This is a story of local, New Hampshire interest, but it is also relevant to the larger American picture of potentially destructive Chinese investment in America. Lily Tang Williams, the Chinese expat interviewed here, has been to Saint Benedict Center … Continue reading
A good friend referred me to this excellent piece by John Horvat on the Return to Order website: “How Gregorian Chant Benefits the Health of the Body…and Soul.” Horvat’s is a cautionary tale about what happens when tradition is abandoned. … Continue reading
SAGINAW, Michigan (LifeSiteNews) — The bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, is allowing the Traditional Latin Mass in his diocese to continue for the time being after permission for it was set to expire on June 13 due to Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes. Saginaw parishioner Stephanie … Continue reading
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (LifeSiteNews) — The Louisiana legislature gave final approval to legislation to open anyone who helps facilitate a chemical abortion to civil suits, cracking down further on the abortion lobby’s efforts to sustain abortion-on-demand in pro-life states. The Justice … Continue reading
(Aid to the Church in Need) — The Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Cardinal Bechara Raï, is calling for measures so that Christians will not abandon the Middle East, because they are a decisive moderating factor among the region’s Muslim-majority … Continue reading
Pope Leo will impose the pallium on new archbishops during Mass on June 29, restoring a tradition that was discontinued by Pope Francis in 2015. The imposition of the pallium—a white vestment symbolic of the authority of a metropolitan archbishop—has … Continue reading
Catholicism.org comment: This is very significant, if true. Let us pray that these baptized brothers and sisters of ours return to the unity of the Church! Note that the language — “unite with the Latin Church” — is a bit … Continue reading
The hostess of “The Isabel Brown Show” discusses the shift towards Catholicism among young Americans. Notably, she speaks of the uptick in young people — especially young men — being drawn to the traditional Latin Mass.
VATICAN CITY (Michael Haynes/LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call today, with the Pope asking Putin to “make a gesture that would promote peace,” while emphasizing dialogue. Earlier today Russian news outlets reported … Continue reading
VATICAN CITY (Michael Haynes/LifeSiteNews) — Addressing French pilgrims at the Vatican today, Pope Leo XIV appeared to criticize a recent vote by French politicians to advance assisted suicide in the country. On May 27, the French National Assembly voted 305 … Continue reading
Edward Pentin has published a piece at the National Catholic Register on the new Leonine pontificate and the traditional Latin Mass: Pope Leo XIV Faces an Early Challenge: How to Deal With Pope Francis’ Restrictions on the Latin Mass. Below … Continue reading
(Jonathan Liedl/National Catholic Register) — The bishop of Charlotte has delayed his plan to restrict the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in his diocese, pushing the date back by nearly three months after a week and a half of significant backlash … Continue reading
(Catholic World News) — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, warned in a presentation at a recent research symposium that “the global fertility crisis is worse than you think.” “2023 was likely the first year in human … Continue reading
(Catholic World News/ACN) — Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Gaza’s sole Catholic parish, described the situation in Gaza as “very bad.” “Inside the parish compound, we are doing as well as possible, though we hear a lot of shelling, and … Continue reading
(Catholic World News/Fides) — Cardinal Stephen Chow, SJ, of Hong Kong said in a recent homily that Pope Leo XIV “told me he would like to make a pastoral visit to China.” “I ask you to pray for him, so … Continue reading
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