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Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella is a Minor Canon of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at St. Phillip Neri Seminary in Gricigliano, Italy. He has a doctorate in canon law and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome; he also holds an MA in Medieval History from Fordham University, as well as a BA in Government & Politics from St. John’s University. He is author of Islam: Religion of Peace?: The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover Up and Ethiopian and Eritrean Monasticism: The Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Two Nations.
Picture of Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella is a Minor Canon of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at St. Phillip Neri Seminary in Gricigliano, Italy. He has a doctorate in canon law and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome; he also holds an MA in Medieval History from Fordham University, as well as a BA in Government & Politics from St. John’s University. He is author of Islam: Religion of Peace?: The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover Up and Ethiopian and Eritrean Monasticism: The Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Two Nations.

When Saints Were Saints

Individuals like Kung and Zen, and without a doubt those Christians who continue to suffer in their testimony to the Christian faith, are today’s unrecognised saints.

The School of Athens: A Genius of Humanism in the Renaissance

Humanism gave precedence to the development of human virtue, as depicted in the classical works of Cicero and Livy. This, however, was never a negation of divine or supernatural matters.

How Misology Threatens Freedom of Expression in Democracy

Freedom of speech is a not a privilege that is conceded by government, but a natural right that comes from God. The tutelage of this right is vital for any

The Latest Double Standard of the EU Against Hungary

Being unsuccessful at overthrowing Orbán, the EU has shifted its strategy to attacking the prime minister’s immigration policy and the libel laws.

Digital Currency: Economic Progress or Dictatorship?  

If the ‘leader of the free world’ is pushing for an economic revolution that could potentially have dystopian consequences, and is not being clear about it, there is reason to

Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part II

In order for both sides to live in harmony with each other, the Palestinians must first, as with other Islamic countries, acknowledge that Israel is an independent and sovereign country,

Another Clash between the Israelis and Palestinians: Why the Bloodshed Continues—Part I

While both sides had agreed to halt the fighting, each warned the other that it would respond with force to any violence.

Orbán’s CPAC Address: A Wake Up Call to Preserve Civilisation

Progressives, with their unnatural policies, seek to separate Western civilisation from its Christian roots.

Biden’s Saudi Visit: The Decline of US Hegemony in the Middle East

The meeting with the Saudis was, as per the title of Karen Elliot House’s The Wall Street Journal article: ‘worse than an embarrassment’.

Pope Francis’ Atonement in Canada: The Truth Behind the Mea Culpa

Last week Pope Francis made an Apostolic pilgrimage to Canada to apologise for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s ‘catastrophic’ policy of Indigenous residential schools.
Picture of Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella is a Minor Canon of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at St. Phillip Neri Seminary in Gricigliano, Italy. He has a doctorate in canon law and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome; he also holds an MA in Medieval History from Fordham University, as well as a BA in Government & Politics from St. John’s University. He is author of Islam: Religion of Peace?: The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover Up and Ethiopian and Eritrean Monasticism: The Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Two Nations.
Picture of Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella

Mario Alexis Portella is a Minor Canon of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Adjunct Professor of Canon Law at St. Phillip Neri Seminary in Gricigliano, Italy. He has a doctorate in canon law and civil law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome; he also holds an MA in Medieval History from Fordham University, as well as a BA in Government & Politics from St. John’s University. He is author of Islam: Religion of Peace?: The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover Up and Ethiopian and Eritrean Monasticism: The Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Two Nations.

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