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The Good News: Cardinal Becciu Won’t Participate in Conclave

The Good News | May 1, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Joseph the Worker

REPORT: CARDINAL BECCIU WON’T PARTICIPATE IN CONCLAVE 
According to Italian media reports, the former deputy Secretary of State has decided to withdraw his name as a cardinal elector despite having insisted last week that he should have a vote. He had maintained he had “no formal impediment” to taking part in the conclave…READ MORE >

CATHOLICS DEMAND VATICAN ‘REVEAL AND REPEAL’ SECRETIVE CHINA DEAL 
On April 30, members of the Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC), the Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) coalition, and other freedom-fighters will launch an initiative aimed at exposing and ending an appalling and closely held agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party…READ MORE >

SUPREME COURT HEARS LANDMARK CASE ON CATHOLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA  
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral argument of two cases asking whether Oklahoma can exclude a Catholic school in its charter-school program…READ MORE >

BIDEN GAVE ASYLUM TO NEARLY 600 MIGRANTS WITH TERRORISM TIES, TRUMP SAYS 
The finding came after Gabbard directed the National Counterterrorism Center to identify cartel members present in the United States, as well as those who’ve attempted to enter the country through legal or illegal means…READ MORE >

DESPITE THE DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS, AUXILIARY BISHOP ELECTED IN SHANGHAI 
Sources told AsiaNews that in Shanghai priests with some representatives of the nuns and lay people were summoned to ratify the choice of a new auxiliary bishop, which happened yesterday. Fr Wu Jianlin, the current vicar general, was picked with only a handful of votes against…READ MORE >

CARDINAL MULLER SAYS NEXT POPE MUST STAND UP TO ‘GAY LOBBY’ 
Cardinal Müller told Italian media La Stampa in a 28 April article that the next pope needs to be “strong on doctrine” and “determined to stand up to ideological lobbies, including the gay lobby”. He said the next pontiff should also have “a solid theological and doctrinal formation”, and called for a return to “orthodoxy, doctrine founded on Scripture and apostolic tradition, and against heresy”…READ MORE > 

BISHOP STRICKLAND CALLS ON CARDINAL FARRELL TO RESCUE HIMSELF FROM THE CONCLAVE 
His longstanding ties to the Legionaries of Christ – a congregation whose founder was guilty of egregious crimes and abuses – are already a cause for deep concern. Cardinal Farrell’s administrative role within that community during those years, especially in the financial domain, raises questions that have never received sufficient public clarification…READ MORE >

IN ‘PRAYER AS A WEAPON’ JESSE ROMERO RALLIES THE FAITHFUL TO PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD 
Romero writes with his fists, interspersing powerful quotes from Scripture and the saints with potent true stories about courageous individuals, engaging real world analogies, and teachings of the Church to help train up readers for the spiritual struggle. He explains how our prayers at Mass and in interceding for others are powerful weapons, and how we are called to be joyful soldiers for Christ…READ MORE >

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