Communism's failure to kill religion in Europe. The message from Fatima. | MercatorNet | May 12, 2017 | Communism's failure to kill religion in Europe. The message from Fatima.

May 12, 2017

We have a few reminders in today's articles that religious belief is hard to stamp out. A major report from the Pew Research Centre finds that in the former communist bloc belief has rebounded and that the majority people identify themselves as religious even if they do not go to church or pray. (So there's plenty of work for the churches to do in that part of the world!)

There's a nice coincidence here, since May 13 is the centenary of the famous Fatima apparitions, in which the Virgin Mary warned three shepherd children about the harm "Russia" could do to the world, and urged them to pray and do penance for that country's conversion. See Michael Cook's article on this.

Then, in an essay on Cormac McCarthy we find a novelist who, though not embracing any particular faith is "profoundly religious". Behind his apocalyptic vision of where contemporary culture is leading, McCarthy clings to a belief and hope in a "goodness" that seeks us out. I have not read this author but his last novel, The Road, is said to be compelling -- and so it sounds, from Michael Kirke's description.

Carolyn Moynihan
Deputy Editor,
MERCATORNET

in Europe.

Cormac McCarthy: Clinging to hope in a devastated world By Michael Kirke The writer’s harrowing visions challenge us in our comfort zones. Read the full article

 

 

Religious belief predominates in former communist countries By Carolyn Moynihan Eastern and central Europe 25 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Read the full article

 

 

The message from Fatima By Michael Cook Apparitions of the Virgin Mary a century ago are still relevant Read the full article

 

 

Save an Italian village from abandonment ... By Marcus Roberts ...by moving there! Read the full article

 

 

Why Conservatives should be Environmentalists By Nathan J. Beacom The pre-political demands of our shared home unite us. Read the full article

 

 

Dad and daughter dynamics By Helena Adeloju Some tips from the father of four girls. Read the full article

 

 

Abuse unchecked: why the illegal cutting of girls in the West continues By Carolyn Moynihan The US has its first federal prosecution. Britain after 30 years has no convictions. Read the full article

 

 

With firing of FBI director, a new national nightmare could take off By Luca Trenta Where is the credible justification for firing Comey? Read the full article

 

 

Abortion litmus test forces Democrats to choose By Sheila Liaugminas Make room for pro-life beliefs in the party, or force them out? Read the full article

 

 

Italy’s ageing and shrinking future By Marcus Roberts The next 50 years will also see the North preponderance grow. Read the full article

 

 

Are there ‘good suicides’ and ‘bad suicides’? Or are all of them bad? By Margaret Somerville An elderly Australian couple says that euthanasia is better than life in a nursing home Read the full article

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