Causes of Saints•Local Church

Carmelites Request Opening of Saint Teresa’s Sepulcher for New Studies on Her Relics

Italian doctors and scientists, headed by prestigious Professor Luigi Capasso, together with experts of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, will carry out the task.

May 30, 2024 10:18

Rafael Llanes

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Risk of Suicide Is Twelve Times Greater Among Transgenders Who Undergo “Sex Change” Surgery

The study examined data of 16 million American adult patients, between 18 and 60 years of age, from 2003 to 2023, who attended 56 hospital Emergency Rooms to receive treatment.

May 27, 2024 06:39

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

This Is How the Number of Catholic Legislators Grew in South Korea, After the Last Elections

According to official estimates, half of South Korea’s inhabitants describe themselves as Catholics, and 22.8% of the population is Buddhist. The Christian faith is the most professed in the country: 50% of the believers say they are religious. The Catholic Church has grown faster since the end of the 1980’s decade. South Korea is the second nation with the largest number of missionaries.

May 01, 2024 00:00

Rafael Llanes

Pope Francis

According to the Official Yearbook of the Church, Pope Francis Recovers His Title of Patriarch of the West

Pope Francis is possibly seeking to restore this title, to emphasize synodality and the ecumenical task of always looking to the early centuries of Christianity, when there were no dogmatic tears between the Churches.

Apr 28, 2024 13:03

Rafael Llanes

Local Church

Ireland Will Undergo a Diocese Restructuring by the Pope

The restructuring of the ecclesial government in Ireland, after nine centuries without marked changes, will reduce the number of Bishops in the West of the country.

Apr 25, 2024 12:46

Rafael Llanes

Cardinals and Bishops

Cardinal Walter Kasper Formulates Proposal That Rethink the Role of Cardinals in the Catholic Church

Cardinal Kasper noted that it would be good to relive the tradition of the early Church of the Provincial and Plenary Councils, to respond to the different cultures in each region. Cardinals could function as Presidents of Plenary Councils in the region.

Apr 25, 2024 12:42

Rafael Llanes

Justice and Peace•Pro Life

European Parliament Calls for Protection of “Right” to Abortion in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Parliament also approved insisting that doctors and all European medical institutions deny the acceptance of conscience clauses to perform abortion.

Apr 18, 2024 23:58

Rafael Llanes

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Chinese Government Poses Problems for the Catholic Church in Hong Kong Over the Secret of Confession

Given that Chinese Catholics can commit crimes during protests or actions related to the Hong Kong Authority and confess them in the Sacrament of Penance, priests could be accused of crimes against the Law of sedition, if they don’t reveal knowledge of these actions, which the secrecy of the Sacrament impedes them from violating. Under the banner of “National Security,” henceforth the Hong Kong police will be able to carry out any intervention against a priest.

Apr 07, 2024 15:04

Rafael Llanes

Persecuted Christians

Attacks Against Christians Increase in India So Far in 2024: These Are the Data

The first 75 days of 2024 have seen a large-scale erosion of human rights and protection for Christians. Chhattisgarh is the state with the highest number of attacks against the Christian minority, especially with the prohibition of access to water wells for Christian families in villages.

Apr 07, 2024 14:56

Rafael Llanes

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Two Cardinals, Abuses and Pope’s Investigation

One news program commented that «the police could not find sufficient evidence to meet the evidentiary test, which requires sufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction.»

Mar 15, 2024 23:53

Rafael Llanes

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Local Church•Marriage and Family

Ireland Rejects Change in the Constitution and Continues Protection of Women and the Family

The Catholic Church in Ireland pronounced itself against the changes driven by the Government and the majority of the parties of the Opposition. In a world increasingly estranged from family values, Irish citizens rejected the amendments with 65% of the votes.

Mar 14, 2024 00:35

Rafael Llanes

Liturgy and Divine Worship•Pope Francis

Pope Francis Confirms to Priestly Society of Saint Peter That They Can Continue Celebrating Mass in Latin

The FSSP has grown and has 368 priests, 22 deacons and 179 seminarians. The average age of its members is 39. It’s present in 146 dioceses, celebrates Mass in 246 places and directs 48 parishes.

Mar 12, 2024 05:25

Rafael Llanes