Gustavo Solimeo 
On August 4, we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the election of Saint Pius X to the Pontifical Throne. At the feet of the Mother of Good Counsel, Saint Pius X made the most important decision of his life. He accepted his pontifical election. This decision changed not only the course of … Read more
Introduction This year, on September 7, marks the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence. More precisely, the day will celebrate the foundation of the Brazilian Empire, which emerged as a sovereign nation. Celebrations of great anniversaries offer opportunities to reflect on the past and scrutinize the future. We can ask: Where did we come … Read more
Growing Islamization is polarizing the Netherlands. For this reason, the Civitas Christiana Foundation (see box) has just launched in the ancient land of the Batavians the book Islam and the Suicide of the West: The Origin, Doctrine, and Goals of Islam (Islam en de zelfmoord van het Westen: Oorsprong, doctrines, en doelen … Read more
This year, the Chinese Communist Party is celebrating the centenary of its founding with all pomp and circumstance. The celebration has been long in preparation. On October 18, 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Party, delivered an important speech to the 2,280 delegates at the 19th Congress of … Read more
Religious Persecution, the Forgotten Aspect of an Episode That Became an Icon of the Left On Saturday, May 29, 2021, Catholic parishes in the 20th district of Paris organized a pilgrimage to honor the memory of Archbishop Georges Darboy, several priests and other religious killed by members of the Paris Commune in … Read more
Rumors That Cheer Leftists and Alarm Faithful Catholics Rumors abound about the imminent rehabilitation (and even beatification?) of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo. The Colombian priest died in 1966, carrying arms and fighting in the ranks of the National Liberation Army (ELN), a Marxist guerrilla movement. Where There’s Smoke… Some signs indicate … Read more
Saint Joseph: the Greatest of the Saints After Our Lady “The opinion that Saint Joseph is the greatest of the saints after Our Lady is one which is becoming daily more commonly held in the Church,” writes the renowned French theologian, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877–1964). He further holds, that, “We do not … Read more
Gustavo Antônio Solimeo and Luiz Sérgio Solimeo Notions about the holy angels among the Catholic faithful, even the most enthusiastic Catholics, are often vague and superficial. For the most part, they are mere memories and images of childhood, not much different from fictitious and somewhat mythological beings such as fairies and elves. … Read more
On the 150th Anniversary of Two Events of Transcendental Significance for the Life and History of the Church The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of two events of transcendental significance for the Church’s life and history. The first is a positive event, which was the proclamation of the dogma of papal … Read more
Three hundred years ago, on May 25, 1720, the ship Grand Saint-Antoine docked in Marseille, France, coming from Syria. Due to negligence, laxity and corruption, the port and municipal authorities allowed an illegal passenger to disembark: the bacillus plague. The events that followed are remembered in history under the name of “The … Read more