Winchester, VA - There was sad news for parishioners of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Corstorphine, Scotland last week. Crux reports that their 33 year old priest, Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira was found dead on a beach on Friday near his parish. Father Vazhachira, a native of India who was studying for his postgraduate degree at Edinburgh University, had been reported missing last week, having last been seen on […]
Winchester, VA - Saint Cyril of Alexandria is colorful character. He is a Church Father, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the 24th Pope, or Patriarch of Alexandria. His maternal uncle was the 23rd Pope of Alexandria and even ordained Cyril. Saint Cyril is known for the run-ins he had with others. He drove the Jews from Alexandria, and had frequent public conflicts with the Roman governor Orestes. Most notably, however, […]
Winchester, VA - Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield exorcised his diocese three years ago over the escalation of the culture war over homosexuality. He had this to say to LifeSite News. (AUDIO) Last week, Bishop Paprocki clarified pastoral practices in his diocese, notifying his priests that in regards to parishioners who are living an active homosexual lifestyle, if they have not exhibited signs of repentance for their sin, […]
Winchester, VA - The Archdiocese of Los Angeles recently came under fire when it was discovered that a pro-abortion event entitled “Uncertain Times: Charting the Path Forward for Women's Health” was due to be hosted at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral Plaza. The two headliners of the event are Kathy Kneer, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and Susan Dunlap, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of […]
Winchester, VA - The National Catholic Register is reporting that Libero Milone, the Vatican's Auditor General, resigned abruptly yesterday. The Vatican issued a statement which said the resignation occurred “by mutual agreement” but gave no reason as to why it occurred. Just three months ago, Milone indicated that he was very satisfied with his job, had no regrets in accepting it, and was prepared to go “all the way with great […]
Winchester, VA - It was revealed yesterday that the four Cardinals who submitted the unanswered Dubia last September 19th to Pope Francis over questions concerning his post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia have now asked him to give them an audience. There is an excerpt of the unanswered letter requesting the audience, delivered on May 6. Despite the fact that the Prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith has repeatedly declared that the […]
Winchester, VA - Church Militant reports that the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board and Ontario Catholic School Trustees Associates had a complaint filed against them with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by Claudia Sorgini, a non-Catholic high school student. Sorghini, a non-Catholic student, refused to attend religion class, and was granted an exemption from it, but because she “felt pressured by the school” to take the class, she filed the […]
Winchester, VA - Catholic World Report is reporting that Pope Francis met yesterday with the Nigerian priests from the Diocese of Ahiara, who for the last five years have refused to accept the bishop who was appointed to lead them, Bishop Peter Okpaleke. The Ahiara diocese is mainly comprised of people from the Mbaise tribe, which experiences no shortage of priestly vocations. The Mbaise had desired one of their own to […]
Winchester, VA - World Net Daily and Jihad Watch are reporting on disturbing developments coming out of Sterling Heights, Michigan, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers unexpectedly raided the houses of 100-200 Chaldean and Assyrian Christians, rounded them up, and took them away by bus, presumably to be deported back to war-torn Iraq, where struggle and persecution likely await them. These Christians are legal residents of the United States—some for […]
