Afghanistan the Most Dangerous Place to be Christian, Advocacy Group Says
Courtesy photo Kabul, Afghanistan. The group had cited North Korea as the most ‘extreme’ persecutor of Christians for twenty years prior to this year’s ranking.
Our Lady of Fatima Made Me Catholic w/ Gideon Lazar
Matt chats with Gideon Lazar about his conversion from secular Judaism to Eastern Orthodoxy to Catholicism. They also talk about the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima as well as young earth creationism. Watch The Post-Show Q&A: https://pintswithaquinas.com/support/ Subscribe to Gideon’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCECSNsNDjYNmnP8tRn1UiYA
Italian court decision did not favor Vatican finance-trial defendant (Pillar)
An Italian court’s decision last October, which defendants in the Vatican’s finance trial hailed as a vindication of their cause, was actually a mixed result, a Pillar analysis shows. The Italian court had quashed an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, a key figure in the Vatican case, and the defendant’s lawyers had said that the […]
Top Knight of Malta: Vatican reforms threaten sovereignty (AP)
The top official of the Knights of Malta has warned that a Vatican move to rewrite the group’s constitution could threaten the sovereignty of the ancient order. Grand Chancellor Albrecht von Boeselager said that the recent Vatican announcement violated promises made by Pope Francis that the sovereign status of the Knights of Malta would not […]
Milwaukee archdiocese sets policy against ‘gender theory’ (Milwaukee archdiocese)
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has issued a clear response to gender theory, directing that “in all interactions and policies, parishes, organizations, and institutions are to recognize only a person’s biological sex.” “A person’s ‘gender’ is inseparable from biological sex,” the archdiocese says in a note explaining the new policy. The note says that every human […]
Macron wants abortion in European charter of rights (CNA)
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that legal abortion should be enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. Speaking on January 19 to the European Parliament, Macron said that the charter should be revised to “be more explicit on environmental protection or the recognition of the right to abortion.”
A Catholic perspective on COVID ‘mass formation psychosis’ with Franciscan University professor
Although it’s not a new term, ‘mass formation psychosis’ has emerged as a perfect encapsulation of the hysterical attitudes and responses to COVID.
US bishop says ‘Catholic unity’ means supporting laity who attend the Latin Mass
Bishop Thomas Tobin says that TLM devotees are ‘faithful Catholics who greatly love the Lord and his Church.’
‘All he wanted to do was play hockey’: Grieving dad says Pfizer shot killed his 17-year old son
Deaths are ‘happening, more than anyone knows, and it’s just being denied and silenced.’
One of Canada’s largest oil refineries drops jab mandate, says vaccines not ‘effective against’ omicron
The decision reportedly was based on ‘a reduced availability of offsite testing, coupled with the fact vaccination is not as effective against the Omicron variant.’