Trump's aims on neighbors: symptom of a multipolar World
Provocative Trump's claims of future U.S. influence and control over the Panama Canal, Greenland, and even Canada, jokingly referred to as a "State of the Union". This is not a joke. This is the premise of a new strategy for a multipolar World.
Jubilee of Hope, Pope invites everyone to enter Holy Door symbol of Christ
The opening of the Holy Door on Christmas Eve in St Peter's Basilica marked the beginning of the 27th Ordinary Jubilee in the history of the Church. Pope Francis exhorts every man and woman to "have the courage to go through the door" that is a sign of Christ. Yesterday another door was opened by the pope in the Rebibbia prison in Rome.
Charity and proclamation always go together: the lesson of St Stephen
Through the story of Stephen, we understand that the cross is central to the life of the Church and to our personal lives. And that persecution becomes a source of mission. Catechesis of Pope Benedict XVI on St Stephen, 10 January 2007.
Jesus, the true hope of the Holy Land and of the whole world
The harshness of reality must not deprive us of the joy of Christmas, a joy already experienced by Joseph and Mary in spite of the difficulties. This Child enters human history as the Prince of Peace and the herald of eternal life: He is the way out for the Holy Land and for the whole world. From the homily by Card. Pizzaballa for the Christmas Eve Mass.
The birth of Jesus is the central event in the history of humanity
"In the mystery of Christmas is fully reflected the truth of his plan of salvation for man and for the world. It is not only man who is to be saved, but all creation is invited to sing to the Lord a new song, to rejoice and to exult together with all the nations of the earth." Homily at Midnight Mass of Saint Giovanni Paolo II, December 1994.
Catholic influence increases with Brian Burch, new US Ambassador to the Holy See
Father of nine children, Brian Burch is president of CatholicVote, which under his leadership has defended Church teaching, rejected sedevacantist theses and monitored attacks on churches and pro-life centres after the Dobbs ruling. A friend of J.D. Vance, Catholic influence in the future Trump administration increases with his appointment.
Patriarch Pizzaballa visits Gaza Christians: "You are the light of Christ"
After a long struggle with the Israeli authorities, the Cardinal was finally permitted to celebrate Mass in the Church of the Holy Family, where he highlighted the witness of the Christians of Gaza and gave support to be hopeful. Controversy between the Pope and the Israeli Embassy to the Holy See.
The Pelicot case, the circumstances and the choice for evil
All 51 accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been convicted. So why did these apparently 'normal' people choose to behave like this? The key comes from a story written by G.K. Chesterton and the forgotten consequences of original sin.
Father Abdo Raad recounts tragedy of Lebanese Prisoners in Syria
Some 600 Lebanese disappeared during and after the civil war and ended up in the hell of Assad's Syrian prisons. Father Abdo Raad, a Lebanese Greek-Melkite priest and president of the National Council for Social Services in Lebanon, has been working on the issue of detainees for fifteen years. In this interview, he talks about a little-known reality and the hopes of their families for their return after the end of the regime and the opening of the prisons.
Health terrorism identifies its next culprit: the Jubilee
In the run-up to the Holy Year, virologists are unleashing fears of pandemics: from the omnipresent Covid to monkeypox and tropical diseases. It’s an explicit invitation to consider Catholic pilgrims as health-threatening plague-spreaders and to direct the media's hatred towards them
Luther exalted by Italian Bishops’ daily as precursor of Amoris Laetitia
The Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) daily newspaper Avvenire, exalts the "surprising convergences" between the German reformer and the 2016 exhortation on the family written by Pope Francis. A praise that confirms doubts and dubia about the heterodox mentality behind certain 'openings'.
Gay pilgrimage removed from Jubilee calendar embarrasses Vatican
Mystery surrounds the pilgrimage of LGBT associations surreptitiously removed from the official website of the Holy Year. Above all, the Vatican kept silent about the planned event, then removed it following protests, but it will take place anyway.
