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.
How Islam is changing the face of work in France
The latest report from the Institut Montaigne on the impact of religion on the working life of the French. In seven out of ten cases, religion influences management. It is almost always Islam. France is changing, as the writer Houellebecq predicted.
Syria, an example of the West's short-sighted foreign policy
In order to gain an immediate anti-Russian and anti-Iranian strategic advantage, the United States and the European Union have endorsed the victory of a jihadist formation in Syria, setting the stage for even more serious problems in the not distant future.
Trump effect on future Middle East balance of power
With the removal of Assad in Syria weakening Russia and Iran, Trump's line is already very clear: stabilise the Middle East with a rebalancing in favour of Israel and the Sunnis, but trusting Moscow for a comprehensive security agreement in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Europe stands by and is represented by Macron's inertia at the Paris trilateral.
