Younan the disheartened patriarch makes futile attempt to gain Pope’s support
The majority of Syriac Catholic bishops had asked for his resignation, a decision later supported by the Holy See. However, during a private meeting in Beirut between the Pope and the Catholic patriarchs, Younan sought his brothers' support in an attempt to convince Prevost to change his mind. It is highly unlikely that he will.
The new gold rush is an eviction notice for the dollar system
Gold prices have more than doubled since the start of 2024 and recently reached a new all-time high of $4,400 per ounce. This explosive rise in gold is a direct result of the sharp erosion in the purchasing power of fiat money — money 'printed' by central banks.
‘My friend Pierina Gilli and the miracles of Mary, Mystical Rose’
Journalists expose the anti-clerical professor who embraces the faith; the priest who leaves his lover and converts; the sudden and inexplicable healings; and the holiness of Pierina. The Daily Compass interviews Don Bruno Libralesso, a close friend of the Montichiari visionary
The paradox of Trump: the 'peacemaker' attacking Venezuela
While intensifying efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, US President Trump is moving closer to a military attack on Venezuela. How can this be explained? Because the real goal is not peace, but US interests.
Fernández's latest mess over the use of title 'Co-Redemptrix'
In response to journalist Diane Montagna, the Prefect of the CDF explained that the title of 'Co-Redemptrix' should no longer be used in liturgical texts or Vatican documents. However, it could still be used among friends after reading and understanding the 'Mater Populi Fidelis'. This is an incredible blunder which creates a rift within the Church. The case of the 'mutinous' Mariologists.
Prince Albert’s resounding 'no' does not cancel abortion in Monaco
The Prince blocked a bill that aimed to broaden the scope of abortion, recalling 'the role that the Catholic religion plays in our country'. While this is a good example, the same sovereign should not have approved the liberalisation in 2009 and 2019.
Vatican publishes doctrinal note to praise monogamy
One flesh, one wife and 156 paragraphs: the Doctrinal Note on the Unity of Marriage is a substantial text. “It is not a document on polygamy,” the prefect repeats, but the question resurfaces during the presentation.
Family in the woods right to subsidiarity violated by Italian State
The forced break-up of the 'family in the woods' represented an intrusion by the state into a family with substitute characteristics, and violated the principle of subsidiarity.
Pope Leo puts Mitis Iudex back on track: 'Nullity in truth'
'No false mercy in canonical matrimonial trials': words that go against the current trend towards openness. Addressing the Roman Rota, Pope Leo does not disavow his predecessor's reform, but brings it back into line with Wojtyla and Ratzinger.
Abuse: the ghosts of Chiclayo haunt Pope Leo
A harsh statement from an alleged victim of sexual abuse in Peru challenges the dispensation from the priesthood granted by Pope Leo to Father Lute, the accused priest. This decision prevents the truth from being ascertained and justice from being done — a very poor decision.
- The full text of the statement is available here.
Chiclayo, the letter of accusation from the victims of abuse
Father Lute's dismissal from the clerical state is a slap in the face to victims of abuse. Here is the press release issued by one of the alleged victims of abuse in Chiclayo by a priest, who implicates the then Bishop Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo dreams of a synodal and interventionist CEI in Assisi
What will the Church in Italy be like in the Prevost era? Some clues can be found in the city of St Francis, where the Pope concluded the general assembly of Italian bishops by calling for intervention in the public arena. There were two indications of governance, and no U-turn on the Synod
