EWTN News reports the destruction by fire of the 150-year-old Vondelkerk building in Amsterdam, formerly a Catholic church until its 1979 deconsecration by the modernist “Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam.” The article laments the architectural loss while ignoring the theological catastrophe of a consecrated space being reduced to an entertainment venue.
The EWTN News article from January 2, 2026 reports that Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has called for a national inquiry into antisemitism following the December 14, 2025 Islamist terrorist attack at Bondi Beach that killed 16 people during a Hanukkah celebration. The article notes Costelloe’s claim that the government’s security review fails to address “deeper issues” of antisemitism in Australia’s political, business, academic, media, religious, and cultural institutions. It mentions Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s condemnation of “festering” antisemitism and quotes antipope Leo XIV’s generic condemnation of violence. The piece concludes by framing antisemitism as an attack on “shared humanity” rather than a theological crisis.
The EWTN News article (January 1, 2026) reports on potential increased persecution against the Catholic Church in Venezuela under the Maduro regime. The piece cites Venezuelan bishops’ December 2025 Christmas message describing national turmoil, economic collapse, and political tensions with the United States. Analysts including political scientist Víctor Maldonado and Nicaraguan researcher Martha Patricia Molina compare Venezuela’s situation to Nicaragua’s religious persecution, warning of impending crackdowns. The article notes the regime’s promotion of Santería and Protestantism while exploiting division between faithful prelates and regime-aligned clergy like Jesuit “Fr.” Numa Molina. Marcela Szymanski of “Aid to the Church in Need” describes autocrats’ tactics against religious leaders, urging resilience through prayer despite institutional vulnerability.
The EWTN News article dated December 31, 2025 presents a naturalistic analysis of Middle Eastern Christians’ situation, focusing on state-sanctioned interfaith initiatives while omitting the supernatural mission of the Church. It describes governmental measures like Egypt’s “Christmas grants” and Jordan’s Baptism Route pilgrimages as “positive policies,” celebrates the Vatican’s canonization of Bishop Ignatius Maloyan, and quotes the “pope’s” Beirut message urging “new attitudes” beyond “religious divisions.” This narrative reduces the Church’s divine mission to sociological survival tactics, exemplifying the conciliar sect’s abandonment of extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (outside the Church there is no salvation).
EWTN News presents a “Special prayer to conclude 2025 and welcome 2026” that exemplifies the neo-church’s reduction of Catholicism to subjectivist sentimentality. This liturgical replacement urges families to gather around Nativity scenes while systematically excluding every foundational doctrine of integral Catholic faith.
The EWTN News portal reports on 15,000 youths gathering in Paris for the Taizé Community’s ecumenical event, described as a “pilgrimage” involving “young Catholics and other fellow Christians from various traditions.” The article emphasizes communal prayer, testimonies of hope, and workshops facilitated by nearly 60 Taizé brothers, with Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I endorsing the gathering as forming “young peace builders.” Brother Mathew Thorpe calls participants to “break free from our algorithms” and become “pilgrims of peace and hope,” while Brother Alois claims the event helps “understand the Gospel” and shows “something that unites us in Europe.”
The EWTN portal (December 25, 2025) reports on a Christmas Eve homily delivered by conciliar sect official Mr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa in Bethlehem, promoting the heretical notion that God sanctifies unrepentant human history through mere presence rather than demanding conversion. The address reduces the Incarnation to divine acquiescence to human rebellion against Christ the King.
The EWTN News portal (December 24, 2025) describes disaster relief efforts by the conciliar sect’s Indonesian structures following Cyclone Senyar. Caritas Indonesia, directed by Mr. Fredy Rante Taruk, claims to provide food, shelter, and medical aid to flood victims in Sumatra. The report emphasizes environmental activism by figures such as Mr. Supriyadi Pardosi, who blames deforestation for the disaster and invokes the heresies of Jorge Bergoglio (“Pope Francis”) to demand corporate accountability. The article frames the Church’s mission as humanitarian aid and ecological advocacy, omitting any mention of sacramental ministry or the salvation of souls. This reduction of the Church to a social NGO manifests the conciliar sect’s apostasy from its divine mandate.
The EWTN News portal reports on a “Christmas recital” at Sacred Hearts School in Kfardebian, Lebanon, organized by Sandra Akiki under the patronage of “Maronite Patriarch” Béchara Boutros Raï, aiming to break a Guinness World Record with 170 hours of continuous hymn-singing. The article frames this as a “collective act of faith” demonstrating Lebanon’s resilience despite crises, quoting antipope Leo XIV’s statement that Lebanon is “a country of joy” and misappropriating St. Augustine’s dictum that “he who sings prays twice” (December 24, 2025).
EWTN News reports (December 24, 2025) on Christmas celebrations in Syria following the repeal of U.S. “Caesar Act” sanctions. The article describes interfaith events like the Melkite “Olive Scout Troop” carnival in Damascus, Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi visiting Mar Elias Church, a “non-ecclesial” Christmas market in Tartous, and minor vandalism incidents. It frames these as hopeful signs despite “lingering security fears,” while noting U.S. congressional oversight for “protecting minorities.” This naturalistic narrative omits the Divine Kingship of Christ and sacralizes the modernist cult of man.
