The Catholic University of Notre Dame appoints a pro-abortion professor to head one of its institutes. Scandal among the faithful. The bishop takes a stand along with a dozen other confreres, including the president of the Episcopal Conference.
Following Christ to the Cross through the symbols of Lent
From the biblical reference to forty days to liturgical signs and ascetic practices, everything on the Lenten journey contributes to our immersion in the mystery of Redemption. A translation from Italian of an excerpt from the current issue of La Bussola Monthly magazine.
The Holy Face of Jesus and the call to saintliness
For Saint John Paul II, growth in holiness was inextricably linked to the mystery of the Holy Face of Jesus — a theme that the Polish Pope explored in depth in Novo Millennio Ineunte. For Wojtyla, this was not just one devotion among many, but a way of living the entirety of Christian life.
Pope appoints Medjugorje nun as new deputy director of Vatican Press Office
Cristiane Murray leaves the deputy directorship of the Vatican Press Office to Sister Nina Benedikta Krapić. The Croatian nun, who discovered her vocation in Medjugorje, is taking over from the Brazilian laywoman. The latter represented a certain social-ecological line and an ecclesial era that is coming to an end. It’s the first step in the anticipated overhaul of Vatican communications.
Following his meeting with Cardinal Fernández, the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X returns home with a proposal for theological discussion and a request not to ordain new bishops without papal mandate. This is the first step to take (or rather not to take) at the crossroads between schism and the gradual restoration of full communion.
“I don't think it was me who did it. It was God all along.” This is how a 13-year-old explained how he managed to swim against waves and currents for four hours to call rescuers to save his family adrift in the ocean.
The central location of the as yet unrecognised Marian apparitions in San Damiano (Piacenza) is the 'Garden of Paradise', which has four patron saints, all of whom are Franciscans. The prophecies came true, convincing the initially sceptical parish priest to believe in the apparitions.
Free Jimmy Lai; don't forget Hong Kong!
Abortion and the new Vaughan Spruce case: freedom of thought is at stake
The director of March for Life UK is facing trial for the third time for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. If convicted, the consequences would be serious for everyone, as the state would effectively be authorised to control people's thoughts.
Freedom outside the Church — the Lefebvrians real goal
Approve the announced episcopal ordinations, but without granting them any canonical status. Don Pagliarani's request to the Pope shows that it is not Rome that refuses to regularise the Society of Saint Pius X, but rather the latter that claims to save souls outside the Mystical Body of Christ.
Left-wing billionaires fund the anti-ICE and anti-Trump protests
The highly organised demonstrations against ICE in Minnesota, against Trump and in favour of Palestine are funded by huge sums of money from billionaire philanthropists and contacts in China. Nothing is spontaneous.
A second breakaway will see five new Lefebvrian bishops ordained
Episcopal ordinations without a papal mandate, as in 1988. On 1 July, the Society of Saint Pius X will repeat Archbishop Lefebvre's gesture, this time ordaining an additional bishop.The Holy See has expressed its willingness to continue dialogue in order to avoid a new rupture.