Catholic Culture: More than 5,000 people attended the funeral for Bishop Zhu Weifang of Wenzhou, China, while government officials continued to hold his coajdutor (sic) bishop, the AsiaNews service reports. More here.
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Communion and Liberation Covers Statue of Our Lady to ‘Avoid Clashes’ at Annual Meeting
The Remnant; Our Lord told his disciples that the proclamation of the Kingdom of God is highly likely to cause opposition, hostility and even persecution. Under these circumstances, Jesus said, “everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before … Continue reading
Facts to Share With Unbelievers About the Miraculous Tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mountain Catholic: Here’s four (literally) awesome facts about the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 1. It has qualities that are humanly impossible to replicate. Made primarily of cactus fibers, a tilma was typically of very poor quality and had a rough … Continue reading
Dalai Lama Doesn’t Get an Invite to Assisi Meeting Later in September
There must be some mistake. AsiaNews; The Dalai Lama “does not plan to visit Assisi for the ‘Thirst for peace’ meeting, nor has he received any invitation to the event,” Tenzin Taklha, personal secretary of the Buddhist leader, told AsiaNews. More … Continue reading
Massachusetts Law Aims to Force Churches to Provide Bathroom Access to ‘Transgenders’
Cathoic Culture: The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has ruled that the state’s anti-discrimination laws require all “agents of places of public accommodation” to allow “transgender” males to use women’s restrooms. More here.
100,000 Rally for Pre-Born Lives in Chile
Catholic Culture: An estimated 100,000 people took part in a pro-life rally in Santiago, Chile, last weekend, as the country heads toward a political showdown over a bid to liberalize the country’s law against abortion. More here with link.
Underground Chinese Bishop Abducted by Communist Authorities
Chinese authorities have arrested a Catholic bishop and removed him from the diocese where he serves, apparently in order to prevent his installation as new leader of the diocese, the AsiaNews service has confirmed. More here.
Prayer Need: Hunger in Nigeria Is Catastrophic, Millions Starving, Mostly Children
APNews: The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of the children lucky enough to make it to this emergency feeding center are dying. They are the latest victims … Continue reading
‘Volunteers’ for Pope’s Pizza Fest Were Not Unaffiliated; They Were From Pro-Abortion UNICEF
Do not doubt for a minute that the abortion-funding UNICEF infiltrated this event, unbeknownst to Pope Francis, to make themselves look beneficent. People Food: Pope Francis celebrated the canonization of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun on Sunday by inviting 1,500 homeless people … Continue reading
Desecrations by the Thousands by Moslems in Catholic Churches in Europe in Past Three Years
Rorate Caeli: There have also been recent cases (mainly reported in local newspapers but occasionally even in national newspapers) of Muslims going into churches, shouting, cursing and smashing sacred objects. However this alarm is not limited only to Italy. Read more … Continue reading
Québec City: From the Living Catholic Quarter to a Dead Wasteland
First Things, George Weigel: QUÉBEC CITY. The exit signs along Autoroute 40 between the quondam capital of New France and Montréal are a veritable Litany of the Saints: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Basile-Sud, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint Maurice, … Continue reading
Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) RIP
The Remnant, Michael Matt: This just in from Fox News: Phyllis Schlafly, the iconic pro-family activist who rose to fame in the 1970s when she campaigned against the Equal Rights Amendment, has died at age 92, according to the Eagle Forum, … Continue reading
Catholic Psychiatrist Strongly Warns Against Vatican’s New Sex Ed Program
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: On 2 September, LifeSiteNews published a trenchant critique of the new Vatican Sexual Education Program. The author of this critique, Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, the director of the Institute for Marital Healing outside Philadelphia, strongly opposes this new program which … Continue reading
Teilhardian (Still Out There?) Evolution Jibberish From Preacher of Papal Household
During Vespers on the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation,” Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the aged Modernist who has been “Preacher of the Papal Household” for the past 36 years, uttered this gibberish during his so-called homily: Read … Continue reading
Ten Truths That We Should Know About Purgatory
Note especially number 9 EpicPew, Shaun McAfee: We can all learn bit more about purgatory. Far from being the much-maligned second-chance hell or hell-lite that critics make it out to be, purgatory actually well reflects the beauty of the Church’s teaching. Here … Continue reading
