Diogenes, listing the many woes which constitute “The Void” in the Church’s life, pays tribute to Karl Rahner’s contribution: Or again, think of the Church’s missionary outreach to the unevangelized: once a prime concern for Catholics everywhere, now emptied of … Continue reading
Bravo to Mr. Michael Hirsh for his short, well articulated poke at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Here is an excerpt: Founded in 1981, the SPLC’s Intelligence Project notes that hate groups in the United States number 888 (which, if … Continue reading
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (MARCH 24, 2008) – The Fraternity of St. Peter is happy to announce the following ordination information: Ordinations to the Deaconate: Saturday, May 31, 2008. Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Congregation of Divine Worship, will ordain 7 … Continue reading
From The Christian Post: “Over the last few days some media have been disseminating fantasies – I can’t use any other word – about my secret Catholicism, citing my visit to the Sacro Convento friary, where the remains of St. … Continue reading
This is a footnote to my earlier piece on Mr. Allam’s conversion. In a moving profession of Faith in which he traces his path to baptism, the new convert says how he will hold his head up high in the … Continue reading
For all those lately expressing their outrage at the Catholic Church for one reason or another, Mr. John Robson proposes a radical course of action: If you reject Christianity, don’t join the church Who would have thought it? Without actually … Continue reading
Rabbi Walter Homolka, is executive director of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam, Germany, has accused Pope Benedict XVI of “accepting” “anti-Semitic tendencies.” The comments were published on Good Friday and pertained to the new prayer for … Continue reading
“I see no reason to apologize for what God says, that homosexuality is a sin, I will not apologize. I did not say anything false. I did not say anything malicious or hateful.” By John-Henry Westen OKLAHOMA CITY, March 20, … Continue reading
From The Australian, we learn that “Pope Benedict XVI has risked a renewed rift with the Muslim world by baptising a converted Muslim born journalist who describes Islam as intrinsically violent and characterised by ‘hate and intolerance’ rather than ‘love … Continue reading
In light of the inordinate amount of media attention given to the new Good Friday prayer for the conversion of the Jews, I would like to reveal a great secret. As we are constantly reminded, the new prayer in the … Continue reading
Gorbachev, a convert? Why has he hidden it? Where does he attend Mass? What does he mean by “[arriving] at the Church” through St. Francis of Assisi? “It was through St. Francis that I arrived at the Church, so it … Continue reading
Moscow, Mar 19, 2008 / 11:59 pm (CNA).- Disappointment and questions have followed the cancellation of a meeting between Moscow’s new Catholic bishop and the Patriarch of Moscow, AsiaNews reports. Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, the new archbishop of the Moscow-based Archdiocese … Continue reading
By PAUL SCHEMM CAIRO, Egypt (AP) – Osama bin Laden accused Pope Benedict XVI of helping in a “new Crusade” against Islam and warned of a “severe” reaction to European publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that insulted many … Continue reading
Denver, Mar 20, 2008 / 02:02 am (CNA).- The former state director of the Colorado Abstinence Education Program has attacked the media coverage of a recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) study about sexually transmitted diseases in teenage girls as … Continue reading
The spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry responds to the call for peace issued yesterday by Benedict XVI: no tolerance for criminals. To AsiaNews, the Tibetan prime minister expresses gratitude and appreciation for the words of the pontiff. Full story … Continue reading
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