St. Pius V, safeguard of the faith
Palma il Giovane (1550-1628), “Portrait of Pope Pius V.” / Credit: Public Domain National Catholic Register, Apr 30, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Michele Ghislieri, later St. Pius V, was born in Bosco, northern Italy, in 1504 and ordained a Dominican… […]
South African Bishops saddened by the killing of yet another priest: Fr Paul Tatu
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) says they are saddened by the tragic death of a Stigmatine priest Fr Paul Tatu of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. Read all
Pro-LGBT Jesuit parish in California shows where Pope Francis’ synodal agenda is heading
St. Ignatius, a Jesuit parish in Sacramento, promoted calls for ‘ordination’ of women and LGBT ‘inclusion’ and condemned ‘patriarchy’ in its report on the synodal process, which pastor Father Tom Lucas celebrated in a recent column.Read More
Japan’s future in jeopardy as abortion pill hastens severe demographic crisis
While Japan’s demographic woes are attributed to escalating living costs, stagnating wages, and increasing consumerism, few reports have attributed Japan’s population drop to the abortion pill. This may have been an oversight.Read More
Priest stole from parish, spent $40K on mobile phone games, police say (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Father Lawrence Kozak, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has been arrested and charged with the theft of over $40,000 of parish funds for personal expenses, principally cell phone games. The priest was placed on leave in 2022 after a parish accountant found “an astronomical amount of Apple transactions” on the parish credit card. […]
Florida permits public school chaplains (Religion Clause)
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has signed into law a bill that authorizes volunteer chaplains at public schools. Under the law, parental consent is required for students to take part in a chaplain’s programs. The law passed the state house and senate by wide margins (89-25 and 78-12).
Schedule released for papal trip to Verona (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis will visit the northern Italian city of Verona on Saturday, May 18. During the morning of his 11-hour visit, the Pope will address priests and religious and meet with young people. He will then chair a meeting, “Arena of Peace: Justice and Peace Embrace.” Around noon, the Pontiff will visit a prison, address […]
Miami archbishop slams Biden for ‘unconscionable’ deportation of Haitian refugees (CNA)
“What President Biden has done is unconscionable when you think of the fact that he’s deported over 28,000 Haitians back to Haiti in the last three years, at a time when Haiti has been in a political, social, and economic freefall,” said Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami. “If a house is on fire, you don’t […]
Vatican cardinal pays tribute to St. John Paul II (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, was the principal celebrant at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 27 commemorating the tenth anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s canonization. Cardinal Angelo Comastri, 80, former Archpriest of Saint Peter’s Basilica (2005-2021), was the homilist. Cardinal Comastri preached that “John Paul […]
Sicilian bishops meet with Pontiff, discuss migration, criminality, depopulation (Vatican News (Italian))
Pope Francis received the bishops of Sicily, who were in Rome for their ad limina visit, in an April 29 audience. Bishop Antonino Raspanti of Acireale, president of the Sicilian episcopal conference, said that during the “very cordial” and “very long” meeting, the Pope and the bishops discussed migrants, the Mafia, and corruption. They also […]