Pfizer and the Vatican

Sources say Pope Francis met privately twice last year with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

Manipulating the Pope

Loyal Catholics need clarity from Rome about this issue.

Traditionis custodes: Vatican further tightens restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass

The Vatican said it wanted to ensure that priests who wish to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass “share the desire of the Holy Father” that the Vatican II reform of the liturgy is recognized “as the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.”

Catholic priests survey finds lower morale, ‘conservative shift’ among U.S. clergy

When asked about politics, the priests surveyed were significantly more likely to describe themselves as “conservative” as compared to respondents in 2002, the researchers say.

Croatian president raises plight of Bosnian Catholics during Vatican visit

Reuters has described current turmoil in the southeastern European state, home to 3.3 million people, as the worst political crisis since the war.

Catholic League: Pope-Biden Meeting Still Unresolved

On October 29, Biden was asked, “Mr. President, did the issue of abortion come up at all?” The first words out of his mouth were, “No, it didn’t.”

Interview with Fr. Frank Pavone on Joe Biden’s visit with Pope Francis

Fr. Frank Pavone offers his insight regarding Joe Biden’s visit with Pope Francis today.

Fr. Pavone: ‘No common ground’ on abortion between Biden and Pope Francis

“We Catholics, and Christians overall, are sick and tired of having our faith used and abused by those who claim to profess it but reject the right to life.”

Journalists Protest as Vatican Cancels Live Coverage of Joe Biden Greeting Pope Francis

The Vatican has indicated that it will now only provide live footage of the arrival of the U.S. president’s motorcade at the Apostolic Palace, which some journalists will also be allowed to attend.

‘Joe Biden is no more Catholic than is Lucifer,’ says American Life League

“The Code of Canon Law refers to this situation of a manifest lack of proper moral disposition when it states that those who ‘obstinately persist in manifest grave sin’ are not to be admitted to Eucharistic communion.”

Vatican Stiffs Biden

The Vatican has said that there will be no live coverage of Biden greeting the pope.

White House: Pope Francis ‘has spoken differently’ than Biden on abortion

“Biden has issued statements supporting legal abortion in the United States and internationally.”

Bishop Shao Zhumin Seized by Chinese Authorities

The Underground Bishop was Taken Away for “Vacation”

Today, October 11, We Celebrate Pope Saint John XXIII

“Pope John’s spirit of humble simplicity, profound goodness, and deep life of prayer radiated in all that he did…”

3 Swiss Guards resign over Vatican vaccine mandate

“The Pontifical Swiss Guard, charged with protecting the pope, has required all 135 guards to get a COVID-19 vaccine.”

Pope Francis’ Recent Words on Communion and His Own Practice Reveal a Potential Lesson for Bishops

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s words during the inflight press conference from Slovakia have to be read very closely, as he chooses them very carefully.

Attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna State “a massacre against natives”: Catholic Priest

“This is concerning, and must be investigated by the Nigerian government, and failing that, by the wider international community.”

Vatican Clarifies COVID-19 Vaccine Pass Rules for Employees, Visitors of City State

“[T]he regulations were being implemented at the request of Pope Francis…”

Catholic opinions on Johnson & Johnson vaccine highlight debate between hardliners on abortion and others in the church

What is behind the confusion about Catholics taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?

Human rights activist: Myanmar’s Christians are suffering amid crackdown

“I think we’ve seen people of different religious backgrounds, different ethnic backgrounds, coming together across the country.”

Pope Francis decries abortion and euthanasia as treating human life like ‘waste’

“I entrust to the Virgin Mary the work of this assembly and also the whole of your activity as an Academy for the defense and promotion of life,” Pope Francis said…

Iraq’s Islamist extremists are emboldened by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Iraq is a priority country for Aid to the Church in Need, which provides help such as emergency aid, repairs of Church buildings, medical assistance during the pandemic and student scholarships.