Pakistan: Forced marriages of Christian minors continue despite new law
Every year in Pakistan, over a thousand girls are kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to adult Muslim men. This is a scourge that the government is failing to address adequately and which deserves the attention of the international community.
‘Operation Hasbara’: How Israel Distorts the Issue of Hunger in Gaza
The use of hunger as a weapon of war is an undeniable reality, but the Israeli government runs disinformation campaigns designed to create enough doubt to prevent people from becoming outraged.
Assisted suicide divides Italian Catholic Church
A bill to regulate assisted suicide in Italy has created a rift within the Catholic Church, with the heads of the bishops and the Pontifical Academy for Life in favour, despite it being based on a misguided concept of 'harm reduction'.
Benedict XVI's letter: why now?
Many of our readers have asked us about La Bussola’s publication of a book containing Benedict XVI's letter reiterating the fullness of his renunciation of the papacy. The question is, why has it been published after 11 years? The answer lies in the new historical phase that has begun within the Church.
The unpublished letter from Benedict XVI: 'My resignation is complete and valid'
The letter, written by the Pope Emeritus in August 2014 in response to objections regarding the validity and appropriateness of his resignation, is published for the first time in a book by Monsignor Nicola Bux (Realtà e utopia nella Chiesa [Reality and Utopia in the Church]), to whom it was addressed. This exceptional historical document should put an end to much sterile speculation.
A 'Priestess' in the Holy House of Loreto: Ecumenism of Confusion
After Brazil, the Basilica of Loreto where the Holy House of Mary is enshrined is cause for scandal: among the concelebrants, a woman vested in a cassock and collar (Protestant?). In the name of forced 'communion', the same misunderstanding is repeated and trumpeted, regardless of whether it pleases God.
Naples: Saint Charbel reveals the true answer to human suffering
Faith or realpolitik? This is the question implicit in the Neapolitan miracle of the Lebanese saint at a pivotal moment in Italy's history. It is a healthy shake-up to stir the faith as Italian politicians wrestle with the culture of death.
“Turin Shroud formed by a bas-relief”: same old hoax
The recurring claim that the image on the Shroud is fake has, this time, been based on a study lacking scientific merit. This proves only one thing: the Holy Shroud is a thorn in the side of those who are allergic to Christ.
'Two states’ solution to Israel-Palestine conflict is unrealistic
The rush by Western countries to recognise a Palestinian state does not take into account the complexity of the situation and could have the opposite effect: the acceleration of Israel's military plans. Nor does it consider the decisive religious factor in the conflict.
Newman Doctor of the Church: “His condemnation of religious liberalism speaks to us today.”
St John Henry Newman is to be proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. The Daily Compass interviewed Bishop Edoardo Cerrato, an Oratorian like the English saint. 'He believed that a doctrine shows its true vitality when it becomes an active principle that translates into action. The 'note speech' in which he condemns religious liberalism is the aspect I have chosen for our times.
Humiliation over Trump tariffs pushes Europe to change course
Von der Leyen has accepted a compromise that avoids a trade war but which represents a surrender for the EU, whose approach is overly technocratic and ideological. Nonetheless, this defeat could turn into an opportunity if Brussels revises its policies, starting with abandoning the Green Deal.
Some questions for bishops on assisted suicide
The big effort by the Italian Bishops' Conference and Pontifical Academy for Life in favour of a law that will legitimise suicide in Italy raises doubts about whether pastors in Italy - and elsewhere who support assisted suicide - understand how human life works, the purpose of the sacred anointing they have received, and God's commandments.
