Maike Hickson reports for LifeSiteNews : In a new interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider discusses the response to the coronavirus and sees in the global response to it “signs of a world government.” He also points to the plans of Freemasonic groups which work for “equality, liberty, and fraternity,” adding that Read more
Jules Gomes reports for ChurchMilitant.com : The Vatican’s second-in-command is defending the Holy See’s deal with China, a day before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to shame Pope Francis for wanting to renew the controversial concordat. Cdl. Zen pleads with Francis not to appoint a pro-China bishop Read more
Phil Lawler reports for CatholicCulture.org : n At last, decisive action to address financial corruption at the Vatican! At last, a ranking prelate has been held accountable! After years of promising reforms and accountability—while leaving effective power in the hands of those who opposed reform—Pope Francis has finally broken the pattern. Consider Read more
The Catholic Herald reports : Pope Francis appointed a special prosecutor on Monday. The announcement came in the daily bulletin from the Press Office of the Holy See. The Vatican gave no reason for the appointment, but the figure tapped for the job is an expert in commercial law. The Read more
BBC News reports : Cardinal George Pell will return to Rome this week for the first time since he was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison in Australia. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 79, was due to fly out of Sydney on Tuesday, Australian media reported. He was freed Read more
Jules Gomes reports for ChurchMilitant.com : Pope Francis, esteemed for his embrace of “human fraternity,” has reportedly refused to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo or dissident Chinese cardinal Joseph Zen a week before publishing his encyclical Fratelli Tutti (All Brothers). Cdl. Zen was refused a papal welcome in the Read more
Martin Barillas reports ChurchMilitant.com : An Argentine man has accused Pope Francis of covering up allegations of rape and sexual abuse at the hands of a priest. Pope Francis and Sergio Decuyper On Sept. 19, Sergio Decuyper, 42, of Argentina accused a disabled octogenarian priest, who is also his uncle, of raping him at the age of five years. Father José Read more
An open letter from Maike Hickson, LifeSiteNews, to Archbishop Viganò about the consequences of the abolition of the Oath Against Modernism – and Pope Benedict XVI’s involvement in overthrowing the prepared schemas of Vatican II Wikimedia Commons / Archiv der KDStV Rupertia Regensburg, Wikimedia Commons Dear Archbishop Carlo Maria Read more
Marco Tosatti reports : Dear friends and enemies of Stilum Curiae, yesterday I met with Cardinal Joseph Zen, who came to Rome on purpose from Hong Kong – for a visit limited to only 120 hours, just four days – in order to see the reigning Pontiff and speak to Read more