On Saturday, 7 April 2018, two important events took place which seemed, to a superficial observer, to be utterly unrelated: In Rome, people gathered and discussed the topic “Catholic Church, where are you going?” Present were prominent prelates such as …
A “Difficult Word” Announced in Saint Peter’s Square
Image courtesy of Paul Badde/EWTN Note from Maike Hickson: Mr. Paul Badde – who has worked as a well-respected journalist for many years in Rome as a Correspondent (today for EWTN and CNA) – has just published on the German …
Doubting Thomas: A Saint for Our Age?
This past Sunday, the Gospel reading was the story of “Doubting Thomas”, taken from John 20:19-31: At that time, when it was late the same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were …
The War for Thought: Growing Internet Censorship Signals Open Season on the Truth
Yesterday, we told you about the situation faced by Dr. Michael Hesemann, a German Catholic historian who was suspended from Facebook for 30 days for expressing a true, if unpopular, fact about Islam’s adversarial relationship with the Christian west. This …
Argentinian Nun Says Pope Advocates Contraception. Again.
A famous Argentinian nun has said that Pope Francis told her that several forms of contraception could be permissible to stop those women who want to avoid pregnancy from choosing abortion. It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a pope promoting …
After Recent Comments on Hell, Report Emerges of Curial Backlash Against the Pope
Italian Journalist and author Antonio Socci has made waves this week with a piece of commentary, posted on his website on Easter Sunday, alleging that Pope Francis’s most recent conversation with La Repubblica publisher Eugenio Scalfari on the supposed non-existence of Hell …
The Church and the World in Vertigo – We Are Still in Need of the Full Fatima Message
This might well have been one of the most poignant Easters in our lifetime. It was overshadowed by Pope Francis’ purported claim — later half-denied — that Hell does not exist, a claim which caused the public indignation of Catholic …
Did Francis Deny Hell Exists? Vatican Plays Another Shell Game With the Truth
“An error which is not resisted is approved; a truth which is not defended is suppressed…. He who does not oppose an evident crime is open to the suspicion of secret complicity.” – Pope Felix III “The Vatican is filled …
Providence College President Finally Shamed Into Addressing Anti-Catholic Incidents
It appears that Providence College President Fr. Brian Shanley does know what’s going on at the school he is responsible for after all. He just needed to be shamed into issuing a statement. Here’s the backstory, in case you missed it: Providence …
It’s Time for Catholics to Face the Truth About the Papal Confusion
Although the number of Catholics vocal about their concerns with the pontificate of Pope Francis has grown in recent months, a strange phenomenon nevertheless continues to assert itself: a kind of cognitive dissonance in which the faithful seek to find …
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