Saint Alexander by Ermes Dovico

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British police try deterring pro-lifers with continuous investigations
UNITED KINGDOM

British police try deterring pro-lifers with continuous investigations

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been under investigation for over seven months for silently praying outside an abortion clinic, despite having already been tried and acquitted twice. She told the Daily Compass, "The process is the punishment and used to deter others from doing the same."


Schneider: ‘Mass immigration is a plan to Islamise Europe’
INTERVIEW

Schneider: ‘Mass immigration is a plan to Islamise Europe’

Politicians and international organisations have orchestrated a resettlement of Muslim citizens in Christian European countries, with the aim of changing their identity. The term refugeeis being misused. Many in the Church are exploiting the Bible to justify mass immigration instead of proclaiming Christ. The Daily Compass interviews Monsignor Athanasius Schneider.


Ukraine: First and foremost, seek a "possible peace"
OBJECTIVES

Ukraine: First and foremost, seek a "possible peace"

A certain way of calling for just peace” only leads to the expansion of the war, not its end. Instead, a solution must be found to silence the weapons as soon as possible, as a first step towards a desirable path of reconciliation.


Stop the doom and gloom. Never before have so few people died from climate events
CLIMATE

Stop the doom and gloom. Never before have so few people died from climate events

There is a record kept for deaths caused by extreme climate events. However, the first half of 2025 saw a negative record: fewer people died from climate-related natural disasters than at any other time since the beginning of the millennium. But, this is the opposite of what the media keeps telling us.


Jimmy Lai at final stage of trial in Hong Kong: risks dying in prison
HUMAN RIGHTS

Jimmy Lai at final stage of trial in Hong Kong: risks dying in prison

Arrested in August 2020 and imprisoned since December, he has been on trial since 2023 for purely political reasons. Jimmy Lai, a Catholic and anti-communist publisher in Hong Kong, could die in prison.
- Dossier: Jimmy Lai, a Roman Catholic against the Power


Our Lady of the Assumption is the new and definitive Ark of the Covenant
The meaning of solemnity

Our Lady of the Assumption is the new and definitive Ark of the Covenant

In the Old Testament, we learn that the Ark of the Covenant was removed from the Temple and hidden by Jeremiah on Mount Zion on God's orders. According to a precise divine plan, it was never found again because it was the precursor to the true dwelling place of God with us: Mary, the new Ark, who was assumed into heaven.


Letter from Benedict XVI: the will not to understand
Pope Emeritus

Letter from Benedict XVI: the will not to understand

The aim of publishing the Pope Emeritus's letter about his resignation in book form is not to reopen dormant controversies; rather, it is part of correspondence intended as a tool for reflection on a significant period in the history of the Church that requires further exploration.


Pakistan: Forced marriages of Christian minors continue despite new law
human rights

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
PROPAGANDA WAR

‘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
LAW AND ETHICS

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?
CHURCH

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'
EXCLUSIVE

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.