Catholic Church

September 1, 2020

Pope Francis: Pandemic is a ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Care for Creation, by Courtney Mares

By Courtney Mares, CNA - Pope Francis released a message Tuesday for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in which he called for repentance for humanity’s broken bonds with God’s creation and with others... “Today we hear the voice of creation admonishing us to return to our rightful place in the natural created order -- to remember that we are part of this interconnected web of life, not its masters. The disintegration of biodiversity, spiralling climate disasters, and unjust impact of the current pandemic on the poor and vulnerable: all these are a wake-up call in the face of our rampant greed and consumption,” Pope Francis wrote...

September 1, 2020

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Overcome Fear by Returning to Prayer

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - A Worldly Focus Stokes Fear.. We, however, are living in a world consumed by fear. We are afraid of this virus. We are afraid of the economic and social toll it has taken. We are afraid of the growing social unrest. We are afraid what will happen if our political enemies win. We are afraid of one another. We are afraid of what will happen if we boldly speak the truth... The worst of it, however, is that it often seems as if there are powerful people and institutions who want us to be afraid, and who – whether intentionally or not – are actively stoking our fear.

September 1, 2020

The Vatican Goes to Bat for Biden, by George Neumayr

By George Neumayr, American Spectator - ...it is no surprise that such Vatican officials as Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia are helping Biden by downplaying his abortion stance. Last week Paglia served up some mush about the dangers of abortion politics, according to Crux: “As US presidential elections heat up and ‘life issues’ are expected to figure prominently in the campaign, the Vatican’s top official in the area has cautioned against turning the pro-life cause into an ideological weapon, saying making the protection of life a political football risks doing ‘great harm.’”

September 1, 2020

Catholic Bishop: Christian Voters “Cannot Support Candidates Who Will Advance Abortion”, by Micaiah Bilger

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - Catholic Archbishop Samuel Aquila urged Americans to “embrace the Gospel of Life” last week after the conclusion of the Republican and Democrat national conventions... Aquila, the archbishop of Denver, Colorado, has been advocating for the rights and protections of unborn babies for years. Four years ago, he also said Catholics, in good conscience, “cannot support candidates who will advance abortions,” Breitbart reports.