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Cardinal Burke: Bishops Have ‘Sacred Duty’ to Apply Canon Law to Pro-Abortion Catholic PoliticiansCardinal Burke explained that he was speaking out because the issue was “a matter of life and death for the unborn and of eternal salvation for the Catholic politicians involved.”On the eve of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis, a U.S. cardinal said that Catholic bishops have a “sacred duty” to apply canon law by advising pro-abortion politicians not to receive Holy Communion.In a 2,800-word statement issued on Oct. 28, Cardinal Raymond Burke recalled his efforts to persuade Catholic politicians to defend the lives of...

[Catholic Caucus] Louisiana bishop defends Latin Mass, says restricting it would be ‘grossly negligent’Bishop Glen Provost of Lake Charles issued his official response to the Pope’s July motu proprio against the Latin Mass.LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Glen Provost of the Diocese of Lake Charles said it would be “grossly negligent if not callous” to impose any “restrictive law” on the Latin Mass.Pope Francis’ July 16 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes implemented sweeping restrictions on the celebration of the traditional liturgy, or Latin Mass, and declared the novus ordo to be “the unique expression of the lex orandi of the...

[Catholic Caucus] No Rigidity, No Legalism: Lake Charles Bishop Implements Traditionis CustodesThere is no prohibition in either particular law or universal law against the celebration of any sacrament in the Roman Rite in any parish, chapel or oratory of his diocese, Lake Charles Bishop Glen Provost, Louisiana, writes in a decree (below).In his diocese, every priest can use the Roman Rite if he knows how to celebrate it and has a “basic knowledge” of Latin.Existing Roman Mass groups may continue as before and are dispensed from TC’s rule that parish churches must be avoided.In an accompanying letter, Provost explains that...

US bishop announces he won’t receive COVID jab: I will not ‘take a vaccine that I believe is wrong’Bishop Strickland called on Catholics to demand Big Pharma to produce vaccines which are ethical and are not "in any way connected to abortion." Thu Sep 9, 2021 - 4:06 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) –Bishop Joseph Strickland is once again condemning COVID jab mandates being pushed across the United States as a violation of Catholic teaching on free will and individual conscience rights. He also said that as far as he is concerned, he will never “take a vaccine that I believe is...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider grants religious exemption letter to avoid abortion-tainted jabsHis Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider has decided to offer a personalized affidavit affirming membership in the Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima, which will help members to avoid abortion-tainted COVID-19 injections. (LifeSiteNews) – Many Catholics in the United States are concerned about being fired or otherwise forced to receive abortion-tainted vaccines. Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan has decided to provide affidavits certifying membership in the Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima. The Confraternity is opposed to abortion-tainted vaccines as a deeply religious held belief. The certificates are personalized with...

US bishop prays ‘every day’ for Biden’s conversion on abortion'We're going to pray for our President ... for conversion, that Joe Biden suddenly wakes up and says ‘I’ve been wrong,’ and he publicly renounces his pro-choice position.'<WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A U.S. Catholic bishop who is also a decorated Navy chaplain is publicly praying for President Joe Biden to convert from being pro-abortion to pro-life and to start adhering to Catholic teaching when it comes to respecting all human life, from womb to tomb.“We're going to pray for him every day, every Sunday Mass in the prayer...

Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’ .- While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort Worth has called for prayer, saying the vote tallies are not yet official.“This is still a time for prudence and patience as the results of the presidential election have not been officially authenticated,” Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth stated on Nov. 8. He called on Catholics to pray for peace if the results are challenged in court.“It appears that there will be recourse made in the courts so...

US bishop: Voting for Biden requires ‘reason that outweighs’ 860,000 abortions Bishop Thomas Paprocki asked, ‘Is it a sin to vote for Biden?’ SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, October 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Thomas Paprocki said that voting for pro-abortion Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming election would require “a proportionately grave reason that outweighs the killing of 860,000 babies per year,” adding that even the death penalty is no such reason. In a follow-up to his recent video contrasting President Donald Trump’s pro-life record with his opponent’s pro-abortion stance, the bishop of Springfield, Illinois, attempted to answer the question, “Is it...

TX Prelate Defies State Bishops’ Conference Bp. Strickland opposes anti-life policies pushed by faux-life groups FORT WORTH, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - A coalition of disability advocates are petitioning the Texas Supreme Court to protect a toddler from having her treatment removed against her family's wishes. The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) has long supported Cook Children's Hospital (CCH) in implementing the 10-Day Rule of the Texas Advanced Directives Act (TADA), which allows the hospital to remove 20-month old Tinslee Lewis from her ventilator.  Tinslee Lewis After a CCH "ethics panel" told the family in November 2019 of its decision to remove treatment, the Lewis...

Bishop contrasts pro-abortion Biden with pro-life Trump to help voters decide h2 class="art-title">Abortion is 'the preeminent issue of our time,' Bishop Thomas Paprocki said. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, September 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Thomas Paprocki last Sunday informed the faithful of his diocese that abortion is “the preeminent issue of our time” while also calling out Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by name for being pro-abortion. Arguing that he “cannot endorse candidates for office,” the bishop of Springfield, Illinois, explicitly contrasted the pro-abortion platform of the Democratic Party and its candidate for President with the pro-life platform of the Republican Party...

Bishop Schneider: Catholics must be ‘militant Christians’, unafraid to shine like bright stars ‘This is the characteristic of the Church on earth - to be a militant Church and not to have fear’ ROME, September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Athanasius Schneider called on faithful Catholics to be “militant Christians” who are unafraid to “shine like bright stars in the midst of the darkness and of our perverted generation.”  “We have to be confident Christ is in our work, that He is the conqueror, and not be intimidated by these signs of the loss of the supernatural,” Bishop Schneider said...

US bishop warns faithful to ‘be awake’ to ‘anti-Catholic’ Kamala Harris Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas compared Harris to Hillary Clinton, who called conservatives 'deplorables' during her 2016 presidential run. WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Stirckland sent out a tweet suggesting that Joe Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, reminds him of former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who famously called conservatives “deplorables,” at the height of her 2016 campaign.  “Catholics take note....reminds me of another candidate calling us ‘the deplorables’....we need to be awake to this.....Kamala’s Anti-Catholic Assault Previews Her Potential Administration,” wrote Bishop...

US bishop denounces BLM activist’s call to destroy images and statues of ‘white’ Jesus As a shepherd of the Church, I cannot remain silent in the face of this call, said Madison Bishop Donald Hying. MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, said that “as a shepherd of the Church,” he “cannot remain silent” in the face of a call by a Black Lives Matter activist to destroy representations of Jesus Christ.  “I need to denounce such a call to violence and destruction,” Bishop Hying wrote in a letter dated June 23. Shaun...

by Valerie Schmalz Other Articles by Valerie Schmalz Bishop in the Desert: An Interview with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix 09/09/05 The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted began making headlines in Arizona almost as soon as he was installed as bishop of the Phoenix diocese on December 20, 2003, replacing Bishop Thomas O’Brien, who resigned after being arrested and later convicted for leaving the scene of a fatal accident. In This Article...How to Hit the Ground RunningStanding on PrincipleClear Teaching How to Hit the Ground Running In April 2004 Bishop Olmsted ordered nine priests and one religious brother to remove...