Embracing the spirit of charity in a post-Dobbs culture
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friends on the other side of the Dobbs business. Several of them have said they don’t know what they’re even celebrating this year, as we mark our Independence […]
Nigerian Christian villagers claim military helicopter fired on them, not bandits
Photo illustration of Nigerian military uniform. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2022 / 11:41 am (CNA). Residents of predominantly Christian villages in north-central Nigeria that came under attack from Fulani bandits on motorc… […]
Father Mike Schmitz’s next podcast, ‘Catechism in a Year,’ starts Jan. 1
Father Mike Schmitz, the voice behind the “Bible in a Year” podcast, will launch a new “Catechism in a Year” podcast on Jan. 1, 2023. For the 365 days of 2023, Schmitz will read through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church, while “providing explanation, insight, and encouragement along the way,” according to a press release. […]
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders send messages to South Sudan
Expressing their disappointment at not being able to visit South Sudan, Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, Church of Scotland leader, urged the country’s squabbling leaders to uphold their commitments to peace. Pope Francis, who was supposed to visit Congo July 2-5 before going to South Sudan July 5-7 on […]
Pope couldn’t go to Congo, but Congolese in Rome pray with him for peace
Despite disappointment that Pope Francis was not in Congo July 3, some 2,000 people — most of them Congolese — joined the pope for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, singing, swaying and ululating. “Let us pray for peace and reconciliation in your homeland, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so wounded and exploited,” the pope […]
In new interview, pope touches on Roe v Wade, possible Russia visit
In a new wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Pope Francis addressed several hot-button topics, including his health and resignation rumors, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the recent overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States. Speaking of the United States Supreme Court’s historic decision earlier this month, the pope said he doesn’t understand the specific legal issues […]
Why did the Vatican issue such a joyless statement in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
The document does not rejoice in the lives that will be saved, but rather betrays a bias toward materialism, toward technocratic and bureaucratic solutions to moral and spiritual problems.Read More
Texas insurance company offers employees help with adoption after state bans most abortions
Buffer will pay the medical costs for employees who give birth and ‘provide paid time off for employees to have maternity & paternity leave,’ the company promised. Read More
Jailed Canadian Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich to face court hearing tomorrow
During Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa this weekend, thousands of people who participated in a freedom march showed their support for Lich.
Pope Francis Finally “Comments” About the Abortion Ruling
The Roman Pontiff has finally “commented” on the landmark Dobbs case against the unborn holocaust in the American Empire (and indirectly, the world). Asked about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling establishing a woman’s right to have an abortion, Francis said he respected the decision but did not have […]