For Chinese Catholics, communist rule has often run red with the blood of martyrs. Now, in sentencing Hong Kong businessman and Catholic convert Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on fabricated crimes, the communists have created another one. Make no mistake: sentencing a 78-year-old
Pope Leo XIV’s Catholic perspective on international relations, communicated via the Holy Father’s January 9 “State of the World” address to foreign ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, has been taken to be an implicit criticism of the “Donroe Doctrine.” In pursuit of hemispheric dominance,
As Xi Jinping purges one general after another, seeking to further consolidate his power, the population at large remains quiescent. Even as his digital dictatorship tightens controls and the economy slows down, there are no mass demonstrations rocking the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
“A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State’s motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.” ~ Aldous Huxley, Brave New World So read the opening words of Aldous
For the second time since World War II the geopolitical tectonic plates of the world are shifting decisively in favor of the U.S. The first shift began with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and ended with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union
Mary Mwangi was only 26 years old when she felt a sharp pain in her pelvis and began spotting blood. The pain grew sharper by the hour, and the dark red spotting was soon constant. When she arrived at the Catholic mission hospital, the doctors
Samantha recently became pregnant and, as her baby grew, eventually had to admit that regular jeans were not going to cut it. So she set out to buy a few maternity basics, only to find that every department store she walked into had quietly ditched
Christmas is widely celebrated by China’s estimated 100 million Christians. In years past, neighborhoods have put up Christmas trees and other signs of the season. Shopping centers have put up Christmas decorations. And the internet was full of Christmas greetings. On the day itself, public
The Chinese Communist Party’s show trial of Jimmy Lai has reached its predictable conclusion. The three communist stooges sitting in judgment – communists do not trust juries – found the Catholic human rights champion “guilty” of the trumped-up charges that had been brought against him.
There is a pro-abortion bill in the EU Parliament called—what else?—My Voice, My Choice. It is supposedly a “citizen’s initiative” arising from popular demands that the European Union fund abortion for women in every country of the EU, including those where abortion is not legal.
For Chinese Catholics, communist rule has often run red with the blood of martyrs. Now, in sentencing Hong Kong businessman and Catholic convert Jimmy Lai
Pope Leo XIV’s Catholic perspective on international relations, communicated via the Holy Father’s January 9 “State of the World” address to foreign ambassadors accredited to
As Xi Jinping purges one general after another, seeking to further consolidate his power, the population at large remains quiescent. Even as his digital dictatorship
“A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the
For the second time since World War II the geopolitical tectonic plates of the world are shifting decisively in favor of the U.S. The first
Mary Mwangi was only 26 years old when she felt a sharp pain in her pelvis and began spotting blood. The pain grew sharper by
Samantha recently became pregnant and, as her baby grew, eventually had to admit that regular jeans were not going to cut it. So she set
Christmas is widely celebrated by China’s estimated 100 million Christians. In years past, neighborhoods have put up Christmas trees and other signs of the season.
The Chinese Communist Party’s show trial of Jimmy Lai has reached its predictable conclusion. The three communist stooges sitting in judgment – communists do not
There is a pro-abortion bill in the EU Parliament called—what else?—My Voice, My Choice. It is supposedly a “citizen’s initiative” arising from popular demands that