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Heterodox pro-LGBT friar Father Daniel Horan announces he is seeking laicization

Father Daniel Horan, a professor and Franciscan friar minor, has written numerous columns that break with Church teaching on same-sex 'marriage' and transgenderism, promoted female deacons, and criticized the pro-life movement.

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Antonino Cambria

• Oct 8, 2024Oct 9, 2024

Canadian church goes up in flames for the third time in a week

A Franciscan Catholic church in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, which was sold to a developer, was a near total loss after a fire broke out on Thursday, but police are mum on a possible cause.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Oct 4, 2024Oct 7, 2024

St. Clare’s life of heroic virtue opened St. Francis’ style of ascetic life to holy women

St. Clare, spiritual daughter of St. Francis, ruled her Poor Clares for 42 years and worked many miracles, before departing for God.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 2024

Head of German Franciscans defends homosexuality and transgenderism, attacks Catholic teaching

Friar Markus Fuhrmann, who is openly homosexual, rejected Catholic teaching on the grave sinfulness of homosexuality and defended transgenderism as ‘wonderful diversity’ in a new interview.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 19, 2024Mar 20, 2024

Devout young Catholic dies in ‘senseless’ shooting after Mass, Adoration in DC

'Our family is shattered,' the young man’s mother said. 'He cared deeply for other people.'

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Ashley Sadler

• Jan 24, 2024Jan 25, 2024

Catholic priest promotes radical ‘sexologist’ who defends homosexuality, transgenderism

Father ‘Lalo’ Jara, a prominent DC priest, is using his growing platform to promote heterodox, pro-LGBT sexologist Margarita Murillo.

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Joseph Beretta

• Aug 4, 2023Aug 7, 2023

Catholic priests return to US military hospital after being forced out before Easter

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, announced that a contract dispute has been resolved with the U.S. Defense Health Agency and Franciscan priests are back at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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Louis Knuffke

• Jun 16, 2023Jun 19, 2023

St. Anthony’s zealous preaching of the Gospel earned him the title ‘hammer of heretics’

St. Anthony’s evangelization efforts marked him as one of the new 'Catholic militia' of spiritual warriors fighting heresies springing up in France and Italy.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jun 13, 2023Jun 14, 2023

German Franciscans elect dissident homosexual as provincial superior

Brother Markus Fuhrmann opposes Catholic Church teaching not only on homosexuality, but on the issues of priestly celibacy and women’s ordination.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Jun 13, 2022Jun 13, 2022

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Heterodox pro-LGBT friar Father Daniel Horan announces he is seeking laicization

Canadian church goes up in flames for the third time in a week

St. Clare’s life of heroic virtue opened St. Francis’ style of ascetic life to holy women

Head of German Franciscans defends homosexuality and transgenderism, attacks Catholic teaching

Devout young Catholic dies in ‘senseless’ shooting after Mass, Adoration in DC

Catholic priest promotes radical ‘sexologist’ who defends homosexuality, transgenderism

Catholic priests return to US military hospital after being forced out before Easter

St. Anthony’s zealous preaching of the Gospel earned him the title ‘hammer of heretics’

German Franciscans elect dissident homosexual as provincial superior