Worshippers walking past the shadow of a cross at the entrance to the ‘underground’ Zhongxin Bridge Catholic Church, after a service celebrating the Feast of the Ascension in… Read more “China Begins New Crackdown on Religious Freedom”
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Pope Leo XIV Stirs Up Controversy
Pope Leo XIV blesses 20,000 year-old Greenland ice block Pope Leo XIV has stirred up some controversy this week, though most of it is in the minds… Read more “Pope Leo XIV Stirs Up Controversy”
Pope Leo Meets with Fr. James Martin
Pope Leo XIV and Fr. James Martin, SJ Pope Leo XIV met with Fr. James Martin, SJ on Monday, September 1 at the Apostolic Palace. The meeting… Read more “Pope Leo Meets with Fr. James Martin”
Anti-Catholicism Remains Alive and Well
Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France, destroyed by arson Anti-Catholicism has been called “the last acceptable prejudice.” It is not the… Read more “Anti-Catholicism Remains Alive and Well”
Pope Leo Hates Trump!
Much has been made – far too much in my estimation – about the tweets formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost and now Pope Leo XIV shared about President… Read more “Pope Leo Hates Trump!”
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday
The Good Shepherd, Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome, mid 3rd century John 10:27-30 Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I… Read more “Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday”
The Death of Pope Francis
Today, April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died in Rome of a stroke and irreversable cardiac arrest. May he rest in peace. Pope Francis was something of a… Read more “The Death of Pope Francis”
In the News 11/12/24
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria. Another priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Fr Emmanuel Azubuike, who serves as a parish priest as… Read more “In the News 11/12/24”
Synod on Synodality Ends
The Synod on Synodality has ended, and it ended, not with a bang, but a wimper. What were the original goals of the Synod on Synodality? This… Read more “Synod on Synodality Ends”
Vatican Renews Provisional Agreement with China
Worshippers at Mass in China The Vatican recently announced that it has renewed the Provisional Agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a continued effort to… Read more “Vatican Renews Provisional Agreement with China”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 