French priest and Holocaust expert counters attempts to exploit Jesus for anti-Israel agenda
Father Patrick Desbois leads Yahad-In Unum, an organization created to the locate the sites of mass graves of Jewish victims of WWII Nazi mobile killing units. / Credit: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). A French priest and Holocaust expert criticized Israel’s detractors, especially viral social […]
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French Priest and Holocaust Expert Counters Attempts to Exploit Jesus for Anti-Israel Agenda
U.S. Department of State Hannah Rosenthal, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, recognizes the work of Father Patrick Desbois, President of the Yahad-In Unum Association of France, with a Tribute of Appreciation certificate in 2011. Father Desbois took aim at a claim that circulated on social media that Jesus was Palestinian and not […]
Catholics Worship Mary! …and other Myths About Saints: Apologetics #37
On today’s episode of the SSPX Podcast, we discuss one of the most common objections to the Catholic Faith, namely that Catholics pray to Mary and the saints instead of going directly to Jesus. This criticism, common among Protestants, is often rooted in the Bible’s directive to go directly to Jesus and His Father. Why […]
The Holy Innocents: Patron Saints of the Pro-Life Movement?
Scripture tells us that in King Herod’s attempt to kill Jesus, he had all babies in and around Bethlehem murdered. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and Kyle Kopy discuss these victims of infanticide, known as the Holy Innocents. They should be invoked as patron saints of the pro-life movement.
Have fewer Masses on Christmas Eve. Let Christmas be Christmas — and the Lord’s Day be the Lord’s Day…
That was quite a foofaraw. Christmas on a Monday! Mass on Sunday (or Saturday) for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and then Mass again(!), on Sunday (or Monday) for Christmas. It seemed to create a lot of bother. And it will happen again for the octave of Christmas, Jan. 1, 2024, the solemn feast of […]
Oregon mother appeals court ruling in religious discrimination adoption case
Oregon resident Jessica Bates appealed a court’s ruling against her in a case alleging that the government is religiously discriminating against her by refusing to allow her to adopt children from the state system. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom CNA Staff, Dec 28, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA). An Oregon mother of five has appealed […]
Papal Christmas Deadline Over Syro-Malabar Rift is Met, but Indian Archdiocese Simmers
More than 4,000 faithful attended the celebration of the Christmas Mass at the St. George Parish in the suburb of Edappally, India. Synodal and papal exhortations for the Church to unify under one Mass led to several protests from clergy and laypeople.
Oregon Mother Appeals Court Ruling in Religious Discrimination Adoption Case
Oregon resident Jessica Bates appealed a court’s ruling against her in a case alleging that the government is religiously discriminating against her by refusing to allow her to adopt children from the state system. The foster care advocacy group Project 48 says there are approximately 5,346 kids in foster care in Oregon.
The Catholic History Behind “Silent Night”: How a Priest & a Faulty Organ Gave Us the Beloved Christmas Hymn
It’s been over 200 years since the melody for Silent Night was written. One of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time began in an unexpected, but clever way–all because an organ did not work. Here’s the story: On Dec. 23, 1818, Father Joseph Mohr, assistant pastor of Saint Nicholas Catholic Church in Oberndorf, Austria, watched a group […]