Cardinal Joseph Zen, 93, of Hong Kong, responded publicly to an article by Fr. Han Qingping concerning the “retirement” of Bishop Zhang Weizhu of the Diocese of Xinxiang and the consecration of Bishop Li Jianlin. Fr. Han’s article described the replacement of the persecuted underground bishop with the state-recognized bishop as a positive sign of improving Sino-Vatican relations. He claimed that critics of the situation - implicitly referring to Cardinal Zen - were motivated by “stupidity,” “malice,” or a “distorted personality.” “This struck a nerve with me,” Cardinal Zen replied via his personal blog on December 11: “I don’t admit to being a ‘bad person’ or having a ‘personality disorder,’ but I am indeed ‘stupid’ enough to ‘take it personally.’” Zen also responded to Fr. Han’s reference to his criticism of the Synod on Synodality. He clarified that his description of “Church suicide behavior” does not refer to the synod as a whole or to synodality in general, but …More
Leo XIV received George Weigel in audience, today.
Questa mattina Papa Leone XIV ha ricevuto in udienza il professor George Weigel. George Weigel è uno scrittore neoconservatore cattolico americano. Il 27 gennaio 2017, in risposta alle voci secondo cui Weigel sarebbe stato nominato ambasciatore presso la Santa Sede, l'allora cardinale Theodore Edgar McCarrick scrisse a papa Francesco affermando che Weigel era "un vero leader dell'ala ultraconservatrice della Chiesa cattolica negli Stati Uniti e in passato è stato pubblicamente critico nei confronti di Sua Santità". Aggiunse: "Molti di noi vescovi americani sarebbero molto preoccupati che venisse nominato in una posizione del genere, in cui avrebbe una voce ufficiale, in opposizione al vostro insegnamento". McCarrick indicò che sarebbe stato felice di discutere ulteriormente l'argomento con il papa... ...Weigel ha criticato il Sinodo sull'Amazzonia del 2019 e la struttura dei sinodi ecclesiastici in generale, affermando che non rappresentano mai pienamente ciò in cui credono i laici …More
The "Mother of the true God" destroys the heresy of the religious indifferentism promoted by Prevost. Just ten years after the conquest of Mexico, the Blessed Virgin appeared in Tepeyac, Mexico. She used an Indian recently converted to the Catholic faith called Juan Diego on Tuesday, December 12, 1531 to bring out the idolatry of the Native Indians. She was presented as "the perfect ever Virgin Saint Mary, Mother of the true God" to make known the Gospel of her son Jesus Christ to the native Indians of the New Continent. ´Know thou, O my beloved child, that I am the Ever Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God, the Author of Life, Creator of all, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, Who is present everywhere´ Nine million inhabitants converted to Christianity. That for centuries they had professed a polytheistic religion and practiced the most cruel human sacrifices. One of the first Franciscan Fathers, Toribio de Benavente, affirmed in 1537, just six years after after the appearance of Our Lady …More
Cardinal Cobo Did Not Attend Homosexual Event because of "Ultra" Catholics: Sister María Luisa Berzosa, a religious sister in civilian clothes from the Daughters of Jesus, explained in a talk on November 26 for the Diocese of Teruel why Cardinal José Cobo didn’t attend a homosexual propaganda meeting in Madrid at the end of August. “Some ultras are going to come and disrupt the event, and the message will not get across,” Cardinal Cobo reportedly said. The cardinal, she said, met with the organisers ahead of the event and made clear that his absence was “not because of you”,
María Luisa Berzosa: “Entonces el grupo de Crismón, con el anfitrión, fueron a hablar con el cardenal Cobo, para invitarle, para informarle y tal.” “Y entonces Cobo dijo, no voy a ir a la asamblea.” “pero no por vosotros, sino porque van a venir algunos ultras y van a reventar el acto y el mensaje no va a llegar.” “Entonces, ¿qué hizo?” “Escribió una carta, no sé si la habéis visto porque ha circulado, una carta preciosa de acogida desde el Evangelio, no una carta de compromiso, de saludito, no, no, no, una carta de definición de Evangelio.” “Entonces, yo la mandé inmediatamente a los grupos de Italia, traducidos, me ha corrido la carta y ha llegado a todo el mundo.” “Y no se ha reventado el acto, como decía él, porque entonces pierdes el mensaje.” “Y a veces en los tonos que utilizamos también, tengamos cuidado, no nos pongamos agresivos ni enfadados porque luego el mensaje no llega.” “[…] que no se pierda el mensaje, como decía Cobo.”
Four Evangelists and Their Symbols || Faith & Facts Why do we have four gospels instead of one? Each gospel offers a unique perspective on the life of Christ, reflecting different aspects of His mission. The symbols of these four evangelists—Matthew as the winged man, Mark as the lion, Luke as the ox, and John as the eagle—are rooted in the visions of Ezekiel and Revelation. Tune in to discover fascinating insights about these symbols an
Four Evangelists and Their Symbols || Faith & Facts Why do we have four gospels instead of one? Each gospel offers a unique perspective on the life of Christ, reflecting different aspects of His mission. The symbols of these four evangelists—Matthew as the winged man, Mark as the lion, Luke as the ox, and John as the eagle—are rooted in the visions of Ezekiel and Revelation. Tune in to discover fascinating insights about these symbols and what they reveal about the gospel message! SWN
Friday, December 12 – From the Feria – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patron Saint of Latin America – Saint Adelaide, Empress – Discovery of the tomb of Saint Francis
The letter below was sent to the editor of The Wanderer Catholic newspaper on May 11, 1939. The message is worth re-posting today. It's title was "Sure Cure for Communism." Today, we could include a cure for relativism, atheism, materialism and secularism. What morally ails America also applies to Canada. And the entire West. Mark Twain once said that every-body talks about the weather but very few try to do anything about it. The same comment might be made about the conversion of America. We could make many more converts if we would only try to do so. If every Catholic in America set as his goal the bringing of at least one convert into the Church every year, all America would be Catholic within three years. How can this be done? Here is a suggestion. Center your prayers on the soul you would save. Take a personal interest in the spiritual welfare of that person. See that he is supplied with suitable Catholic literature. Invite him to come to church with you, not once merely but many …
Two young Afghan asylum seekers were allowed to roam the streets even after they admitted the brutal rape of a 15-year-old girl, the Daily Mail can reveal. Despite their horrific crime, 17-year-olds Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal were not remanded in custody by a district judge sitting at Coventry youth court when they both entered guilty pleas on October 21. Instead, they were separately remanded into the care of social services and left free to wander, with orders to stay at their accommodation between the hours of 7pm and 7am, a decision branded 'shocking' by Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. The pair, who brazenly dragged their victim into a secluded part of a public park and raped her, were not placed in youth detention until November 19 - six months after the attack - when they appeared before a more senior Crown Court judge at Warwick for sentencing. The sentencing judge Sylvia de Bertodano, who later concluded that the boys posed such a danger to the public that they would each …
Operation Rescue just dropped its 2025 Annual Report, a unique survey that provides a broad understanding of abortion in America and equips pro-life advocates with hard-won data to dispel the abortion lobby’s highly coordinated talking points. The Abortion Cartel has seen record losses this year, but also some alarming trends, especially in the Virtual Back-Alley and chemical abortions. Operation Rescue has documented all of them and offers keen insights and analysis of the post-Roe abortion landscape in 2025. Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, says, “Operation Rescue stands alone as the only organization — whether pro-life or pro-abortion — that systematically tracks vital data on America’s abortion clinics. We document closures and openings, procedure costs, gestational limits, and a wide range of emerging trends across the abortion industry. No other group provides such an in-depth, ground-level view of the Abortion Cartel and the way it truly operates.” Notable pro-life …
CATECHISM OF PERSEVERANCE : AN HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL,MORAL, AND LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION. Translated from the French of Abbe Gaume by REV. F. B. JAMISON - COURSE FIRST- CHAPTER VII - Knowledge of God - God considered in his works - End of third day and beginning of the fourth day of the Creation....to download, to print !
Precious Blood Prayers Prayer of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar. Amen. After praying that prayer add, Blessed be The Holy and Undivided Trinity now and forever. Amen Do this before you pray any prayers at all. Morning, Litanies, Novena's etc.
We continue posting daily Advent reflections by the Church Fathers. It's a good way to prepare to celebrate Christmas. The reflections and quotations come from the book titled, Advent and Christmas with the Church Fathers by Marco Pappalardo. Introduction What still astounds us is also what helps us to live each day with new eyes. On Christmas night in Bethlehem, many people must have experienced a wonder that rejuvenated them, drawing them outside of themselves and away from their concerns to follow the star, to seek a king, and to listen to the angels’ song. What a special night that Christmas must have been! Now it is up to us to let ourselves still be amazed by the Father’s grand gesture of love; it is up to us to believe in the Incarnation of the Son without a doubt, to be convinced of it, and to give witness to it by the strength of the Holy Spirit. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymn for the Birth of Christ, A man is overcome by great awe when he considers the miracle of God descending,…
Published: 00:41 GMT, 12 December 2025 | Updated: 02:52 GMT, 12 December 2025 This is the moment an Algerian migrant was caught on camera stealing Canada Goose beanies from Selfridges. Dade Mustafa, 35, grabbed two hats worth £350 from the department store on Oxford Street on October 10 - while he was already on bail for immigration offences. CCTV footage obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail shows the thief peering around shiftily before seizing his opportunity to swipe the luxury items. After ripping off the security tags, he stuffs one of the hats down his trousers and another in his coat pocket. Off-camera, Mustafa is said to have squared up to security guard Farzan Molaei before telling him to 'f*** off'. Later footage shows him being arrested by police. Told by an officer that he had stolen two items worth £350, the expressionless criminal replies: 'No problem, no problem.' Dade Mustafa, 35, looks around as he shoves a Canada Goose beanie down his trousers at Selfridges on Oxford …