What the Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Are Really About
The recent pro-Palestinian student protests on elite university campuses across the country offer fascinating, if somewhat depressing, insights into the state of modern American culture. It is not so much that the lunatics have taken over the asylum as the kindergartners have taken over the nursery. Continue Reading »
Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country
God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio. / Credit: Colombian Bishops Conference / Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Colombian Bishops’ Conference (CEC by its Spanish acronym) has called on all Catholics to join on […]
Bishops, borders, and the (bully) pulpit
“Texas Bishop Taking on Greg Abbott Gets Pope Francis’ Protection” is the curious title of an April 30th article in Newsweek. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso needs “protection” from Greg Abbott? Are there Texas […]
Daily Devotional: May 2, 2024
Today is Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, the feast of St. Athanasius, a Third Class Feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: News from the District of Asia and their recent missionary activities, a preview of the sermon, “Unapologetically Catholic,”and a Quote from Archbishop Lefebvre The email version of this Devotional is a perfect companion! Subscribe […]
Dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians: A school for fostering coexistence
Since 1979, the Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam School for Peace offers training to enhance dialogue and equality between Israelis and Palestinians, a need that has intensified since October 7, 2023.
Migrants In Ireland at center of tug-of-war between London, Dublin
Ireland faces an unprecedented surge of migrants from the United Kingdom, fleeing deportation to Rwanda under a UK-Rwanda agreement. The Irish government wants to return them, but UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak resists.
International arrest warrant issued for former Central African President
The Special Criminal Court in Bangui is pursuing François Bozizé, president of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013, for “crimes against humanity” and has requested his extradition from Guinea-Bissau, where he has taken refuge.
Bishops’ conference posts 30-minute video touting CCHD (USCCB)
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has posted to YouTube a 30-minute video touting the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), its controversial anti-poverty program. The conference posted the video on April 30, days after it was reported that its director, Ralph McCloud, resigned amid CCHD’s financial woes. The video was […]
USCCB committee chairman criticizes requirement to perform transgender procedures (USCCB)
The chairman of the US bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty criticized the Biden administration for announcing regulations which, the bishops’ conference noted, “generally require health care workers to perform ‘gender transition’ procedures in the name of nondiscrimination.” “The same core beliefs about human dignity and the wisdom of God’s design that motivate Catholics to care […]
Pope to parish priests: ‘The Church couldn’t go on without your dedication’
Pope Francis sends a letter to parish priests taking part in the International Meeting “Parish Priests for the Synod” and underscores, regardless of how obvious it may seem, that the Church couldn’t go on without their love, faith and dedication. Read all