Por Roberto de Mattei Cristina de Magistris explicó a la perfección el pasado 16 de noviembre en Corrispondenza romana en qué consiste la paz cristiana. El imperativo moral de la Iglesia es la paz, que es un precepto de derecho divino. Con todo, la paz no es la mera ausencia de guerra, aunque se funda en el orden establecido…
by Fr. Gerald E. Murray The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops issued the Working Document (WD) for the Continental Stage of the Synod for a Synodal Church last week. It unapologetically calls into question various Catholic doctrines under the guise of listening to the Holy Spirit who, remarkably, is somehow speaking through the complaints and criticisms of…
Lord Christopher Patten spoke to the BBC shortly after the Vatican announced it had renewed for a second time its contested agreement with Beijing on the appointment of bishops in the communist country. by Edward Pentin VATICAN CITY — Lord Christopher Patten, the last governor of the former British colony Hong Kong, has joined others…
By Roberto de Mattei In 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima to three little shepherds, Lucia dos Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, entrusting them with a message whose contents were officially authenticated by the Church on 26 June 2000. This message is divided into three parts, also called “secrets”; the…
by George Weigel No one who has worked in Washington for more than four decades, as I have, can possibly imagine Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as one of the sharper knives in the drawer. Even in the retrospect of thirty-one years, his attempt to instruct future-Justice Clarence Thomas in natural law theory during Thomas’s confirmation…
Por Roberto de Mattei Desde el 21 de octubre, Italia tiene un nuevo gobierno: el mejor gobierno posible en el peor momento histórico desde el nacimiento de la República Italiana en 1946. ¿Qué significa el mejor gobierno posible? Significa que, dado que la política es el arte de lo posible, quienes gobiernan no pueden constituir…
Although the Italian cardinal is more widely known for his social activism and closeness to those on Italy’s political left, he is also friendly to adherents of the traditional liturgy. by Edward Pentin VATICAN CITY — Despite Vatican restrictions on the ancient liturgy, the head of Italy’s bishops’ conference, known for social activism and his…
Lors du dernier consistoire convoqué, fin août 2022, pour avaliser la réforme de la curie romaine voulue par le pape François, les cardinaux n’ont pas été autorisés à prendre la parole pour exprimer leur opinion. Toutefois, après le consistoire, le vaticaniste Sandro Magister a publié sur son site Settimo Cielo du 31 août le texte intégral de…
Guerri Minister für Kultur? Widersinnig mit katastrophalen Folgen Von Roberto de Mattei* Die Wahl von Ignazio La Russa, Präsident des Senats, und Lorenzo Fontana, Präsident der Abgeordnetenkammer, an die Spitze des italienischen Parlaments hat bei den Parteien der internationalen Linken einen Sturm der Entrüstung ausgelöst. Senator La Russa wurde am 13. Oktober vom Guardian angegriffen, weil seine…
Roberto de Mattei A 11 de Outubro, celebrando o sexagésimo aniversário da abertura do Concílio Vaticano II, o Papa Francisco disse: «O Concílio recorda-nos que a Igreja, à imagem da Trindade, é comunhão. Em vez disso, o diabo quer semear a cizânia da divisão. Não cedamos às suas adulações, não cedamos à tentação da polarização. Quantas…