Cardinal Zen offers Mass, and a war cry for the Church A LifeSite videographer’s reflections on meeting Cardinal Joseph Zen Opinion Jim Hale • Feb 17, 2020Jul 30, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Zen criticizes Vatican for ‘despis[ing] the heroes of faith’ in China In a 20-minute discussion, the cardinal lamented the Pope’s silence on China’s abuses of power in Hong Kong and described a dire situation for faithful Chinese Catholics. News Claire Chretien • Feb 14, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Pope Francis has ‘final word’ on releasing Vatican report on sex abuser ex-cardinal Catholic clerics and laypeople have long been expecting the report. News Martin M. Barillas • Feb 7, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Chinese communists begin crackdown on Christian funerals The new regulations have the goal of getting rid 'of bad funeral customs' while establishing 'a scientific, civilized and economical way of funerals.' News Martin Bürger • Feb 4, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Vatican doesn’t understand that communist China will never compromise It’s worth trying to think through why the Vatican thinks the way it does about China. Opinion Robert Royal • Jan 13, 2020Jul 30, 2021
New evidence shows deceitful methods Vatican officials used to launder millions of euros More evidence has surfaced of massive financial corruption at the Vatican. News Paul Smeaton and Paul Smeaton • Dec 13, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Cardinal Zen: Pope Francis is ‘encouraging a schism’ by ‘legitimizing’ China’s Communist-run church ‘You are encouraging a schism. You are legitimizing the schismatic church in China,’ Cardinal Zen said he would tell Pope Francis. News Martin M. Barillas and Pete Baklinski and Martin M. Barillas and Pete Baklinski • Dec 6, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Pope praises document about God willing diversity of religions in ‘interreligious dialogue’ speech Francis used offensive and erroneous examples to defend the Abu Dhabi pact. News Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent • Nov 26, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Top cardinal claims responsibility for Vatican loan scandal, does not mention link to Pope Francis The request for the $25 million grant from the US-based Papal Foundation was originally linked to a request coming from Pope Francis. News Paul Smeaton • Nov 22, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Canadian cardinal: St. John Henry Newman was a ‘prophet of ecumenism’ For one brief shining weekend, Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman has eclipsed the Pan-Amazonian Synod. Blogs Dorothy Cummings McLean • Oct 14, 2019Jun 18, 2021