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Francis in Trastevere visiting for the 50 years of the Community of Sant'Egidio. “The future of the world is living together”. We need a “globalization of solidarity”. Never say, “I have nothing to do with this” Humanity needs a "globalization of solidarity and of the spirit". Because the future of the "global" world is living together. Pope Francis affirms this in his visit to Trastevere to the Community of Sant'Egidio, for the fifty years of its foundation. The Pontiff reaffirms how the commitment to build bridges, to keep dialogue open, to continue and meet with one another, is fundamental. And...

Abp Schnurr: 'The event is in no way sponsored by, sanctioned by or associated with the Catholic Church'CINCINNATI, Ohio (ChurchMilitant.com) - An Ohio prelate is warning the faithful about a talk offered by pro-gay priest Fr. James Martin, SJ. On Friday, Abp. Dennis Schnurr of Cincinatti published a statement making clear Martin's talk, scheduled for March 24 at the University of Cincinnati, "is in no way sponsored by, sanctioned by, or associated with the Catholic Church." Other speakers include censured religious Sr. Jeannine Gramick and self-professed lesbian Jamie Manson. The archbishop's statement came after a number of Catholics flooded his...

"According to morality, biology, and Christianity, contraception is completely unacceptable"Fr. Dmitry Smirnov is hugely popular Moscow priest, who advocates large families and home-schooling. He is the head of the Russian Church's Committee for Family, Motherhood, and Children. He is known for his outspokenness about issues such LGBT and abortion. And, as it turns out, his hard line extends to contraception. Methodically making his way through an array of arguments, Fr Dmitry states that "any contraception at all is a perversion of human nature" and that contraception is essentially "equivalent to abortion.: You don't have to agree in order to appreciate...

Cardinal Errazuriz also accused survivors of trying to profit from their allegationsThe retired archbishop of Santiago is trying to deflect criticism for Pope Francis’s troubled trip to Chile in January, blaming everything from the summer weather to an “absentee” spokesman for the lower-than-expected turnout and negative press coverage during the visit. Cardinal Javier Errazuriz, a top papal adviser, wrote an extraordinary letter to the bishops of Latin America that insists the Pope’s trip wasn’t a failure, but was “highly positive.” The National Catholic Reporter first reported the letter and its contents Friday. Errazuriz did not take responsibility for a sex...

Preliminary Note: Today, 12 March, Vatican News published a report that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI wrote yet another letter. In this new letter, he praises a set of new books on the theology of Pope Francis which make clear to him “that Pope Francis is a man with profound philosophical and theological formation and [which] are helpful to see the interior continuity between the two pontificates, even with all the differences in style and temperament.” [emphasis added] In light of Benedict’s recurrent support of Pope Francis, the following report might shed some more light in understanding our current Church crisis...

Ezekiel 38 war seems to be getting closer, with American and Israel in joint military exercises and Putin rattling the sword of his supersonic ICBM, which he states no one can destroy (video of Mig-31 taking off and missile being deployed). More on the Iran deal and why Trump's pulling out of the deal would be disastrous for Iran. The amazing accuracy of Biblical predictions! And more. But do not be afraid.

March 7, 2018 (Joseph Sciambra) – On March 6, 2018, Jesuit James Martin released a new promotional video introducing the Revised and Expanded edition of his controversial book "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity." He states that the new edition contains "more stories...stories from LGBT Catholics that I've met." He includes six of those "stories;" one in particular concerns his friend Mark; in a recent interview with America Magazine, Martin said: One of my oldest friends is a gay man named Mark, who was once...

Of all the messages that I have listened to by Sam Gipp, I believe there is one that is downright fun! Without fail, because I use the KJB exclusively, it does not take long before the accusation is made that I am just another one of those KJB-Only cultists - the straw man used to delude the Message and denounce the messenger. This message by Dr. Gipp, 'Bible Quotes and Scientific Facts' is one that I have long wished to use just to show folks how ingrained the King James Bible is within our English culture and how they have...

March 6, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Can anyone receive the Catholic Church’s Sacraments, such as Holy Orders, provided he feels it’s the “right” thing to do, something done in "good conscience"? Bishop Thomas Tobin is asking that timely question, which would have seemed ridiculous just a few years ago. (Bishop Tobin, of Rhode Island, is not to be confused with Cardinal Joseph Tobin, of “nighty-night, baby. I love you” fame.) Bishop Tobin’s questions, which point out the flawed reasoning behind lefty prelates’ waxing and waning over basic Catholic teaching, come at the same time as Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich is celebrating...

Was Bishop Kevin Vann behind cancellation of Michael Voris speaking engagement that forced last minute change of venue?Despite a last minute change in venue following the cancellation of a planned speaking engagement at a Maronite Catholic Church in the city of Orange, Michael Voris of Church Militant says there was “great turnout” at the re-scheduled event. Voris spoke at the Business Expo Center in Anaheim on Sunday, February 11. It was his second stop in Orange County after speaking at St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Alhambra the day before. Voris published an article on February 8 explaining that there...

GERMANY, March 02, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The German bishops’ website has described in overtly sexual tones the Vatican’s new Easter stamp depicting Christ risen from the dead. Katholisch.de, the news website for the German Catholic Bishops Conference, posted an article on February 28 titled “Muscled Jesus on New Vatican Stamp.”The anonymous author of the short review said the image of Jesus would make women’s hearts race, adding that the youthful-looking Savior cast in the shade one German prelate known for his handsome looks. “The Easter stamp at least is decorated with a gym-Jesus with muscle-packed arms and toned upper body...

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The cardinal said the idea of only allowing Communion in specific cases was a 'rhetorical trick'Cardinal Gerhard Müller has criticised the German bishops’ document that opens Communion to Protestant spouses in certain situations. In an interview with Die Tagespost, the cardinal said the bishops had interpreted canon law incorrectly, and warned them against making vague statements when the full document is published. Canon 844 §4 allows Protestants to receive Holy Communion under very specific “grave circumstances”. The German bishops said that this can apply to Protestant spouses of Catholics who wish to end “serious spiritual distress” and a “longing to...

Officially an atheist nation and a place where the government shutters some Christian churches, China is on course to become home to more Christians than any country in the world by 2030. Christianity also is growing rapidly in some other Asian nations and sub-Saharan Africa as people in countries modernizing at a breakneck pace seek solace from the leading religion of western, technologically advanced nations. "As countries get incorporated into the global capitalist world, a lot of uncertainty and stress is introduced into society," said Michael Emerson, an academic who focuses on the sociology of religion. "Christianity is seen as...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican magazine has denounced how nuns are often treated like indentured servants by cardinals and bishops, for whom they cook and clean for next to no pay. The March edition of “Women Church World,” the monthly women’s magazine of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, hit newsstands Thursday. Its expose on the underpaid labor and unappreciated intellect of religious sisters confirmed that the magazine is increasingly becoming the imprint of the Catholic Church’s #MeToo movement. “Some of them serve in the homes of bishops or cardinals, others work in the kitchens of church institutions or teach....

Each new parish in Trier Diocese will be led by a priest and two full-time lay peopleOne of Germany’s oldest Catholic dioceses has become the latest to unveil a major reorganisation, in the face of rising costs and declining church membership. In an interview with Catholic News Service, Judith Rupp, spokeswoman for Germany’s western Trier Diocese, said the changes would require less time and money on “administration and structural issues” and respond to calls by the Pope for “missionary creativity.” “The great challenge for Christians in our own diocese is a pastoral one,” Rupp told CNS. “We want to focus...

Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - A small community of Somali Christians lives in Mogadishu. There are about thirty elderly people. They live hidden for fear of the reprisals of Islamic fundamentalists. But, they consider their faith as the most precious gift. Fr. Stefano Tollu, military Chaplain of the Italian contingent of Eutm Somalia, the formation and training mission financed by the European Union, managed to get in touch with one of them in recent days. A quick meeting, in order not to arouse suspicion and not to draw too much attention, but very intense and full of human and religious meanings....

Controversial televangelist Jim Bakker has said that the late Rev. Billy Graham once visited him in prison in some of the lowest moments of his life, where he hugged him and told him that he loves him.Bakker, whose ministry came to a grinding halt in 1987 after he was accused of paying hush money to his secretary for alleged rape, and later served five years in prison for various fraud charges, traveled to Charlotte on Tuesday to pay his respects to Graham, who died at the age of 99 last week.The televangelist, who hosts "The Jim Bakker Show" in Missouri,...

The cardinal said the deal would be an 'act of suicide'The rumoured deal between the Holy See and China is an “act of suicide” and a “shameless surrender”, Cardinal Joseph Zen has said. In a recent blog post, the former Bishop of Hong Kong blamed papal advisors for the “bad deal”, accusing them of being “obsessed” with an “Ostpolitik” solution that “compromises without limits”. The deal would likely involve the Vatican lifting the excommunications on seven Beijing-appointed bishops who were consecrated without papal approval. It would also likely give the Vatican a say over the appointment of future Chinese bishops,...

An Italian archdiocese is embroiled in scandal as reports are surfacing of a gay priest on trial for allegations of blackmail, embezzlement and other crimes. Father Luca Morini, known to his flock as "Don Euro" for his extravagant lifestyle, has recently been scheduled for a hearing in the Court of Massa, the medieval town in Tuscany where he used to run two parishes. The preliminary hearing is set to take place on March 8, where the judge will examine the evidence for accusations of fraud, drug distribution, embezzlement, extortion and self-laundering. The case began when male escort, Francesco Mangiacapra, decided...