Pope Francis's impromptu meetings with journalists are becoming more frequent: a mechanism that feeds on direct questions and ambiguous or problematic answers. However, if the papacy debases itself in the marketplace of ideas, it is confusion rather than faith that is nourished.
Praying the Rosary as a family: a weapon for peace
While wars continue to threaten the world, the beginning of October reminds us of the importance of praying the Rosary for peace, as Our Lady requested at Fátima. The example of the saints and the call to parents: pray the Rosary as a family.
Shame on Scotland: 75-year-old pro-life activist arrested and abused
Rose Docherty was taken away by four police officers in Glasgow for allegedly violating the law on buffer zones near abortion clinics. She was standing still, holding a sign saying that she was available to talk to anyone. She was searched and charged as if she were a dangerous criminal.
China attempts to tighten noose around Catholic Church in Hong Kong
The pro-Chinese wing of the Church (in Hong Kong and Rome) is pushing for the appointment of an auxiliary bishop in Hong Kong who will please Beijing. This is Peter Choy, who will meet the Pope on 4 October, alongside Bishop Emeritus Cardinal John Tong. Choy's appointment as bishop of Hong Kong was blocked five years ago, but the conditions are now more favourable to China.
Behind China’s calm façade storms brew over Taiwan.
Xi Jinping presents himself at the UN as a stable and reliable leader. However, he has maintained a belligerent stance towards Taiwan, which he wishes to reunify with China. How high is the risk of conflict? The Daily Compass discusses this with Italian member of parliament Andrea Orsini (Forza Italia).
After Cardinal Müller's comments on the 'rainbow jubilee', Gay Pride in the province of Brianza, northern Italy, stages a blasphemous parody of the Way of the Cross. It is a violation of the penal code and exposes the true face of the LGBT+ movement: hatred towards the Catholic Church.
Given the damage caused by Pope Francis's interviews, it is surprising that Pope Leo wanted to start by participating in a biographical interview project. The modalities are, to say the least, curious, and the response to the old abuse allegations leaves some gaps.
A plea to Pope Leo to reaffirm the truth about the family
'Gay blessings' and 'Fiducia Supplicans' lead priests into free fall
In the green hills of Caprino Bergamasco, Italy, a Catholic priest presides over a civil union and blesses a gay couple using a Waldensian ritual. "I know it goes against morality, but we must evolve, he said. But don’t involve the bishop, he knew nothing about it". The surreal interview with Father Roberto Falconi shows that after Fiducia Supplicans 'homo' blessings are are in free fall.
Kirk's message was based on the principle of universal natural law
Charlie Kirk was not Catholic, but evangelical. For him, at least formally, there was no Social Doctrine of the Church, however, he had returned to a belief in natural law, albeit with evangelical overtones.
Pfizer papers, a case of truth suppressed by silence
Not only is there the violence against those who pay with their lives for ideas deemed non-conformist to the system, but there is also ostracism against those who dare to reveal the truth, who are completely silenced. Take the case of the Pfizer papers, for example: a mammoth revelation about the vaccine failure brought to the attention of the European Parliament, which has been completely ignored by the media and politicians.
Ukraine and Gaza: two crises in search of peacemakers
The situation in Ukraine and Gaza is deteriorating rapidly — last night saw Israel's final attack on Gaza City — but the most alarming development is that all states seem to be sucked into this logic of war rather than working towards a ceasefire. Only prayer can change the course of events.