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    China Begins New Crackdown on Religious Freedom

    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”

    November 1, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    October 4, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    September 1, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    May 16, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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!”

    May 13, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    April 21, 2025April 22, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    November 12, 2024 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    October 29, 2024June 11, 2025 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

    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”

    October 23, 2024 by thoughtsandprayersforthefaithful

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