Every July 23, the Church celebrates Saint Bridget, Patron Saint of Sweden, founder of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, mother of Saint Catherine of Sweden and, since the eve of the great jubilee of the year 2000, Patron Saint of Europe proclaimed by Pope Saint John. Paul II. […]
Controversies
Pilgrim image of the Virgin of Fatima will accompany the procession of Santo Domingo
After two years of the pandemic, Catholics in Nicaragua will again go out in procession in honor of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the greatest promoter of the Holy Rosary, but this time accompanied by the pilgrim image of the Virgin of Fatima. Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the founder of […]
Pope Francis prays at Santa Maria Maggiore before his trip to Canada
Pope Francis went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore this Friday, July 22, where he prayed before the icon of the Virgin “Salus populi Romani”, patron saint of Rome. The Vatican reported that the Pope visited this Marian Basilica in the morning and prayed in private, the goal of […]
Church in Canada to sell 42 properties to compensate abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Saint John of Newfoundland in Canada announced the sale of 42 properties, including 12 churches, to pay compensation for victims of physical and sexual abuse at the former Mount Cashel Catholic orphanage. The orphanage was operated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and was made famous by […]
They affirm that there is no “educational quality” without recognizing the class of Catholic Religion
The Teaching Secretariats of the Archdiocese of Valencia and the Bishoprics of Orihuela-Alicante and Segorbe-Castellón denounce that “one cannot speak of ‘educational quality’ or ‘comprehensive education of the person’ without adequate recognition and, therefore, also hourly presence, of the subject of Catholic Religion and Moral”. This is what they affirm […]
Almost 70 Christians are killed in a single Nigerian state in just 2 months
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reported that between May and June 2022, at least 68 Christians were killed in just one of the 36 states that make up Nigeria, not counting thousands of other people kidnapped or displaced. “Naturally, having to live through this situation […]
Thousands mobilize against a regulation to “restrict religious freedom” in Spain
The Spanish Foundation of Christian Lawyers has launched a campaign that tries to convince the socialist mayor of Gijón (Spain) not to advance in the approval of a secular regulation that has been agreed with Izquierda Unida, the communist partners in the government local. The regulation in question is still […]
Chile is sick, laments Archbishop after death of 3 homeless immigrants
Given the recent death of three Venezuelans in a container, the Archbishop of Concepción, Mons. Fernando Chomali, assured that “Chile is sick” and proposed a way or cure for his serious illness. “As a human being, as a Chilean grandson of migrants, as a Catholic and Archbishop of Concepción, I […]
Archbishop denounces futurology as “a degradation of the human spirit”
The Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain), Msgr. Joan Planellas, analyzes in a recent letter the “broad and diffuse business” of occultism and futurology and its progressive implantation in magazines, television and social networks. Archbishop Planellas considers that those who offer these practices take advantage of the human difficulty to rationally reach […]
Important doctor regrets “resistance” to the Church’s doctrine on contraceptives
Dr. José María Simón Castellví, President Emeritus of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC), lamented the resistance of some to follow the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception, a topic that Pope Saint Paul VI spoke about in his encyclical Humanae Vitae. In an article titled “Resistance to Humanae […]