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Speaker Mike Johnson Was an Attorney for a Pro-Life Group, Has a “Rock Solid Record on Life”

October 26, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Speaker Mike Johnson Was an Attorney for a Pro-Life Group, Has a “Rock Solid Record on Life”

The House of Representatives has elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-LA, as its 56th Speaker. Johnson won unanimous support from all present 220 Republicans. “The people’s House is back in business,” said the new speaker before his swearing in. “It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected,” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) shortly after his election Wednesday afternoon. “It has been an arduous few weeks, and a reminder that the House is as complicated and diverse as the people we represent,” he continued. “The urgency of this moment demands bold, decisive action to restore trust, advance our legislative priorities, and demonstrate good governance.” “Our House Republican Conference is united, and eager to work,” he added: As Speaker,…Continue Reading

Abp. Sample revamps Portland Catholic schools with new director on a ‘rescue mission for souls’

October 20, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Abp. Sample revamps Portland Catholic schools with new director on a ‘rescue mission for souls’

PORTLAND, Oregon (LifeSiteNews) — After closing his Department of Catholic Schools, Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample has announced the appointment of a Director of Catholic Education on a mission to help save souls through authentically Catholic formation. On October 10, the Archdiocese of Portland issued a memo naming Elias Moo, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Denver, as a lead in the newly formed Office for the Mission of Catholic Education. Moo has been tasked with reforming Catholic education in western Oregon as Sample seeks to integrate schools “more deeply” into the mission of evangelization

October 6, 2023 breaking Comments Off on

Father Murray: Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality could ‘cause immense harm’ to the Church

October 6, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Father Murray: Pope Francis’s Synod on Synodality could ‘cause immense harm’ to the Church

ROME (LifeSiteNews) — A respected canon lawyer and regular EWTN commentator has issued a canonical critique of the Synod on Synodality and warned that, by allowing lay people to vote, the event could “causeimmense harm to the life and mission of the Church.” Father Gerald Murray JCD made his comments at a recent conference in Rome, held on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, where he was joined on the speaker’s table by Cardinal Raymond Burke and Professor Stefano Fontana.

CARDINALS TARGET SYNOD, BLITZING FRANCIS WITH ‘DUBIA’

October 2, 2023 breaking Comments Off on CARDINALS TARGET SYNOD, BLITZING FRANCIS WITH ‘DUBIA’

VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – In an unprecedented move, five senior cardinals have submitted a set of five dubia (doubts) to Pope Francis that question the direction of the Synod on Synodality.  The cardinals made their dubia public on Monday, just before the opening of the synodal process, after Pope Francis refused to respond to a second set of “reformulated” questions, according to a letter cosigned by the five prelates. The five cardinals are Cdl. Walter Brandmüller, Cdl. Raymond Burke, Cdl. Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun, Cdl. Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, and Cdl. Robert Sarah. Warning the faithful “not to be subject to confusion, error and discouragement,” the letter explained why the cardinals were publically releasing the dubia. 

German bishops in tug of war over blessing same-sex unions

September 26, 2023 breaking Comments Off on German bishops in tug of war over blessing same-sex unions

The German Bishops’ Conference convenes its plenary assembly today, setting the stage for what promises to be a pivotal gathering amid a period of unprecedented tension within the Church in Germany — and with the wider Catholic Church.  On the official agenda for the gathering from Sept. 25–28 in the town of Wiesbaden are topics ranging from handling spiritual abuse to preparations for the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome. However, overshadowing discussions are the profoundly divisive issues brought to the surface by the controversial German Synodal Way, particularly the blessing of same-sex unions — an issue that has seen acts of open defiance across Germany against clarifications from the Vatican.  At the center of this maelstrom is Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, archbishop of…Continue Reading

Bishop Strickland: ‘no communication from Rome’ following apostolic visitation

September 22, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Bishop Strickland: ‘no communication from Rome’ following apostolic visitation

Following a report that Pope Francis and Vatican officials held a meeting earlier this month to discuss requesting the resignation of Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland, the prelate said on Wednesday he has not been contacted by the Vatican about such matters. In addition, Strickland said if Pope Francis were to remove him from office he would respect the Holy Father’s authority but would not resign if asked. 

Trump calls six-week abortion ban ‘terrible,’ gets slammed by pro-life leaders

September 19, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Trump calls six-week abortion ban ‘terrible,’ gets slammed by pro-life leaders

(LifeSiteNews) — Former President Donald Trump stunned pro-life former supporters over the weekend with a Meet the Press interview in which he repeatedly touted plans for an abortion compromise he hopes will put the issue “behind us,” repeatedly refused to say if he believes the preborn have constitutional rights, condemned state heartbeat laws as “terrible,” expressed indifference as to whether the issue is resolved at the state or federal level, and reiterated his insistence that pro-life laws need exceptions for rape and incest.

Pope Francis reportedly set to ask Bishop Strickland to resign

September 11, 2023 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis reportedly set to ask Bishop Strickland to resign

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis met with Vatican officials over the weekend to discuss asking Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, to resign, according to a report on Monday by The Pillar. Pope Francis met on Saturday with Archbishop Robert Prevost, OSA, the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops, and Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The Pillar reported that several sources close to the dicastery told the website ahead of the meeting that the two prelates, both of whom Pope Francis named cardinals in July, would present the pope with the results of a recent apostolic visitation of the Diocese of Tyler in addition to “public actions” of Bishop Strickland following the visitation. Pope Francis is expected to ask for Bishop Strickland’s…Continue Reading

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