AsiaNews, Vladimir Rozanskij: There are increasingly reports of the worsening neurological conditions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, wrote the Khartia77 website yesterday. The reports came just one day after a message was released from his main opponent, Alexei Naval’nyj, who declared himself “amazed … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Anthony Esolen: Begin in revolution; end in farce. I have a vision of a new monument, befitting what my beloved country has become. It will not be a statue of a statesman. Read on . . .
He also noted that canonical deficiencies make void the letter as a “valid legislation for the Sacred Liturgy.” National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Cardinal Raymond Burke has expressed his “deepest concerns” about an internal Vatican letter regarding new rules for … Continue reading
Auto demolition National Catholic Register, Andrea Gagliarducci: A new letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State has banned the daily private celebration of Masses at side altars in St. Peter’s Basilica, effective March 22. Report is here.
Catholic Exchange, Mark Haas: I grew up in a house full of wine. As a cradle-Catholic, it was commonplace for wine to be served to adults on various occasions. Wine may have been served during a party or gathering. In … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: As one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the world, the Christians of Iraq — whom Pope Francis will visit March 5-8 — have not only given the world a culturally rich ecclesiastical heritage, … Continue reading
CNA, Kevin J. Jones: Department of Defense investigators have identified the remains of U.S. Army chaplain and Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun among the unknown Korean War soldiers buried in a Hawaiian cemetery, much to the surprise and joy … Continue reading
Students for Life of America (SFLA) is working to identify and document every Christian school in the country that partners with the nation’s largest abortion vendor, Planned Parenthood, as an on-going project for student activists. SFLA is mobilizing the Pro-Life Generation and … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: It was Christmas Eve, 1841, in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. Montana was still decades from statehood. The Salish Indians in that locality had welcomed missionaries only in September. Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, the well-known Jesuit missionary, … Continue reading
Angelus, Steve Lowery: When Dallas McGowan, a fifth-grader at St. Elizabeth of Hungary School in Altadena, found out his best friend and classmate Mario Ramirez had been shot, he was, according to his mother Denise, “shocked.” Story is here.
National Catholic Register, Zubair Simonson, O.F.S.: What was it like growing up Muslim in the United States? The answer, in my case, is that it was a cakewalk. I’d met a fair number of people who’d converted to Islam, and … Continue reading
The Pillar: According to financial records of the Archdiocese of Washington, $2,012,639 was designated for “continuing ministry activities for [the] Archbishop Emeritus” during the 2020 fiscal year. The amount is a 35% increase from the $1,488,059 allocated to Wuerl’s ministry … Continue reading
Denver Catholic, Aaron Lambert: Father Leo Heinrichs woke up the morning of Feb. 23, 1908, and prepared for the 6 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Denver. While he normally said the 8 a.m. Mass, Father Leo … Continue reading
CNA, Diego Lopez Marina: A church in Mexico City was the scene on Sunday of the death of Juan, a man in his sixties who got down on his knees to pray at the entrance of the church, made his … Continue reading
CNN Editor’s Note: All of the witnesses to this massacre have been given pseudonyms at their request due to fears of retribution. Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn’t stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in … Continue reading
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