Andrea Gagliarducci is a young Italian journalist who works steadily, and tirelessly, around the clock, to cover the Vatican. He has become one of the experts on the Vatican trial that is currently entering its final days, as a verdict is expected to be handed down at the end of next week. And he is [...]
The information this morning about the health of Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is a matter of great concern. The cardinal remains in very grave condition in a hospital in Minnesota. Reuters Vatican reporter Phil Pullella tweeted: And here is an official communique from two days ago from the Shrine of Our Lady of [...]
"In these hours of great concern for the health of our dear Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, I invite all of the faithful to pray for him, entrusting His Eminence to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary." —A note from Archbishop Viganò which he sent to me a few moments [...]
Update on Burke-Bannon: The Article that Disappeared Wednesday June 26, 2019 Yesterday American Cardinal Raymond Burke issued a tough statement (full text below) announcing he was severing immediately his relationship with the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (of which he was the honorary president). He did so, he said, because American political activist Steve Bannon -- a supporter [...]
Tuesday June 25, 2019 CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters, and Paul Haring A Sudden Split... Steve Bannon and Cardinal Raymond Burke had met occasionally in recent years. They had seemed to be collaborating, especially with regard to setting up an Academy in Italy inside a 1,000-year-old monastery in Trisulti, near Frosinone, under the direction of [...]
May 17, 2017, Wednesday "I never make a judgment of a person without listening to them.”—Pope Francis with regard to his upcoming May 24 meeting with US President Donald Trump. Francis spoke during an in-flight press conference as he flew back from Portugal to Rome on the evening of May 13, four days ago "I prefer [...]
January 26, 2017, Wednesday -- Knights of Malta and Freemasonry, #2 "One of the difficulties with the Order (of Malta) is that there is a split between those like Matthew Festing who regard the Order as a religious institution doing charitable work in the light of the teachings of the Church and others who would like [...]
January 25, 2017, Wednesday -- Knights of Malta and Freemasonry "Charybdis was a sea monster in Greek mythology, which dwelt in the Strait of Messina. It was later rationalized as a whirlpool. It was believed that Charybdis lived under a rock on one side of the strait. Opposite Charybdis, Ancient Greeks believed there was another sea [...]
May 23, 2015, Saturday — Thinking about Francis The news stories keep coming: — the Irish referendum yesterday on marriage (the Irish voted "Yes," to allow same-gender marriage); — the upcoming papal encyclical on the environment (June); — preparations for the Pope's trip to Cuba and the USA (September); — the "Bishops' Synod, Part #2" (October); [...]
March 3, 2015, Monday — Decisions (For Easter this year, which falls on April 5, we will be hosting a small group of friends of Inside the Vatican magazine in Rome. We also will visit Assisi, Norcia, Manoppello and Lanciano. We have four spots still open on this pilgrimage. If you would like to join us [...]
