Catholic Church needs the rich for its mission not pauperism
Money is not evil in itself, but a tool that, if used wisely, can be used to build good. Progressivism preaches a poor church just because it wants to replace it.
Fernández opens up to sex 'change' in new document
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a document with 'some clarifications' on Dignitas infinita, introducing a dangerous exception to the CDF's original declaration. In short, for Fernández, 'gender reassignment' is morally acceptable, provided that the so-called dysphoria is severe.
Burke: Christ the King frees us from ideologies and apostasy
Christ's kingship over our hearts and over the whole of society restores man's original communion with God and is the answer to the growing confusion in the world and in the Church. We publish the text of the introductory lecture at the National School of the Social Doctrine of the Church on "The Social Kingship of Christ and the Magisterium of Pius XI - On the Centenary of Quas Primas".
Syrian Alawite speaks out about massacres world ignores
Only religious reasons are the cause for the Alawites’ slaughter in western Syria. There is no uprising by those nostalgic for the old regime, but a massacre of civilians by the new regime. An Alawite from Latakia speaks out.
Evangelium vitae, 30 years later there is nothing to celebrate
Thirty years ago, on 25 March, John Paul II published his encyclical Evangelium vitae 'on the value and inviolability of human life'. Today there is nothing to celebrate: morality is subject to compromise and dialogue, there is little is left of the 'people for life'.
Singapore, conservative party opens door to LGBT community
Singapore steps closer to the introduction of gay 'marriage', with the complicity of the conservative party, the PAP. Officially it still defends the family, but at the same time it promotes 'new rights' activists as candidates.
German Catholics don't know who Jesus is, Bishop Bätzing fuels ignorance
In his pastoral letter for Lent, the Bishop of Limburg quotes a survey according to which only 32% of German Catholics know that God revealed himself in Jesus. For Bätzing, who refers to Nicaea, the solution would be synodality in the name of 'dialogue'. But at Nicaea the Fathers gathered to affirm the truth.
Mario Draghi prime example of EU technocratic leaders’ arrogance
Mario Draghi, Italian ex-Prime minister, conveniently forgets his past: yet it was he, along with other European technocrats, who promoted the austerity policies that have depressed growth and wages for years, contributing to the economic stagnation he now pontificates should be fought.
How Bishop Ghizzoni of Ravenna covered up a Eucharistic miracle
The faithful oppose the public prosecutor’s request to archive the probable Eucharistic miracle of Ravenna. The WhatsApp messages of Bishop Ghizzoni, who agreed to the destruction of the consecrated host after the Local Health Authority analyses, which were never made public. And the attempt to silence the matter by hiding the slides that contained human blood.
Saint Joseph, model of manliness
The Gospels do not say anything about the most chaste husband of Mary and father of Jesus, but they do present the figure of a man who was always ready to act so that everything went according to God's will. As a true husband and father, he gave peace and security to those entrusted to his care.
Saint Patrick Option: proclaiming Christ in a world of new paganism
With the West falling into new forms of paganism, it is not enough to shield ourselves from the dominant culture. We should imitate St Patrick, who converted pagan Ireland and turned it into an island of saints with a flourishing civilisation.
Artificial insemination, Musk's trans child exposes the truth
Xavier Alexander Musk criticises his father's decision to bring him into the world by artificial insemination, which made him feel like a bought and selected product. From there, self-rejection is born. Elon Musk's problem: pro-natalist but not pro-life.
