number of abortions, and not so much as one adoption referral. “Our tax dollars are helping to fund Planned Parenthood’s abortion agenda,” says … Continue reading →

As things begin to melt here in New Hampshire — yes, they freeze again after they melt in February, but they melt nonetheless — things are heating up for our 2008 conference. Five speakers are lined up so far. Would … Continue reading →

The 3-minute video below is from a pre-Lenten skit show at Saint Benedict Center. These two school students presented what amounts to a comical exercise in ignoratio elenchi. Knowing how to handle such situations — with more suavity than the … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican’s top saint-maker said on Monday he was moving ahead with the cause of wartime Pope Pius XII, and defended him against accusations he was silent about the Holocaust. Some critics accuse Pius, who reigned … Continue reading →

Pat Buchanan reviews the cost of this policy, and its potential to set off the tinderbox of war. We bombed Serbia, we were told, to stop the genocide in Kosovo. But there was no genocide. This was propaganda. The United … Continue reading →

The secularist-socialist Zapatero government harshly criticized the Church for taking a stance on moral issues in the political realm. Bishop Jose Sanchez of Siguenza-Guadalajara issued a pastoral letter stressing that the bishops will not renounce their right to speak freely … Continue reading →

Headlines on demonic activity and exorcisms in Australia are the latest in what seems to be a growing phenomenon. Either the headlines show a macabre media interest in the subject or exorcisms really are on the rise. The statements of … Continue reading →

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The leader of Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church played down hopes of an imminent reconciliation with Rome in an interview on Monday, saying Catholic missionary activity in Russia prevented the churches from restoring ties. Speculation has … Continue reading →

James Carroll, the Boston Globe’s opinion writer, has entered the fray concerning the Good Friday prayer. He tells us that after Vatican II… The Eucharist was no longer understood only as a “sacrifice,” enacted on an altar by the priest, … Continue reading →

A peace-loving Austrian Emperor about to be canonized compared with his wartime foe, an American president with a legacy of martial anti-Christendom interventionism. Guess who wins? John Zmirak writes about it in “An Inconvenient Miracle” on Taki’s Top Drawer:

Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria, the Orthodox representative to the WCC, had this to say, sending shivers from Geneva all the way to London: “Our role is not to protect Sharia law [a swipe at Canterbury’s Rowan Williams], to … Continue reading →

Well into the cyber age, few people are safe in matters concerning their reputation. The flow of digital traffic is impressive — and very useful — but road rage abounds on the information superhighway as civility and common decency (nevermind Christian virtue) tend … Continue reading →