German bishop sees visit with Pope Francis as avenue to push agenda for women’s ordinations
Bishop Franz-Josef Bode plans to bring up women being ordained as deacons and eventually as priests during his fellow German bishops’ ad limina visit.
Federal judge throws out Biden admin’s Dept. of Health and Human Services’ transgender policy
The Trump-appointed judge pointed out that while ‘Congress could have included ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ in the statutory text,’ it ‘chose not to.’
Seattle’s pro-LGBT archbishop could be the next USCCB president
Some candidates for USCCB’s presidential and vice-presidential races, including Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne, have disturbing histories of supporting the LGBT agenda and attacking faithful Catholics.
Francis Sees the “Great Religions” at the Heart of Humanity
The Pope was thus responding to the invitation of the civil and religious authorities, King Hamad of Bahrain and the Muslim Council of Elders. Francis delivered a speech before this Council, at the mosque of the Royal Sakhir Palace in Awali, on Friday, November 4, 2022. He was first greeted by the Grand Imam of […]
Hong Kong: Cardinal Zen’s Trial Has Begun
The Paris Foreign Missions agency specifies that the trial was to last five days. Cardinal Zen and four co-accused were charged with failing to register the now-disbanded 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. Arrested on May 11 under the national security law imposed by Beijing, for “collusion with foreign forces,” Cardinal Zen had been released on bail […]
In Poland, the LGBT Lobby Scores a Point
Catholic Poland, attached to traditional values, has been wavering since the court decision of November 3, 2022. But let’s go back to the story from the beginning: Jakub and Dawid entered into a civil union in Madeira in 2017. For five years, the two activists have been trying to have their “marriage” recognized in a […]
Lebanon: Reciting the Rosary on the Largest Rosary in the World
Pilgrims cross each bead, while reciting the Rosary on a path that leads to a large cross. These 59 illuminated beads still need to be decorated. Eventually, the 600-meter loop will glow at night and be visible from the sky. The land belongs to the Lebanese Maronite order which built a monastery there in 2006, […]
Vatican Trial: Update on Recent Sessions (1)
During the 28th session, the head of the Vatican City State Gendarmerie Corps, Commissioner Stefano De Santis was heard. The witness specified that all the administrative, then judicial investigations they carried out followed the complaint filed by Gian Franco Mammì, the director general of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) – the Vatican […]
Ruins of a Pre-Islamic Christian Monastery Discovered in the United Arab Emirates
The monastery on the island of Siniyah, part of the emirate of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity on the shores of the Persian Gulf. It is the second such monastery discovered in the Emirates, which dates back 1,400 years. Both monasteries have been lost in the sands of history, […]
Vatican Trial: Update on Recent Sessions (2)
The 31st session saw five witnesses at the bar: 3 gendarmes, a judicial police consultant, and a bishop. Police Investigations The session focused on the investigative procedures used by the Vatican Gendarmerie: bank supervision, analysis of data from seized devices (mobile phones, iPads, computers), encrypted messaging applications, and images captured by security cameras . Luca […]