AP: At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest in a month against its minority Christian governor who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy. Report is here.
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Father Rodriguez on Our Lady and the Painting of the Mother of God by S Luke
Blog for Dallas Area Catholics: …….and the end of the liturgical year. You know me, I have to upload pretty much any material from Fr. Michael Rodriguez that goes public. He just helped me out this weekend with advice on … Continue reading
China: 2nd Illicit Bishop Consecrated in As Many Days
AsiaNews: Again in Xichang, as in Chengdu, police deployed to ensure the participation of the excommunicated Bishop Lei Shiyin. Comment: “Chinese bishops are spineless.” The Diocese of Xichang is formed by 35 thousand faithful and 10 priests. Its sisters run a … Continue reading
Myanmar: Church of S Francis Xavier Destroyed by Bombs on His Feast Day, 3000 Refugees
AsiaNews: On December 3 last a government army air strike destroyed the St. Francis Xavier church in Mung Koe, Shan State (northeastern Myanmar). Msgr. Philip Za Hawng, bishop of the Diocese of Lashio, where the parish is located, wrote a message … Continue reading
Last Message of Pilot on Brazilian Airways Flight Crash That Killed 71
Aleteia: Pilot Gus Encina: “Where do you look for your life? Forward or behind? May the Lord grant you the grace to leave things behind, even those which you consider precious in this life, and may he allow you to … Continue reading
Black Catholic American, Daniel Rudd, Newspaper Man and Proselytizer
Aleteia, Larry Peterson: Daniel Rudd was born August 7, 1854, and was one of 12 children. His dad was a slave on the Rudd estate close to Bardstown, Kentucky, and his mom was a slave on the Hayden plantation in … Continue reading
Reginald Pole, Last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
National Catholic Register, Stephanie Mann: On November 30, 1554, an exile had returned to reconcile his native land to the universal Catholic Church. He called himself the son of a martyr; he had lead the first session of the Council of … Continue reading
Pastoral Fallout From Amoris Laetitia, Exhibit A, San Diego
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: How would you feel if, after struggling to make ends meet for most of your life, you learned in your old age that you were the rightful heir to an enormous fortune, but your father had … Continue reading
Could the Four Cardinals Lose Their Red Hats Over Their Dubia?
LifeSiteNews, Jan Bentz: While the dubia of four Cardinals concerning clarification of Amoris Laetitia spreads wider and wider ripples in the Vatican and worldwide, the dean of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota, the highest appeals court of the Church, says … Continue reading
Fitting Obloquy of Castro by HLI Director Fr. Jerry Pokorsky
Catholic Culture, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: God has given us an Advent meditation with the death of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, politician, revolutionary, mass murderer. Here are examples of responses by world leaders: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement … Continue reading
Three Bishops So Far Come Out in Defense of the Four Cardinals’ Dubia on Amoris Laetitia
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: After the wonderful news yesterday that Bishop Athanasius Schneider has come publicly to the aid of the courageous Four Cardinals who are challenging Pope Francis over the much-contested post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia, a second Polish Bishop – … Continue reading
China: Cardinal Zen Once Again Pleads Against a Vatican Agreement With Beijing
The Wanderer, translated by and commented upon by Maike Hickson from an interview with Katholisch.de. On 21 November, 2016, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the prominent former bishop of Hong Kong and defender of the loyal Underground Church of China, has given … Continue reading
Interview With ‘Tough’ Catholic Coach of Tampa Bay Bucs
National Catholic Register, Trent Beattie: As a young boy, Mark Duffner aspired to the priesthood — and the papacy. The Annandale, Virginia, native wanted to become the first pope from the United States. However, being introduced to football in high school … Continue reading
Review of Cardinal Mueller’s New Book on Hope as a Supernatural Virtue
Maike Hickson, 1Peter5: Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has published yet another book with which he again attempts to teach and defend the Catholic Faith in light of the current confusions which are … Continue reading
Jesuit Georgetown Hosts Symposium Calling for a Ban on Legal Obstacles to Abortion
Cardinal Newman Society, Adam Cassandra : Just eight months after being chastised by the Archdiocese of Washington for lacking an “environment of morality, ethics and human decency” on campus, Georgetown University proudly hosted a day-long symposium on Veterans Day featuring a … Continue reading
