By LifeSiteNews (Faith) | Created at 2025-03-10 14:21:20 | Updated at 2025-03-10 19:36:02
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(LifeSiteNews) — Dear Reader,
Rome is not just the heart of the Catholic Church—it is the front line of the war for her soul.
The attacks are relentless.
- Faithful Catholics are driven underground.
- The Mass of the Ages is suppressed.
- Church leaders who stand for truth are silenced or removed.
Those who betray the faith are given free rein and lauded. Those who defend it are cast aside and persecuted.
That’s why LifeSiteNews must have a foothold in Rome.
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Your support keeps LifeSiteNews on the frontlines of the fight for life, faith, family and freedom—whether in Rome, Washington, or anywhere else the truth is under attack.
A gift today ensures we can respond swiftly wherever we’re needed.
For two years, Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews’s Senior Vatican Correspondent, has lived in the Eternal City—exposing corruption and reporting the truth others ignore.
Thanks to your support, his work has already had an undeniable impact.
- He directly questioned Pope Francis about suppressing the Latin Mass—only to receive a cold dismissal: “Read the motu proprio; everything is there.”
- He confronted Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who became visibly irritated when Michael introduced himself as a LifeSiteNews journalist—cutting the conversation short rather than answering tough questions.
- He broke major Vatican stories, including Pope Francis allowing a pro-LGBT Anglican primate to use a Catholic basilica for a heretical “Eucharist.”
Vatican officials know exactly who Michael Haynes is. And they wish he—and LifeSiteNews—weren’t there.
This work comes at a cost. Staying in Rome, expanding our reach, and holding the Vatican accountable requires $85,000 this year.
Without this $85,000 available for LifeSiteNews’s mission, our presence in Rome could shrink—just when it’s needed most.
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But Michael’s reporting is only part of the battle.
For over a decade, LifeSiteNews’ international Rome Life Forum has provided an unshaken witness that Pope Francis’ agenda has never enjoyed peaceful or universal acceptance.
- 2017: Cardinal Caffarra warned that we are living in the final battle for marriage and the family.
- 2018: Archbishop Viganò listened as John-Henry Westen urged bishops to take action—and just months later, Viganò published his bombshell testimony on McCarrick.
- 2023: Bishop Strickland made headlines worldwide, warning against the Synod on Synodality. Days later, Francis removed him from his diocese.
What happens at The Rome Life Forum matters.
It has never been just another conference.
It’s a spiritual war room, ensuring that truth is proclaimed in the heart of the Church.
But we are at risk.
The cost of defending the true Gospel in Rome is rising. Without enough funding…
- We may have to shorten the event
- Live-streaming the conference may be impossible.
A generous donor has already stepped forward to cover some of the cost, but we may be forced to scale back if we don’t raise the remaining $45,000.
The Rome Life Forum is just one of the many ways LifeSiteNews ensures truth is proclaimed at the heart of the Church.
Your gift helps us continue not only this critical conference but all our efforts to defend the faith worldwide.
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This is not just a battle of words. It is a spiritual war.
That’s why this November, Bishop Joseph Strickland will walk the streets of Rome, leading an 8-hour penitential Rosary pilgrimage—praying for the purification of the city and the triumph of the Church.
This has never been done before: a bishop walking the streets of Rome and leading an eight-hour Rosary pilgrimage—praying for the Church, the Mass, and the souls of the faithful.
It will be one of the most visible Catholic acts of witness in Rome this year. The world will be watching.
But to make it possible, we must be able to cover critical costs:
- Permits & security
- Sound & communications
- Medical & volunteer support
- Media coverage & live broadcast
This pilgrimage is part of our larger effort to bring truth, prayer, and public witness to Rome. Your support helps make this event happen while also ensuring our ongoing mission continues.
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Rome is not just a city. It is the battleground for the soul of the Church and all of Christendom.
Too many Vatican-aligned prelates have embraced silence or betrayal. But with your help, LifeSiteNews will not back down.
Your support ensures that truth is reported, falsehoods are exposed, and prayerful witness continues in Rome.
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Yours sincerely in love and gratitude,
John-Henry Westen
Editor-in-Chief
Steve Jalsevac
Co-Founder
LifeSiteNews.com
P.S. LifeSiteNews is one of the few media outlets with a full-time correspondent in Rome.
We are not funded by corporations or global elites—we rely on faithful readers like you to sustain our mission.
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Your generous gift allows LifeSiteNews to direct funds where they are most needed, ensuring the most effective impact for the defense of faith and life.
John-Henry is the co-founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne have eight children and they live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada.
He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout the world. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum, an annual strategy meeting for life, faith and family leaders worldwide. He is a board member of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party.
John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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