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A MISSION THAT BAPTIZED NO ONE IN FIFTY-THREE YEARS: The Flawed Evangelization Model of the Pan-Amazonian Synod

Since 1965, the Institute of the Consolata for Foreign Missions, originally from Turin and present in 28 countries, has had a mission among the Yanomamis in Brazil. The mission is currently led by the Italian priest Fr. Corrado Dalmolego, assisted by three women religious of the Institute’s female branch. In a recent interview to the Internet portal Religión Digital,1 the Consolata missionary provided interesting details about his conception of a

What the Popes Have to Say About Socialism

Anyone who examines the ideology of socialism will see the contrast between the socialist doctrine and the doctrine of the Church. All the same, it is not out of place to review the condemnation of the popes starting with Pius IX and ending with Benedict XVI. Thus, we present what the popes have to say about socialism as they condemn the socialist doctrine thoroughly and entirely. This is not a

These Are the Destructive Goals of the Pan-Amazon Synod

As part of the preparations for the next Pan-Amazon Synod, Pope Francis received on May 27 the Indian chief Raoni Metukire of the Kayapó Amazon tribe in a private audience at Santa Marta in the Vatican. For decades, Raoni has been fighting to preserve indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest. Over the years, he has counted on the support of important Western political leaders such as King Juan Carlos of

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If there was a war in which the casualty figures reached one million people killed or wounded, most people would want to do something drastic to stop it. Imagine if most of those affected were young people. Consider the family, friends and community of the

Priestly Celibacy, a Tradition of Apostolic Origin

Not infrequently some ecclesiastic raises the question of priestly celibacy implying that it can be discussed because it is not a dogma of the faith. The secular media immediately take such statements and scatter them to the four winds, implying that the Church is about

Science Confirms: Angels Took the House of Our Lady of Nazareth to Loreto

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Incredible Miracle: U.S. Marine Saved by Saint Michael, The Archangel

This is the true story of a Marine wounded in Korea in 1950. Writing to his mother, he told her of a fascinating encounter he experienced in the war. Father Walter Muldy, a navy chaplain who spoke to the young Marine and his mother as

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