CNA reports: During Mass at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park on Thursday afternoon the Holy Father called on Scottish Catholics not to be afraid to bring their faith into the public square. “Society today,” he explained, “needs clear voices which propose our … Continue reading
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Catholic Church in Texas Cancels Yom Kippur Services?
Yes, you read right. The pastor of Saint Louis IX Catholic Church had invited the local rabbi to hold the Jewish service in the Austin church for the past two years. The synagogue isn’t big enough, you see, to accommodate … Continue reading
Ulsterman Defends the Pope, Wants To Be a Catholic
Mail Online: Indeed, I have been struck in recent months by the similarity between anti-Papal feeling in Britain today and the sectarianism that I saw all around me in Northern Ireland. Read full article here.
Volunteer Farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains Feeding the Hungry
In its seventh year of operation 10,000 volunteers have spent time planting, cultivating, storing, and distributing crops to warehouses where soup kitchens and food pantries can access the goods. Hunger is a real problem in the United States and so … Continue reading
Spanish Bishop Grieves Over the Womb Having Become a Most Dangerous Place for Pre-Born Children
Madrid, Spain, Sep 10, 2010 / 10:10 pm (CNA).- Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba in Spain said this week that with the increase in abortions, a mother’s womb “has become the most danger place for survival.” Read more here.
Clarification: Pope Is Not Breaking His Own “Rule” in Beatifying Cardinal Newman
There is no “rule” preventing a pope from presiding at beatifications. There is a tradition (not followed by John Paul II) that he only canonizes, but there is no law about doing beatifications. In the case of Newman he is … Continue reading
60,000 Attend Beatification of Brother Leopoldo
Catholic Culture reports: “The life of this simple and austere Capuchin religious,” said Pope Benedict following his Sunday Angelus address, “is a hymn to humility and to trust in God, as well as a shining example of devotion to the … Continue reading
China’s Anti-Abortion Lawyer Out of Prison But He and His Family Suffer Constant Harrassment
The Chinese Communists know no mercy; they are cruel and vindictive to the core. Chen Guangcheng’s “house arrest” is almost as bad as prison. LifeNews reports: Chen Guangcheng, the blind attorney who stood up for thousands of men and women … Continue reading
Spanish Capuchin Beatified September 12:The Street Was His Cloister
Brother Leopoldo (1866-1956) could be seen on the streets, barefoot, looking up to heaven with the rosary in his hand. In this way he attracted the attention and help of people passing by. Every time he received alms he prayed … Continue reading
Pope Benedict Asks For Prayers For His Upcoming Trip to United Kingdom
Zenit News: “Dear brothers and sisters, on Thursday I will travel to the United Kingdom, where I will proclaim Cardinal John Henry Newman blessed,” he said. “I ask everyone to accompany me with prayer on this apostolic voyage. To the … Continue reading
A Catholic America? Seminaries Need to Teach Spanish
Catholic Culture reports: Noting a profound demographic shift among different generations of Catholics in the United States, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate has found that 54% of “millennial generation” Catholics (born in 1982 or later) are Hispanics, … Continue reading
“Politics Must be Holy” Says Archbishop of Milan
Zenit reports: The archbishop of Milan is calling for holiness in every aspect of society, even politics and economics. Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi made this appeal Wednesday while addressing the faithful of the Ambrosian Church. The Ambrosian rite is celebrated mainly … Continue reading
Run With the Saints Two Day Fiesta for Saint Anne at FSSP Parish
Seems like great fun, and a heavy haul to boot. Rorate Caeli reports: Recently, about 60 men of Father’s parish “ran with the saints” as the high point for the parish’s two-day fiesta, in honor of St. Anne. According to … Continue reading
Fargo Bishop Leads the Way in Fight Against Abortion: Fasting, Prayer, and Public Protest
In a pastoral letter Bishop Samuel Aquila asks all diocesan priests to encourage parishioners to join them in an hour of prayer outside North Dakota’s one abortion clinic for the Forty Days of Life Crusade. Catholic Culture reports: “The 40 … Continue reading
Missionaries of the Poor, Serving the Poorest of the Poor, the Sick, the Infirm, and the Homeless
Founded in Kingston by Jamaican Father Richard Ho Lung in 1981, the brothers of the Missionaries of the Poor number more than 550 members, serving the world’s most destitute in eight countries. Their mission, according to one Catholic website, is … Continue reading