National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: The late Joseph Sobran (1946-2010) was a journalist who thrived on controversy. He was the sort of writer who did not try to please all of the people all of the time, or even most … Continue reading
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Bishop Schneider Addresses Issue of Vaccines As ‘Fruit’ of Abortion
LifeSiteNews, Bishop Athanasius Schneider: Anti-Christian world powers that promote the culture of death are seeking to impose on the world’s population an implicit — though remote and passive — collaboration with abortion. Such remote collaboration, in itself, is also an … Continue reading
London: Police Invade Good Friday Service to Dispel Worshippers
LifeSiteNews, Dorothy Cummings McLean: Police entered the sanctuary of a Catholic Church during a Good Friday service and threatened worshippers with a fine if they did not immediately leave. Video footage taken from within Christ the King Polish Catholic Church in southwest London shows police … Continue reading
‘Banned’ Book Being Used in Class at Steubenville
National Catholic Register, Benjamin Wiker: I’m not just happy to teach a banned book. I’m elated — and grateful. As to being grateful, I am thankful to be at Franciscan University, where professors can actually teach truths now considered heretical by … Continue reading
Liberal ‘Christian’ Groups Conspire to Oust Archbishop Joseph Naumann
California Catholic Daily: Liberal “Christian” groups are trying to get Archbishop Joseph Naumann, head of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ pro-life committee, fired for his denunciation of Joe Biden’s radical support for abortion. Faith in Public Life and Faithful America — two … Continue reading
School Officials Want to Control What’s in a Student’s Home
Return to Order, Edwin Benson: Imagine if a neighbor, coworker, or salesperson shows up at your home. You reluctantly let them in, and they instantly start criticizing your home’s decoration and cleanliness. You are well within your rights to ask … Continue reading
Priest and At Least Six Others Killed in Attack on Church in Nigeria
CNA, Courtney Mares: A Catholic priest and at least six others were killed by gunmen in an attack on St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benue State, Nigeria, the Diocese of Katsina-Ala confirmed Wednesday. Report is here.
Marine Manual Lists Catholicism as ‘Extremist’ Group
Complicit Clergy: A slide used in a Department of Defense (DOD) training manual identifies Catholics and evangelical Christians as “religious extremists,” along with members of the Ku Klux Klan, al-Qaeda, and Hamas, according to a Marine Corps officer. See here.
March 28 1580 Martyrdom of Daniel O’Neilan, O.F.M.
Irish Martyrs: On March 28, 1580 Franciscan priest Daniel O’Neilan (Donal O’Neylan) was put to death in the town of Youghal by its military governor, Sir William Morgan (d. 1584). The town was caught up in the Second Desmond Rebellion … Continue reading
Cardinal Sarah Appeals to Pope to Lift Ban on Private Masses in S Peters
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the latest cardinal to publicly oppose recent norms suppressing individual Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica, explaining in a seven-point appeal to Pope Francis why he believes they are a mistake and … Continue reading
Catholic Tradition on the Rise in Sweden
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: In the collective imagination, Sweden is often associated with an ultimate expression of cultural progressivism —of the secularization process that has been spreading throughout the West for the past century. Report is here.
On the Lighter Side: Mother Angelica’s Day of Profession
CNA, Mary Farrow: If you picture a nun’s first profession of vows, you probably picture a serene, peaceful affair with the sisters singing harmoniously and everything running joyfully and smoothly. However, the day of Mother Angelica’s first vows was anything … Continue reading
Former CDC Director Says COVID Came from Chinese Lab
The Epoch Times, Jack Phillips: Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said he believes the CCP virus, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, originated from a Chinese laboratory. Report is here.
More on How Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun’s Body Was Found
National Catholic Register, Kathy Schiffer: “Hey guys, don’t worry about me. I’m going where I always wanted to go, and when I get there, I’ll say a prayer for all of you.” Those were the last words of U.S. Army … Continue reading
More on Dead Silence in St. Peter’s
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, told the Register March 22 that the directive will have the effect of making clergy working in the Vatican “more like … Continue reading
