Humanitarian crisis at the Texas-Mexico border
Texas bishops respond to “horrific tragedies occurring along the Rio Grande on the Texas/Mexico border.”
Author: Mike Lewis
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At a time when LifeSiteNews is reporting on parishioners “flocking” to the the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) following the cancelation of a diocesan Latin Mass in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Bishops Joseph Strickland and Athanasius Schneider are praising the...
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I am very pleased to announce that Where Peter Is co-founder and longtime contributor Pedro Gabriel is launching a beta version of a new online course entitled, “Understanding Pope Francis — Key Concepts.” This course is designed to assist anyone...
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After two days of online attacks and ridicule over his 1995 book Saname Con Tu Boca. El Arte De Besar (in English, Heal Me With Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing), Archbishop Víctor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández has decided to respond....
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