Jeanie Hannaman

December 5, 2024

36 MPs Who Voted for British Assisted Suicide Bill May Change Their Minds and Defeat It, by Susan Berry

By Susan Berry, Ph.D., LifeNews - Data on the vote by Members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK on the pro-assisted suicide “Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill” reveals that, compared to the Labour and Conservative Parties, the Liberal Democrats had the largest ratio of MPs who supported the measure... The vote on the bill, which would allow eligible terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assistance to end their lives, was held November 29, with 330 MPs in favor and 275 opposed.

December 5, 2024

In the Era of Synodality, ‘Lumen Gentium’ Delivers a Key Message About Episcopal Authority

By Larry Chapp, National Catholic Register - Nov. 21 of this year marked the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of Lumen Gentium, the dogmatic constitution of the Church, at the Second Vatican Council. Obviously, there are a lot of topics surrounding this event that could be highlighted. I would like to focus on the changes Lumen Gentium made on the issue of episcopal jurisdiction and authority, as it’s something of special importance today, especially in light of the current emphasis on synodality.

December 5, 2024

Central American Bishops Call for Dec. 8 as Day of Prayer for Nicaragua, by Grace Porto

By Grace Porto, CatholicVote - Bishops from Central America have called for the faithful to observe Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, as a day of prayer for Nicaragua, which is facing rampant religious persecution from the Nicaraguan government under President Daniel Ortega... In November, Ortega banned priests from administering Last Rites in hospitals. The regime exiled Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez of Jinotega, president of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference, the same month, sending him to Guatemala. Bishop Rolando José Alvarez of Matagalpa was exiled to Rome in January after spending 500 days in a prison that Rep. Chris Smith (R.-NJ) has described as “Ortega’s gulag.” ...

December 5, 2024

Mary’s Fiat: The Choice of True Freedom, by Ann Burns

By Ann Burns, Crisis Magazine - Catholics for Choice is promoting the antithesis of Our Lady, the attitude of “I will not serve” the “non servium” of Satan... (it's founder) Frances Kissling, a former abortion clinic operator... has been in the business of scandal since its inception in 1973. And sadly, the start of Advent only provided them with further opportunity for heinous behavior. December commenced with Catholics for Choice promoting the blasphemous statement that “This holiday season, remember that Mary had a choice, and you should too.”