Good news in the Diocese of Marquette
If bishops want to have any credibility at all when they ponder how to implement Traditionis custodes (the best way is simply to apply can. 87 and ignore it entirely), they have to say the Traditional Latin Mass for people themselves. Otherwise, … Read More →
Polish archbishop issues “instructions” for protecting minors
The Catholic archbishop of Krakow publishes new decree to strictly curtail contact between priests and underage youth
On New Year’s, pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their faith or prevent them from helping others grow, Pope Francis said. “In her heart, in her prayer,” he said, Mary “binds together the beautiful things and the unpleasant things,” and learns to discern God’s […]
In Lat Am, New Year opens with hopes for peace but realities of extortion
Across Latin America, 2022 has begun with Catholic bishops both taking the initiative by calling for peace, dignified work opportunities and intergenerational dialogue, but also reeling from external blows ranging from extortion scams in Mexico to a faltering peace process in Colombia. CELAM rings the year calling for intergenerational dialogue Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos of Trujillo […]
The Mass Reminds Us of Christ’s Return
“But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father” (Matt. 26:29). This word of Christ has been strangely neglected. St. Luke places the passage after the offering of the last of […]
SECAM President, Cardinal Ouédraogo, urges the Church in Africa to side with those who suffer.
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) President has called on Justice and Peace Commissions to do even more for those who suffer and are excluded from society. Read all
US president Biden pledges decisive response if Russia invades Ukraine
US President Joe Biden promises Ukraine that the United States and its allies would, in his words, “respond decisively” if Russia moved to invade. Biden made the pledge in a New Year’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. Read all
LifeSite’s ‘people of the year’ for 2021
Heroes of 2021 and leaders to watch in 2022.
Children truly need protection from ‘conversion therapy’ turning them into transgenders
The grooming and subsequent conversion of innocent young children from male or female to become transgender ought to be a crime.
Suicide and the Catholic Church
Human life is a precious gift from God and must be preserved with supreme care from its beginning (conception) to its end (natural death). Note well — none of us owns his own life; rather, each life belongs exclusively to God. We are mere beneficiaries and custodians of this precious good. Many bishops have therefore spoken with great clarity on the matter of medically […]