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AFRICA/DR CONGO – Church desecrated in Ituri

Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic parish church of Bulé, the capital of Bahema Badjere in Ituri Province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was desacrated and looted. During the night between Sunday, February 15th and Monday, 16 unknown perpetrators smashed the church’s window frames, opened the tabernacle, and threw the consecrated hosts to the […]

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Catholic Priest Assaulted by Armed Bandits, Left in Critical Condition in DR Congo

Fr. Jean-Richard Ilunga, Parish Priest of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish of the Diocese of Mbujimayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was violently attacked by armed bandits who left him in critical condition on January 24. Read more here…

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The Ten Commandments in Post-Christian America

In post-Christian America, not all beliefs are considered equal. ‘Pride’ flags are allowed in schools but not the Ten Commandments. What sin hath Louisiana committed in mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school? According to the plaintiff in the newly minted suit Roake v. Brumley, Louisiana is harming children by making them think

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Rejecting the World to Improve the World

In the first few centuries of the Christian era, there was a widespread belief – perhaps I should say, feeling – in the Roman Empire that there was something fundamentally wrong with the world (by “world” I mean “universe”).  For many, the practical implication of this belief was that we should adopt an attitude of

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Vatican should stop ignoring facts: Life for Catholics in China has worsened since Francis’ agreement

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s chief diplomat, signed a secret agreement with Communist Chinese officials in September 2018. Although its terms have never been revealed, it is widely thought to have laid out a process by which bishops could be selected by Beijing and confirmed by the Holy See. Read more…

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FOR SA PRESS RELEASE: DRAFT HEALTH REGULATIONS – WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR GOVERNMENT

PRESS RELEASE 22 April 2022 For immediate distribution DRAFT HEALTH REGULATIONS FACE MAJOR CHALLENGES – WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR THE GOVERNMENT? The Minister of Health made an unexpected appearance before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Health on Thursday 14th April 2022.  This was in all likelihood precipitated by the extraordinary scale of comments and

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Confronting the Principalities and Powers of Darkness With the Faith of Naomi Wolf

We live in ever more sinister times. To call our times sinister might appear extreme since evil has always existed and manifested itself to humanity. However, evil has long advanced by hidden means to corrupt with greater ease. Darkness descends gradually amid the decadent mediocrity of our days. However, this age-old tactic is changing. The

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URGENT: Share petition asking the Pope to reconsider the clamp down on the Latin Mass

Pope Francis has issued a new decree, “Traditiones Custodes,” severely restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM). In it, he effectively does away with Pope Benedict’s protection of it, handing bishops in every diocese the right to suppress it, while demanding new priests get permission from their bishop and the Vatican to offer

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