Jules Gomes reports for ChurchMilitant.com : Pope Francis’ abrogation of the death penalty in Fratelli Tutti is being blown sky-high by his chief dialogue partner Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb — who, in accordance with Islamic jurisprudence, supports the execution of apostates from Read more
Rodney Pelletier reports for ChurchMilitant.com : Pope Francis’ 40,000 word encyclical Fratelli Tutti is the latest volley in the war for souls. He begins it with his version of an account taken from the life of St. Francis of Assisi — Read more
Edward Pentin reports for the National Catholic Register : Pope Francis has received in private audience the apostolic nuncio to Australia amid allegations that hundreds of thousands of euros were sent from the Secretariat of State to the nunciature in Read more
‘Pilgrim Priest’ blogs : In a recent letter found on Marco Tosatti ‘s blog, Archbishop Viganò writes: “In recent days it has been reported in the news that the Jesuits in America have received grants of nearly two million dollars Read more
Steve Skojec writes for OnePeterFive : I’ve already written at length about the longstanding Catholic teaching about the death penalty and why Pope Francis is wrong in his attempts to change it. I won’t, therefore, rehash those arguments here. For Read more
Martin Bürger reports for LifesiteNews ; German Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers is calling on the Church to “further develop and strengthen acceptance and tolerance for homosexuals in our communities and in the whole church.” He also said he supports a blessing Read more
Maike Hickson reports for LifeSiteNews : Pope Francis, in his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, makes statements that seem to promote religious indifference and the view that different religions are in themselves good and pleasing to God. He claims that “we, Read more
John-Henry Weston writes for LifeSiteNews : In Fratelli Tutti, the new encyclical of Pope Francis released yesterday, pro-life Catholics are confronted with a political emphasis that ignores abortion. In line with U.S. bishops who have eschewed the fight for the Read more
George Neumayr reports for the American Spectator : This last week saw Joe Biden simultaneously advertising his “Catholic social justice” and touting his denial of it to unborn children. The former claim came at the virtual Al Smith dinner, the Read more
William Mahoney, Ph.D. reports for ChurchMilitant.com : Half of the dioceses in New York now have declared bankruptcy in the wake of clergy sex abuse, as Rockville Centre joins the mix. The Roman Catholic diocese of Rockville Centre Read more