Has the CIA become the US government’s ‘Big Brother’ apparatus?
The CIA must be radically changed in its command and control, while maintaining the agency’s proper legal function.
Dublin airport hesitates to cancel annual ‘blessing of planes’ following public outcry
Irish outlets reported this week that Dublin Airport had canceled the blessing of the planes ritual which occurs every Christmas Day. After outcry, the airport has since said it is reconsidering its decision to axe the longstanding practice.
New ‘Twitter Files’ show how Brazil’s deep state interfered in the 2022 presidential election
The ‘Twitter Files Brazil’ reveal how Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes led a ‘sweeping crackdown on free speech’ and targeted conservative voices in the lead-up to the presidential election.
French court fines Cardinal Ouellet for unjustly dismissing nun from traditional community
The French court of Lorient condemned Cardinal Marc Ouellet, his accompanying two apostolic visitors, and a Dominican community of nuns for their ‘disgraceful and vexatious’ dismissal of Sister Marie Ferréol.
Sex-ed in schools is always a Trojan horse for LGBT indoctrination
An Australian school brought in LGBT activists to teach kids about sex. Parents were neither informed about the presentation nor consented to it.
Oregon re-criminalizes hard drugs after ‘overdose rates skyrocketed’
A person holds a foil while smoking following the decriminalization of all drugs, including fentanyl and meth, in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 25, 2024. Since hard drugs were decriminalized in Oregon three years ago, there are no arrests, just a fine and a card with a telephone number where the user can get help. […]
Communion wafers found discarded in parking lot of West Virginia church after Easter Mass
Discarded Communion hosts were found in the parking lot of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, after Easter Mass on March 31, 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of St. James Catholic Church Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA). Catholics who attended Easter Mass at a historic Harpers […]
The St. Gallen Mafia and Orwellian Francis
In George Orwell’s 1984, no one is supposed to know about anything predating the Revolution that put the now-dominant Party in power. InOrwell’s dystopian prophecy, the records must all be redacted, the memories must all be censored, and the statues must all been renamed to align with the Party’s official account of history. In an […]
Mothers Cabrini and Seton come to life in two new documentaries
Two new films on the lives of Mother Seton and Mother Cabrini are placing the spotlight on lesser-emphasized aspects of these holy women’s lives.
Holy See: International cooperation needed to tackle crimes against humanity
At the 78th UN General Assembly, the Holy See supports new measures to address crimes against humanity, asking that they be extended to prevent individuals from being extradited to countries where they risk torture or the death penalty. Read all