Catholic Church

March 5, 2018

Emma Bonino and the Tragic Irony at the Heart of European Politics

By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald - How did that low birth rate come about? Why (is Italy) so short of people that we must import them? Could it have anything to do with the phenomenon of abortion, which Bonino helped to legalise in Italy, or with contraception, of which she is an enthusiastic supporter? Bonino is the co-founder of the Information Centre on Sterilisation and Abortion: the title of that institution should point to some reasons for “Europe’s demographic challenges”.

March 5, 2018

St. Katharine Drexel: First Family of Charity

By George J. Galloway, Catholic Exchange - The family of St. Katharine Drexel of Walnut Street, in Philadelphia, has a storied history in a city deeply rooted in the American experiment. One cannot but marvel at the manner in which the family was touched by the major figures and events of the 19th and 20th centuries, and then how the Drexel’s influenced history right back in the lives of so many of the “poorest of the poor.”

March 5, 2018

On EWTN Orthodox Catholic Author Warns Pope Francis Has Deliberately Created Confusion

By Lisa Bourne, LifeSiteNews - Pope Francis has deliberately created confusion to allow for Catholic teaching to be circumvented, a longtime Catholic commentator has said, and Francis’ inner circle contains people more radical in their beliefs than him... Intervention is needed in the direction Francis is taking the Church, Lawler said in a discussion on The World Over centering on some of the confusing and controversial aspects of the Francis pontificate.

March 5, 2018

Fr. Mark Goring: “God Gave Me a Scripture” (Video)

Fr. Mark Goring: Director of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston, Texas - “God gave me a scripture”