The Catholic Church has been an enduring symbol of Nicaragua’s resistance to the regime of President Daniel Ortega since 2018. Consequently, the institution’s peaceful defiance has firmly placed church leaders and the faithful in Ortega’s crosshairs. Tensions escalated between the Catholic Church and Ortega on March 18, when the Vatican closed its embassy in Managua. Earlier that…
Nicaragua’s Violent Persecution of Christians Part of Regional ‘Transformations’: Analyst
State AGs Seek Answers From FBI, DOJ Over Targeting of Traditionalist Catholics
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and 19 other Republican state attorneys general expressed “outrage and alarm” Friday following the Feb. 8 leak of an internal FBI memo that characterized Catholics as “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists.” Seeking answers, Miyares pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland for information on how the…
Pope Benedict XVI and Human Freedom
Commentary The resignation of the Pope in 2013 was a decision that completely shocked the world, partially because for a traditionalist like Benedict XVI, it seemed like a highly untraditional thing to do. But as head of the Holy Office in the last years of the previous pontificate, Cardinal Ratzinger watched with deep pain as…
California Catholic Churches and Pregnancy Centers Prepare for ‘Night of Rage’ From Pro-Abortion Activists
Some Catholic churches and pregnancy help centers in California are preparing for possible violent attacks in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade—after being warned by the federal government about recent credible threats from a radical group. The Diocese of Stockton, California, sent an urgent memo on June 23 to…
Nigeria Suspects ISIS of Killing 40 in Catholic Church
ABUJA—Nigerian authorities suspect the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out a massacre in a Catholic church on Sunday in which 40 people were killed, Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said on Thursday. Assailants wielding AK-47 rifles and explosives attacked the congregation at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, in southwestern Ondo…
Pelosi Barred by Catholic Church From Receiving Communion Over Abortion Advocacy
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been barred by the Catholic Church from receiving Holy Communion over her support of abortion, which the Catholic Church strongly opposes. The decision was announced by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, who serves as archbishop for Pelosi’s home city. “After numerous attempts to speak with Speaker Pelosi…
White House Condemns ‘Violence’ Following Protests Outside Supreme Court Justice Homes, Vandalism at Catholic Churches
White House press secretary Jen Psaki made a plea for “peaceful” protests on Monday following a weekend of Catholic churches being vandalized, arson at an anti-abortion group’s headquarters, and pro-choice protestors marching on the homes of Supreme Court justices. In opposition to a draft majority Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked to…
Pro-Abortion Protestor Shouts About Killing Babies at New York Church
Pro-abortion activists showed up at an iconic Catholic church in New York City over the weekend to disrupt pro-life demonstrators in one of several pro-abortion protests happening across the country. The activists arrived at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in the Manhattan borough of New York City on May 7 where pro-life activists…
Pro-Abortion Protester Shouts About Killing Babies at New York Church
Pro-abortion activists showed up at an iconic Catholic church in New York City over the weekend to disrupt pro-life demonstrators in one of several pro-abortion protests happening across the country. The activists arrived at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in the Manhattan borough of New York City on May 7 where pro-life activists…
Why the Pope Is Wrong About Latin Mass Restrictions
Commentary Throughout its history, the Catholic Church developed rich forms of liturgical worship in both East and West, a testament to its universality. In the West, a form of the Mass developed, known as the Latin or Roman Rite. Its origins can be traced back to Apostolic times and its form remained essentially unchanged for…
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