The fact that recognised Freemasons are requesting Catholic funerals is no coincidence. There is a push from the lodges to recognise dual membership, and Monsignor Staglianò is the key figure within the Church for this shift. He himself explained this in Milan in 2024 during a discussion with the Grand Masters of the three Italian lodges.
Trump’s foreign aid: to Christian organisations, not to ‘woke’ NGOs
The US State Department, led by the Catholic Marco Rubio, has announced nearly $2 billion for religious and community organisations working in healthcare and humanitarian aid. This blatantly refutes all criticism of the cuts to US international aid and the closure of USAid.
Debate in Washington: what if US runs out of its missile stockpiles
How many missiles does the US have left? “As many as we want,” says Trump. 'In reality, stocks are running low,' say the experts. This explains the president’s wavering stance.
Alois: the prince who champions life and defends children from abortion
In the principality, whose capital is Vaduz, centre-left and feminist groups have collected signatures for a referendum on the legalisation of abortion. However, the Crown Prince and Regent has made it clear that he will veto the measure should the referendum pass. This is an example of a sovereign exercising power for the common good.
Another social media campaign has been launched in Morocco in preparation for a new attempt to storm Ceuta. The president of the Spanish Bishops' Conference has lucidly denounced the use of migration as a political weapon. Yet the extraordinary EU summit has produced no concrete results apart from the intention to tackle the problem together.
Lefebvre and the refusal to submit to the reigning Pope
For the founder of the Society of St Pius X, St John Paul II was not a Catholic. Lefebvre theorised about communion with past popes whilst effectively disobeying the current one. This is by no means a Catholic theory because only the reigning pope holds the power of the keys.
The High Court has dismissed the appeal lodged by the parents of gender-confused children and detransitioner Keira Bell. They were seeking to halt research into the use of puberty-blocking drugs. The trial, which is due to start on 1 August, involves recruiting 226 participants aged between 11 and 16. A human trial with foreseeable harms.
Poland is home to Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary
Work is nearing completion on the statue of Our Lady of Mercy (55.6 metres high, including the plinth) in the village of Konotop. The statue, funded by a Polish millionaire, will be blessed on 15 August, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Medjugorje: parish responds with prayer after affront to Our Lady
During the night of 27–28 July, the statues of Our Lady on the Hill of Apparitions in Medjugorje were defaced with blasphemous graffiti; they have since been cleaned. A fire was also set at the outdoor altar of St James’s Church. These sacrilegious acts took place just a few days before Mladifest. The parish has responded by following the example of the Virgin Mary, through prayer, fasting and forgiveness.
Pakistan: where justice protects those who burn Christians
The murderers of a young Pakistani Christian couple, who were wrongly accused of blasphemy and burned alive in a kiln where they worked in Lahore, have been acquitted. Zarish Neno explains the reality of daily persecution.
Victims ignored: Rupnik’s trial is yet another scandal
Lawyer Sgrò denounces the absence of even the most fundamental information required for a fair trial. The victims have not been heard and are even being denied the right to know the names of the judges. 'How can justice be guaranteed in a trial conducted in total secrecy?' Yet the facts have already been established.