A bill opposed by California’s Catholic bishops will be considered this afternoon before the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee. The bill, SB 48, would require that social science instruction in California schools include the contributions of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender persons … Continue reading
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22 Martyrs From Spanish Civil War, 1 From French Revolution, to be Beatified
Catholic Online reports: Twenty-two martyrs of the Spanish Civil War and a priest beheaded during the French Revolution will be declared “blessed” by the Church in coming months. More here.
Publicly Opposed to Church’s Teaching on Moral Law and Parental Rights Caroline Kennedy to Speak at Dominican University
Caroline Kennedy, a self-described Catholic who favors ‘abortion rights’ and same-sex ‘marriage,’ has been invited to speak next week at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. Kennedy is also an opponent of parental notification in cases when a minor … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen Tells Asia News Compromise Has Been Disastrous for the Church in China
Asia News: Hong Kong (AsiaNews)-The Church in China is in a “disastrous state” because of the harshness of the regime, but also because a “triumvirate” (the Prefect of Propaganda Fide, one of his minions, and Fr Jeroom Heyndrickx, a Scheut … Continue reading
3500 Catechumens to be Baptized in Hong Kong Diocese During Easter Vigil
Agenzia Fides: Faith is a gift from God; faith is built on Jesus; keep away from sin; bear witness to Jesus: these are the four recommendations of Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, to the catechumens during Lent in view … Continue reading
New Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church Recalls the Past Generation’s Forty Three Years of Suffering for Papal Authority
Catholic News Service: Archbishop Shevchuk said the suffering — including imprisonment and martyrdom — endured by Ukrainian Catholics under the Soviet regime from 1946 to 1989 “was a sacrifice for communion with the See of Peter” and the Catholic Church. … Continue reading
His Paralyzed Leg Healed at Lourdes TV Repairman Walks 1000 Miles on Pilgrimage to Compostela
CatholicHerlad.co.uk: A man with a paralysed left leg has completed a 1,000-mile hike to Santiago de Compostela after being cured at Lourdes, it has been reported. Television repair man Serge François, 40, said he felt a warm glow spread down … Continue reading
Infections From Central Venous Catheters Kill 30,000 Americans a Year
I read this on Kansas Catholic website today. The info was taken from a Wall Street Journal interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, medical director for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care. You can read the summation … Continue reading
New Bishop’s Diocese Includes Island of Shangchuan Where S. Francis Xavier Died
Nearly 460 years after the great Jesuit missionary died off the coast of China, without having fulfilled his heart’s desire of preaching the gospel in this vast land, today the diocese of Jiangmen has 20,000 Catholics. Today’s consecration ceremony of … Continue reading
Fargo Bishop Lashes Out Against “Grave Scandal” of Giving Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians
When bishops and priests are hesitant in exercising their authority, the “father of lies” takes hold of the hearts and minds of the faithful, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo warned recently. “One must honestly ask, how many times and … Continue reading
Ukrainian Catholic Bishops Elect Young Eparch New De Facto Patriarch
Whispers in the Loggia: And, in a word, now we know why the Ukrainian Synod took so long…. The buzz of a shocker from Lviv began circulating last night, and this morning it was confirmed: the bishops of the largest … Continue reading
Do People Actually Get Paid to Do This “Research”?
Catholic Culture: A study conducted by Northwestern University researchers has found that young adults who attend church services at least weekly are more than twice as likely to become obese than those who do not. I am sure all you … Continue reading
Migrant Workers Can’t Get Sacraments for Children Due to Parish Regulations
Catholic Culture: Numerous migrant workers and their children have been prevented from receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, First Confession, and First Holy Communion because of parish regulations, says Father Mike McAndrew of the Diocese of Fresno. More on this … Continue reading
Cuban Government to Release Last Group of Political Prisoners
CNA reports: After unprecedented talks with the Catholic Church, Cuban officials have agreed to release the last of a large group of political prisoners who were jailed during a repressive wave in the country nearly eight years ago. Read more … Continue reading
Only 31% of Practicing Sunday Mass Catholics Accept Church Teaching on Homosexual Unions
And these are Catholics who go to Mass every week. Catholic Culture: Only 31% of Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly oppose granting legal recognition to homosexual unions, according to a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute. … Continue reading