Pope Leo on Gaza: “It is Time to Stop this Slaughter”

Last updated on: July 18, 2025 at 4:56 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called Pope Leo today after Israel’s deadly strike on the Holy Family Compound, the only Catholic Church in Gaza. Three people were killed in the attack, including the parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli. At least 10 people were injured. Over 600 elderly people, women and children were taking shelter in the church, including 50 people with disabilities and sick children who were being cared for by the Sisters of Charity. Pope Leo had telephoned Pierbattista Pizzaballa,... Read more

Famine Ravages Persecuted Christians in Sudan

Last updated on: July 18, 2025 at 12:32 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 1 John 3: 17 Friday: Christian Persecution One of the places where Christian persecution is the worst is Sudan. Christians in Sudan have faced death, rapes, slavery and torture at the hands of Janjaweed, the Muslim government’s Unified Militia. What the rest of us have done has been mostly to... Read more

Trump and Epstein: 18 Question-Raising Facts

Last updated on: July 16, 2025 at 3:27 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

“I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” Donald Trump Like millions of my fellow Americans, I question the story we’ve been told about Jeffrey Epstein’s death. The fact that the surveillance video of Epstein’s cell the night he... Read more

Pope Leo: The Church Stands with Christians in Middle East

Last updated on: July 11, 2025 at 8:36 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Friday: Christian Persecution Pope Leo called the bombing of Mar Elias Church in Damascus Syria on June 22 a “vile terrorist attack.” Attacks on Christians in Syria have increased markedly since the change of government. Syrian Christians have experienced the worst violence in years. Christians, who were 10% of the population, have now dropped to less than 2%. There could be as few as 300,000 Christians left in the country. The suicide bombing on Mar Elias Church killed 25 Christian... Read more

Govt Posts Blasphemous Video to Justify ICE Gestapo

Last updated on: July 11, 2025 at 8:30 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place and read. “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery... Read more

Archbishop Appoints Convicted Rapist Chancellor of Families

Last updated on: July 10, 2025 at 11:19 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

This is the kind of story that would make the baby Jesus weep while satan did a victory dance. The Catholic Archbishop of Toulouse, France just appointed a priest who was convicted and served time in prison for raping a 16-year-old boy to the position of chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages. The bishop claimed, as these guys always do, that he had “taken the side of mercy.” That, in my experience, is what they always say. I personally know... Read more

USCCB to IRS: Catholic Church won’t endorse politicians.

Last updated on: July 10, 2025 at 10:48 am By Rebecca Hamilton

The IRS issued a big change in their enforcement of the law. They now say that churches can now endorse Republicans … errrrr “candidates” … from the pulpit. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops immediately issued a straight forward statement saying, essentially, “Not us. We won’t do that.” In an overturn of 60 years of law, the IRS has ruled that clergy can — with no fear of losing their tax-free legal status — stand up in church and... Read more

San Bernardino Bishop Suspends Mass Obligation

Last updated on: July 9, 2025 at 12:14 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

The bishop of San Bernardino has formally suspended the Sunday mass obligation throughout his diocese due to ICE attempts to arrest worshippers. The Diocese of Nashville issued a statement in response to ICE raids reminding the faithful that they are not obligated to attend Sunday mass if they are fearful for their well-being. ICE has arrested worshippers who were attending services in a number of denominations. I wrote about ICE arrests of Iranian Christians who were seeking asylum in this... Read more

Catholic Bishops Condemn Trump’s Big Bill

Last updated on: July 9, 2025 at 10:47 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

America’s Catholic bishops condemned the passage of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” last week and said that the Church will work to pass more humane legislation. The USCCB issued a letter citing the fact that the bill would: Greatly increase the national debt. Contains massive cuts to Medicaid and Snap. Would take away the medical insurance of 34 million Americans. Would take away government support for Americans who are afflicted by extreme weather. At the same time, the things in the... Read more

Auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei charged with human trafficking.

Last updated on: July 8, 2025 at 12:34 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Msgr. Mariano Fazio, the second-ranking official in Opus Dei, has been named as a defendant in a human-trafficking complaint in Argentina. Four priests who served as authorities in Opus Dei in Argentina between 1991 and 2015 were also charged. They are: Fr Carlos Nannei, Vicar General from 1990-2000, Fr Patricio Olmos regional vicar general from 2000-2010, Fr Víctor Urrestarazu, regional vicar, 2014, and Fr Gabriel Dondo, former director of the women’s branch. The case involves allegations of human trafficking and... Read more