Poland: Abortion Advances in Parliament
On April 12, 2024, Polish MPs voted in favor of four bills aimed at expanding women’s access to abortion in the country. Unprecedented in almost 30 years, but which should not fundamentally change the situation in the short term, because a modification of the law in this direction would face a presidential veto from the […]
Italy: The Peninsula Goes Against the Tide in the Pro-Life Fight
Italy is going against the current of many European Union countries in the pro-life fight. It was recently reported here that Giorgia Meloni desires to completely ban surrogacy.
France: Caregivers Strongly Opposed to Euthanasia Law
While the end-of-life bill was presented to the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, April 10, the results of a new survey by the French Society for Support and Palliative Care (SFAP) have just been revealed.
Daily Devotional: April 21, 2024
Today is Monday, April 22th, 2024, the feast of Sts. Soter and Caius, Popes and Martyrs, a Third class feast, with the liturgical color of red. In this episode: the meditation “Jesus Allows Thomas to Discover His Error,” a preview of today’s sermon: Infinite Dignity, And a quote from Archbishop Lefebvre The email version of […]
Spring Cleaning at the Vicariate of Rome
Pope Francis has thus ended up cutting the Gordian knot which the Lateran was unable to untangle. Officially, the two appointments published on April 8, 2024, go in the direction of a movement of “Rome towards the Vatican,” as noted by Avvenire, the official press organ of the Conference of Bishops of Italy, primarily concerned […]
Bishop Vitus Huonder’s Funeral
According to his wishes, expressed several times, Bishop Vitus Huonder was entombed at the Ecône seminary, “near the bishop who suffered so much for the Church,” he said. The pontifical funeral mass was celebrated in the seminary church by Bishop Bernard Fellay. Then the remains of the emeritus bishop of Chur were placed in the […]
Easter Suppressed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the eastern section of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Catholics have been prevented from celebrating Easter due to deadly raids carried out by the Ugandan rebel group ADF – Allied Democratic Forces – affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) organization.
Italy: Giorgia Meloni Strongly Condemns Surrogacy
On the occasion of a conference on demography, the President of the Italian Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, unreservedly condemned surrogate pregnancy or surrogacy and warned that a new, more severe law would soon be presented to Parliament.
China: What End for the Catholic Church in China?
The AsiaNews press agency of the Italian Foreign Missions (PIME) published an article by Fr. Gianni Criveller, president of the PIME foundation. Director of AsiaNews since September 2023, sinologist, historian, and theologian, he lived and taught in the Chinese world (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, and mainland China) for 27 years.
Does God Want Success for You? How to Balance Faith & Work with Dignity & Virtue
Does God want success for you? On this episode of “The Catholic Gentleman,” podcast hosts John Heinen and Sam Guzman discuss the dignity of work, balancing career advancement with faith, and job discernment. “Pride, power, and pleasure are the ideals held by society with work, but by pursuing these ideals, we instead find frustration, anxiety, […]