Fr. Z blog: The College Fix: Believing in two genders is a ‘hate crime’ under police investigation at Catholic college ‘You can have your opinion’ as long as it doesn’t ‘deny my existence’ It’s uncommon at Jesuit universities these days for … Continue reading
AsiaNews: A Catholic priest is among the 14 people arrested for the kidnapping of Msgr. Gallela Prasad, bishop of the diocese of Cuddapah. His name is Fr. Raja Reddy and he is from the same diocese the bishop. More here.
NBC China News: China is hoping that rap and rhymes will help recruit more young men to the world’s largest standing army. A hip-hop beat backs lyrics like “Kill! Kill! Kill” in an action-packed video released by China’s People’s Liberation Army … Continue reading
Catholic Online: The Masons will soon be in the spotlight now that hackers have stolen their data and documents and sent the trove of secret information to journalists in Paris. The Grand Lodge of Paris was targeted by hackers and … Continue reading
“I’m going out there and I’m thinking to myself, this is straight lunatic asylum stuff,” Miscavige described. “This is going to make me better? The only effect it had on me is make me all the more want to possibly … Continue reading
Crisis Magazine, William Kilpatrick: What’s the biggest news story of our time? What has been the biggest story for the last decade and one-half? Answer: the resurgence of Islam, and, in particular, the rapid spread of Islamic jihad. But, with … Continue reading
CNA, Elise Harri: A parish priest in Alqosh, the only remaining Christian village on the Plain of Nineveh not captured by ISIS, told me as he sipped from a typical Iraqi glass teacup that in the time that’s passed, “we have … Continue reading
ChurchPop: Antarctica is an amazing giant continent at the south pole of our globe. Braving winter temperatures of over a hundred degrees Fahrenheit below zero, a few thousand people live there at any given time. And because, like most people, they have spiritual needs, … Continue reading
This is a good and concise defense of the dogma of Our Lady’s Perpetual Virginity by Tim Staples for Catholic Answers. Perhaps the two most commonly employed texts by those who deny Mary’s perpetual virginity are: Matthew 13:55-56: Is not this the … Continue reading
AP: His defiant protests helped shape Americans’ opposition to the Vietnam War. And they landed The Rev. Daniel Berrigan behind bars. The Roman Catholic priest, writer and poet, who became a household name in the U.S. in the 1960s after being … Continue reading
NBCNews: Photographer and triple amputee Giles Duley calls his injuries “a blessing.” The Londoner was working in central Afghanistan when he stepped on a landmine and lost both legs and an arm five years ago. He has endured more than … Continue reading
And he wears Our Lady’s Scapular. OBSEV: Big Papi always finds a way to make things special. The greatest hero in Boston Red Sox lore did something on Friday night that would seem unbelievable, if it were someone other than David … Continue reading
The Eponymous Flower: (Madrid) Pope’s confidant as a censor? Madrid Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra forbade Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the faith of the Catholic Church, to present his latest book “Informe sobre la esperanza” (State of Hope) at the Catholic University of … Continue reading
UCANews: The Chinese priests’ pilgrimage began two days earlier when they walked along the Via della Conciliazione in Rome singing hymns and praying the rosary. All were aware that 40 years ago such a pilgrimage was forbidden and unthinkable for Chinese Catholics. … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Aleppo is “under attack”. Many parts of the city “have been shelled and bombed”. Two bombs have hit an area “under government control” where “the Caritas headquarters and my house” are located, said Joseph Yeghia, head of communication for Caritas … Continue reading
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