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Benedictine Founder Exhumed in ‘Remarkable Preserved Condition’

Benedictine Founder Exhumed in ‘Remarkable Preserved Condition’

By William Mahoney, Ph.D. • May 22, 2023 •

The earthly remains of a traditional Benedictine prioress in Missouri were found in 'remarkable preserved condition' after recently being exhumed. The Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles in Gower, Missouri, exhumed their founder, Sister Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary, on April 28, the Feast Day of St. Louis Marie DeMontfort.  Read more

Cardinal Urges Humanae Vitae Forum to Be ‘Inclusive’

Cardinal Urges Humanae Vitae Forum to Be ‘Inclusive’

By Jules Gomes • May 22, 2023 •

Italy's top cardinal and potential successor to Pope Francis is urging a congress on Humanae Vitae to reject groupthink on the 1968 papal encyclical prohibiting artificial contraception. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, exhorted participants at the international conference called "Humanae Vitae: The Audacity of an Encyclical on Sexuality and Procreation" to "avoid working within closed and homogenized circles."   Read more

‘How Could It Go On for 25 Years?’

‘How Could It Go On for 25 Years?’

by Thomas Savage • May 21, 2023 •

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Catholic Bishops and Educators Condemn New Trans Sports Proposal

Catholic Bishops and Educators Condemn New Trans Sports Proposal

By Paul Brock III • May 19, 2023 •

Catholic bishops and educators are condemning a proposed rule change that would demand federally funded schools allow males to participate in females' sports. On Monday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Catholic Educational Association and the Catholic University of America submitted to the U.S. Department of Education a joint statement rejecting gender ideology and calling on the Department to deny the proposed rule change. Read more

Gay Priest Dreams of Sacramental Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

Gay Priest Dreams of Sacramental Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

By William Mahoney, Ph.D. • May 19, 2023 •

A so-called "LGBTQ Catholic Resource" is touting a self-proclaimed "gay" priest's recent speech in which he expresses his dream for the Church to offer the sacrament of marriage to same-sex couples. The website Outreach recently published an adapted version of Fr. Bryan Massingale's speech, which he delivered April 21 during the Ignatian Q conference held at Fordham University at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York. Read more

Illinois Radical Dems Fundamentally Transforming Public Libraries

Illinois Radical Dems Fundamentally Transforming Public Libraries

By Martina Moyski • May 22, 2023 •

Illinois is set to enshrine the corruption of children into law, thanks to its collusion with the Marxist-led American Library Association. Among an array of legal amendments and declarations, the bill requires that all public libraries must adopt the so-called Library Bill of Rights or be denied state funds. Read more

When the Sanctuary Lamp Is Extinguished, What Will You Do?

When the Sanctuary Lamp Is Extinguished, What Will You Do?

by Fr. Paul John Kalchik • May 20, 2023 •

The persecution has begun. We went through a trial phase of it during the COVID lockdown when all of our Churches were shuttered. What are you doing for the next wave of persecution? Now is the time to prepare well for this next wave of persecution, both physcially as well as spiritually.  Read more

MTG Counterattacks Weaponized Justice System

MTG Counterattacks Weaponized Justice System

By Nicholas Wylie • May 18, 2023 •

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for the impeachment of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray. On Wednesday, Greene submitted impeachment papers against Garland, accusing him of "facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people." Read more

More Americans Changing Religions, Embracing Atheism

More Americans Changing Religions, Embracing Atheism

By Paul Brock III • May 17, 2023 •

A new survey reveals an increasing number of Americans are switching religions, and even disaffiliating from organized religion altogether. However, the dwindling population of practicing individuals remains optimistic about the future. According to recent data from the Public Religion Research Institute, the American Catholic population has itself not been immune to a wider shift towards irreligion. Read more

The Great Marian Procession Is Back

The Great Marian Procession Is Back

By Martina Moyski • May 18, 2023 •

Our Lady is set to be greatly honored once again by thousands of prayer pilgrims in California's capital. The Great Marian Procession — the West Coast's largest march honoring the Blessed Mother — is returning this Saturday, May 20, to the streets of Sacramento. Read more

No. 1 Tennis Player in the World Calls Out Fake Media

No. 1 Tennis Player in the World Calls Out Fake Media

By Paul Brock III • May 16, 2023 •

Novak Djokovic, the highest ranked tennis player in the world — who's also been banned from multiple tournaments due to his refusal to get the COVID jab — is now countering what he considers false narratives perpetuated by the mainstream media. Competing at the Italian Open in Rome, Djokovic, a Serbian Orthodox Christian, recently spoke to Italy's Corriere della Sera, stating that he believes "95% of what has been written and said on TV about me in the last three years is totally false." Read more

SSPX Priest on Trial on Charges of Molesting 27 Children

SSPX Priest on Trial on Charges of Molesting 27 Children

By Christine Niles • May 17, 2023 •

A priest of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is being put on trial in France after being indicted for abusing 27 children. Church Militant has confirmed the trial begins May 22 in the Cours d'Assises (Court of Assizes) at la Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée in western France, and will continue for two weeks until June 2. Read more

San Diego Diocese Plans to File for Bankruptcy

San Diego Diocese Plans to File for Bankruptcy

By Martina Moyski • May 15, 2023 •

The diocese of San Diego is set to file for bankruptcy later this year under a siege of new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy. Over 400 people say they were sexually abused by clerics in past decades in the Southern California diocese. As a result, the diocese plans to file for bankruptcy protection by November. Read more

France Issues Digital Clergy ID to Fight Abuser Priests

France Issues Digital Clergy ID to Fight Abuser Priests

By Jules Gomes • May 16, 2023 •

Clerics in France are being issued electronic identity cards that can be scanned to check if the priest has been charged with sexual abuse or stripped of his clerical status. Bishops, priests and deacons will be required to produce the wallet-sized plastic swipe cards on public demand to ascertain they are not potential sex abusers, a move that clerical sex abuse victims have derided as a public relations stunt. Read more

Twitter Handed Over to Left-Wing Activist

Twitter Handed Over to Left-Wing Activist

By Paul Brock III • May 12, 2023 •

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has handed over his duties to Linda Yaccarino, a top World Economic Forum official and Comcast NBCUniversal executive. After about six months leading Twitter, Musk announced that he'd be relinquishing his current role and will transition to executive chair and chief technology officer, wherein he'll oversee product, software and system operations.  Read more

Jesuit University Raking in Arab Cash Builds Mosque

Jesuit University Raking in Arab Cash Builds Mosque

By Jules Gomes • May 12, 2023 •

A prestigious Jesuit university, which receives millions in funding from the Islamic regimes of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has built what it calls "the first-of-its-kind mosque" on an American college campus. Georgetown University, which promotes itself as the oldest Catholic Jesuit university in the United States, says it erected the mosque to continue its mission of finding "new ways to foster its values of interreligious understanding and cura personalis." Read more

Bishop Stika Used Parishioner Money on Alleged Rapist

Bishop Stika Used Parishioner Money on Alleged Rapist

By Nicholas Wylie • May 12, 2023 •

Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, green-lit tens of thousands of dollars in payment for the education and living expenses of a former seminarian accused of rape. After viewing a letter to St. Louis University in Missouri, Knox News reported that the bishop authorized his diocese to pay $48,258 for Wojciech Sobczuk's 2021–2022 school year costs. Read more

Washington Governor Signs Anti-Family, Pro-Death Bill

Washington Governor Signs Anti-Family, Pro-Death Bill

By William Mahoney, Ph.D. • May 11, 2023 •

Washington state's Democrat-controlled Legislature and the state's far-left governor established a new law that permits children without parental consent to undergo taxpayer-funded abortions and so-called sex-change procedures. Governor Jay Inslee signed into law on Tuesday Senate Bill 5599. Just before signing, he boasted, "Washington leads the way by taking a more compassionate, developmentally appropriate, and reasoned approach to support these youth as they access gender-affirming treatment and reproductive health care services." Read more