mRNA vaccine study demonstrates spike protein does damage heart
A study on mice published in Nature demonstrates that mRNA vaccine particles find their way from the vaccination spot, reach the heart and damage cardiac tissue.
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India, huge increase in Hindu fundamentalist attacks on Christians
In 2024 alone, more than 70 acts of violence per month against Christian communities were reported, a 700% increase in 10 years of nationalist rule. The state of Uttar Pradesh the most dangerous. Appeal by Christian associations to respect the Constitution.
Sednaya prison, a Christian’s testimony of Syria’s slaughterhouse
Report from Sednaya prison, near Damascus, known during the Assad regime as the 'human slaughterhouse'. Interview with a former prisoner, a Christian who was unjustly imprisoned and only released when the regime fell. A relatively 'lucky' prisoner who witnessed unspeakable horrors.
God's new star: cause for beatification begins for Sister Clare Crockett
The Northern Irish nun and former actress who died at the age of 33 and whose life continues to inspire and give hope to countless people, has been proclaimed a Servant of God. The postulator: testimonies "from over 50 countries" where her fame for holiness is already widespread.
Warning: artificial intelligence will guide our intentions
What if Artificial Intelligence understood our intentions and anticipated us in our choices? This is not science fiction, but a development already underway. And we really run the risk of having it replace us in our ethical choices as well.
It took California fires to cancel Biden’s meeting with Pope
Due to the severity of the fires in California, US President Biden has cancelled his trip to Italy, where he was due to meet the Pope today. But the seriousness of awarding a private audience from the Vatican to the leader of the most anti-life administration in American history still lingers.
Dismissals and promotions, the Pope cannot act as an absolute sovereign
The dismissal of Msgr. Rey and the appointment of Sister Brambilla as Prefect by Pope Francis violate Church norms and require a reaffirmation of the nature and limits of papal power. That is the Church is entrusted to the primacy, not to the whim of Peter.
Rey, McElroy, Brambilla: the Pope's fireworks for 2025
The 'induced' resignation of the bishop of Fréjus-Toulon considered too conservative, while Pope Francis appoints an ultra-progressive cardinal in Washington. And he contradicts himself by placing the first nun at the head of a dicastery.
Scottish Jubilee cross draws criticism as LGBT similarities unavoidable
A parody of a cross that obscures the sacrifice of Christ", "A shocking image out of place": strong reactions to the Jubilee cross installed in Glasgow Cathedral, which the Archdiocese defends to the hilt.
US ambassadors to Italy, a clear change of course
The incoming Trump administration has lost no time in selecting its ambassadors, especially to the most important countries. Look at Fertitta's immediate appointment to Italy, which contrasts with the delays and general disdain shown by Biden.
With the Magi, from the outward journey to the inner pilgrimage
The power of God is different from the power of the mighty of this world: this is what the saints have discovered over the centuries, following in the footsteps of the Magi. And this is the true revolution. Address by Pope Benedict XVI to young people in Cologne, where the relics of the Three Kings are kept, 20 August 2005.
