Catholic Church

January 20, 2023

LifeSiteNews Report: Pope Francis Planning Further Crackdown on Traditional Latin Mass This Spring

By LifeSiteNews Staff - Pope Francis plans to continue his official crackdown on the traditional Latin Mass, according to a new letter published by Inside the Vatican that was reportedly written by a traditional priest... The letter, published Wednesday by Inside the Vatican magazine’s founder and editor, Robert Moynihan, alleges that Francis, who already began his crackdown on the traditional Mass and sacraments in his 2021 motu proprio Traditiones Custodes (TC), is planning to release another document in “April or May,” further clamping down on the Old Rite.

January 20, 2023

Fr. David Nix: The Four “C’s” of a Good Confession

By Fr. David Nix, Padre Peregrino Hermitage - Before going to confession, remember to never bring your phone in the confessional (as a phone even in airplane-mode may be hacked by the government or another enemy.) Rather, write out your sins on a piece of paper that you may wish to bring into the confessional. Then, begin your confession by saying to the priest your state in life (married, single, priest religious) and then say how long it’s been since your last confession (one week, one month, one year, etc.).

January 20, 2023

No Happy Endings in Transland, by Austin Ruse

By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine - The boy says to his mom, “If you want girl parts, and you don’t have them, you can do special surgery where they turn your penis inside out and there is a vagina inside.”... The boy is six years old... He also tells his mom that hormones can give you girl parts... “Where did you hear this?”... “I saw it on a video.”... The boy is six years old. Someone told him these mythological tales from the place called Transland.

January 20, 2023

Rome Opens Pulpits to Pro-LGBT Protestants, by Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, Church Militant - The diocese of Rome has invited pro-LGBT Protestant pastors from the heretical Waldensian sect to preach at Catholic churches during the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity."... Dr. Daniele Garrone, president of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (FCEI) — an association of liberal Protestant denominations — will preach at Rome's main diocesan service on Thursday in the Catholic church of Santa Maria delle Grazie al Trionfale... The ecumenical week of prayer, from Jan. 18–25, will climax with Pope Francis leading vespers in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.