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Cardinal jailed by communists recites exorcism during Latin Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic sites, has suffered multiple desecrations in recent years, such as the Vatican-approved ‘LGBT pilgrimage’ last month and the Pachamama idol scandal in 2019.

News

Antonino Cambria

• Oct 27, 2025

Cardinal jailed for 20 years by Communists prays for world’s deliverance from demons

Whilst not a formal exorcism with full rites and ceremony, Cardinal Ernest Simoni's prayer of deliverance was recited in Latin and from memory.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Catholic teacher fired, banned from profession for attending pro-family, anti-COVID rallies

Nelsi Pelinku, who attended the rallies before he was a teacher at the Austrian public school that fired him, believes he was ousted from his job and received a two-year teaching ban in the country because of his faith and his rejection of the LGBT agenda.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 4, 2025

Today in history: Christian slave turned commander defends Albania from Islamic takeover

Today in 1457, the Battle of Albulena in Albania saw George Kastrioti, better known as Skanderbeg, a Christian slave turned military commander, defend his country against an Islamic onslaught, a critical moment in the saving of Western Europe from Ottoman occupation.

Opinion

Raymond Ibrahim

• Sep 2, 2024Aug 30, 2024

Albania’s first notable pro-life march denounces pro-abortion government’s attacks on the family

On June 1, hundreds marched in Tirana, Albania, for the country’s first significant pro-life march. Dr. Majlinda Gjoni Thompson, a key organizer, spoke with us about the march and the pro-abortion government's attacks on life and family.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Jun 25, 2024Jun 26, 2024