The murderers of a young Pakistani Christian couple, who were wrongly accused of blasphemy and burned alive in a kiln where they worked in Lahore, have been acquitted. Zarish Neno explains the reality of daily persecution.
Victims ignored: Rupnik’s trial is yet another scandal
Lawyer Sgrò denounces the absence of even the most fundamental information required for a fair trial. The victims have not been heard and are even being denied the right to know the names of the judges. 'How can justice be guaranteed in a trial conducted in total secrecy?' Yet the facts have already been established.
Europe slumbers ten years after Father Hamel’s martyrdom
On 26 July 2016, Father Hamel, an 85-year-old priest, had his throat slit at the foot of the altar by two young jihadists in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. Though struck at its very heart, the Old Continent has continued to slumber in the face of mounting threats. Nonetheless, his blood has not been shed in vain for French Catholics, especially the younger generation, who have experienced a renewal of faith in recent years.
The Rupnik scandal: the trial has become a farce
The Vatican Press Office has denied reports that Father Rupnik, who has been accused of sexually abusing at least twenty nuns, has been acquitted. This raises new questions. There is a fear that the network protecting Rupnik is manipulating the trial, about which nothing is known.
- DOSSIER: The Rupnik case
In an article dated 21 July, the official publication of the Dicastery for Communication highlights some of the issues raised by AI with regard to in vitro fertilisation. However, it effectively presents IVF itself as normal. This is a worrying development that goes against the teachings of the Church.
Nuns take state of New York to court over assisted suicide law
On 5 August, a law will come into force obliging even religious institutions to facilitate assisted suicide. Four congregations of nuns are taking the Democrat-governed state to court. Bishop Barres stands with them: 'We will never submit to New York's culture of death.'
The Lefebvrian bishops were consecrated on the basis that any condemnation would be invalid; they are now asking Rome to revoke the decree. However, the excommunication latae sententiae takes effect before, and irrespective of, the relevant judgement. The consequences are uncertain, but the contradiction regarding Petrine authority is clear: it is recognised, but only in order to act against it.
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China–Écône: who is forcing regularisation and who is rejecting it?
The charism of Saint Camillus: caring for the sick with a mother’s tenderness
St Camillus de Lellis “called for the sick to be cared for with the same affection and tenderness that a mother has for her only sick child”. To mark the liturgical commemoration of the founder of the Ministers of the Sick, La Bussola interviews the Camillian Ange Désiré Ouedraogo.
Cyprus, on the home front of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict
Cyprus has become a destination for migration and investment for Israelis, particularly since the war began. But it is also a destination for the Lebanese, who were initially fleeing the economic crisis and, since 2023, the war as well.
It doesn’t matter if he’s a Nazi or swears. As long as he isn’t sexist
On average, a rape allegation is enough to ruin the candidacy of Graham Platner, the Democratic Party’s rising star. Between Nazi tattoos, profanity on social media and violent rhetoric, he hadn’t caused anyone any concern until now.
True and False Obedience: What a Confusion Among Écône Supporters
If we must obey the Pope, then we should keep quiet and lay low about Fiducia supplicans: this is one of the most common reactions among those who justify the disobedience of the Society of St. Pius X. Things aren’t exactly like that, but to understand what is binding and when, we must first get to the “heart” of the Petrine primacy.