Dispatch From Odessa: Mystery of the Only Latin Catholic Church Open in Southern Ukraine Under Communism
Parishioners recall a dedicated pastor; Today, bishop covers both Ukraine and Russia.
Results from Tag: 'communism'
Cardinal van Thuan — Heroic ‘Witness to Hope’ Who Spent 13 Years in a Communist Prison
The Vietnamese archbishop spent nine years in solitary confinement, but said, “Thanks to God’s help, I have never regretted my destiny.”
Pope Francis’ Limited Public Response to Cuba Protests Draws Mixed Reviews
Some Cuban dissidents say the Vatican should be more forcefully supporting political reform, while other voices say Church leadership is focused on preventing violence and promoting religious liberty.
Cuba, Freedom — and the Failures of Communism
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Recent experiences of hunger and hardship have awakened a desire for the kind of authentic human freedom that has been so routinely stifled by Cuba’s Communist Party.
Fulton Sheen and the Persistent Specter of Communism
COMMENTARY: The abysmal failures of communism in Russia, North Korea, China, Cuba and wherever it was employed are not difficult to see.
The Miracle of Vistula, and Boris Johnson’s Catholic Wedding (June 5)
In 1920, in the face of the Soviet Union’s aggression, Catholic Poland stood alone. How does Poland’s resistance serve as a cause for hope today? The Register’s UK Correspondent, KV Turley, tells the story of the “‘Miracle of Vistula’: When Our Lady Saved the World From Communism.” And then, there’s the recent Catholic wedding of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Westminster Cathedral. Some Catholics have questions how such a marriage can be valid. We are joined by Father Pius Pietrzyk for an explainer on Catholic marriage and Church law.
New Book by Paul Kengor Sheds Light on Diabolical Side of Karl Marx
“Thus Heaven I’ve forfeited, I know it full well,” Karl Marx wrote in a poem in 1837, a decade before his Manifesto. “My soul, once true to God, is chosen for Hell...”
Czech Bishop Recalls His Escape From Communist Oppression of Catholics
“I have experienced the reality of communism,” says Bishop Peter Esterka. “All are said to be equal, so in theory it sounds good, but in reality … only a communist can succeed.”
Communist Crackdown in China is “Beyond George Orwell’s Imaginings” — and It’s Only Getting Worse
A new human rights report “gives a terrifying view of the cruelty of Xi Jinping’s brutal regime.”
He Was Persecuted, Imprisoned and Tortured — and Now He’s a Catholic Priest
“It is amazing that, after so long,” says Father Raphael Nguyen, “God chose me to be a priest to serve him and others, especially the suffering.”
