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Vatican issues text underpinning controversial Synod on Synodality October meetings

While there are no explicit calls for female deacons, as there have been in other texts, the Vatican's new document seeks to cement synodality as the way forward for the Church.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 2024

Liberal bishops throw tantrums over cuts to pro-abortion CCHD program

Dissident Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico was vocal in his criticism of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for making cuts to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

Analysis

Stephen Kokx

• Jul 8, 2024Jul 9, 2024

Cardinal Becciu firmly rejects being linked to Cardinal Pell’s death

Former Vatican official Libero Milone suggested there were unsolved elements in the Australian prelate's sudden death, which Cardinal Angelo Becciu has firmly denied being linked to in any way.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jul 8, 2024Jul 9, 2024

Israel used ‘Hannibal Directive’ to kill its own people on October 7, local media reports

Reports from Israeli news outlets like Haaretz and others confirmed that Israeli forces were instructed to prevent vehicles from returning to Gaza after Hamas’ October 7 attack, even if it meant endangering Israeli hostages.

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Frank Wright

• Jul 8, 2024Jul 9, 2024

As Christians continue to be killed in Nigeria, the West remains largely silent

A report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law found that 2023 marked the bloodiest year of Islamic attacks against Christians in Nigeria, with over 8,000 killed and thousands more abducted and forcibly displaced.

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Angeline Tan

• Jul 4, 2024Jul 8, 2024

Appeal to priests: Resist ‘blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples,’ even to the point of shedding blood

Priests who ‘bless’ a homosexual or other sinful ‘couple’ defy the universal and constant teaching of the Church and commit at least four mortal sins at once. On the Day of Judgment, Christ will say to them: ‘Depart from me, I do not know you.’

Analysis

Raymund Maria

• Jul 4, 2024Jul 8, 2024

COVID lies continue even as the Australian media relaxes its relentless propaganda

It was a rare instance when the mainstream media considered different points of view: a technique known as a limited hangout, whereby small errors are admitted in order to cover up much larger crimes. The result was a parade of excuses, falsehoods, and misdirection.

Analysis

David James

• Jul 3, 2024Jul 4, 2024

‘Trust the science’? How the influence of money and AI has killed scientific integrity

Widespread and increasingly common hoax scientific papers which have been published in the most prestigious journals demonstrate that the scientific peer review process holds little to no credibility anymore.

Analysis

James Corbett

• Jul 3, 2024Jul 3, 2024

Bill O’Reilly predicts Biden will drop out of presidential race ‘sometime soon’

Former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly predicted President Joe Biden will soon drop out of the race after a disastrous debate performance. Biden's aides and liberal news outlets have also suggested the president should stop his re-election bid.

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Matt Lamb

• Jul 2, 2024Jul 3, 2024

Supreme Court’s attack on free speech proves the Federalist Society can no longer be trusted

The Federalist Society has failed to adequately vet Supreme Court judges for handling constitutional issues in modern-day America, resulting in a weak judiciary beholden to the whims of the political Left.

Analysis

Paul Ingrassia

• Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 2024

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Vatican issues text underpinning controversial Synod on Synodality October meetings

Liberal bishops throw tantrums over cuts to pro-abortion CCHD program

Cardinal Becciu firmly rejects being linked to Cardinal Pell’s death

Israel used ‘Hannibal Directive’ to kill its own people on October 7, local media reports

As Christians continue to be killed in Nigeria, the West remains largely silent

Appeal to priests: Resist ‘blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples,’ even to the point of shedding blood

COVID lies continue even as the Australian media relaxes its relentless propaganda

Bill O’Reilly predicts Biden will drop out of presidential race ‘sometime soon’