CNA: Vice President Joe Biden’s “gravely irresponsible” rejection of Catholic teaching on abortion and marriage should disqualify him from Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, the local bishop has said. More here.
Category: News
Archbishop Schneider Objects to Priests Washing Women’s Feet
The Wanderer: Schneider made a clear statement about this matter, as follows: “As concretely to the innovation of washing the feet of women during the Holy Mass of the Last Supper on Holy Thursday: This Holy Mass celebrates the commemoration of … Continue reading
Pope Announces Palestinian Winner of Global Teacher Award
CNA: A Palestinian school teacher on Sunday became the recipient of a US$1m international award for her work with children – and it was Pope Francis who announced the winner. More here.
Last Message of Slain Missionaries of Charity
Catholic Culture: “God can never be outdone in generosity as long as we remain with him and his poor,” they continued. “When the bombardments are heavy, we hide under the stairs, all five always united. We live together, we die together … Continue reading
1800 Join Bishop in Eucharistic Procession Around Planned Parenthood Near Denver
GetReligion: Before the procession began, Father Scott Bailey addressed the crowd and emphasized the importance of silence. “Silence is an essential part of the procession as we unite our voices with those who have been silenced by abortion,” he said. … Continue reading
RIP Last Cristero Soldier at 103
CNA: The last known surviving soldier of the Cristero War, Juan Daniel Macías Villegas, died last month in his home town of San Julián, Mexico. He was 103 years old. More here.
Peru: March for Life in City of Saints Draws 750,000
Church Pop (with pictures) On March 12th, 2016, Lima, Peru was the host of a gigantic March for Life! Estimates are pegging the enormous crowd at around 750,000 people. Link here.
Custodian Cuts Down Mary Poppins from Cathedral Ceiling
This is for real. Omaha.com: On the first morning of the 31st annual Cathedral Flower Festival, with its theme of “A Night at the Movies,” an agitated church custodian made a bold move. Mark Kenney, 59, who grew up in … Continue reading
40 Days for Life Sees Closure to Two Abortion Mills
My nephew, his wife, and children are in the news photo. They are on the right. 40 Days for Life: Just yesterday, we focused on two 40 Days for Life vigil locations where abortion facilities have closed their doors and … Continue reading
Notre Dame U Betrays Christ Again
LifeNews: Seven years after the University of Notre Dame received worldwide criticism for its public honor to pro-abortion President Barack Obama — including more than 367,000 signatures to The Cardinal Newman Society’s online petition and public opposition by 83 American Catholic … Continue reading
Pope Calls Slain Nuns Martyrs, Laments Media Indifference
mrc News Busters: The Reuters report also reported that “Pope Francis condemned the attack and the ‘indifference’ of the world’s reaction to it….[The Pope] called the nuns ‘today’s martyrs’ because they were both victims of their killers and of global … Continue reading
Website of German Bishops Posts Article Favoring Women Cardinals
Maike Hickson, The Wanderer: The Vatican celebrates Women’s Day on 8 March, 2016. With the help of the organization Voices of Faith (http://voicesoffaith.org/), an event is taking place at the Vatican where women “share their stories of strengthening the Church’s … Continue reading
St. John of God, March 8, Patron of Mentally Ill
He was a convert at the age of forty. Catholic Culture: Matters spiritual were of no particular interest until he heard the preaching of Blessed John of Avila. Then his conversion was so sincere and sudden that he was considered … Continue reading
Good News: Church Growing Exponentially in Africa
Catholic Culture: Let’s be honest: statistics can be dull. But sometimes a number leaps off the page (or the screen). That happened to me this morning, with our CWN headline story about the growth of the world’s Catholic population. During … Continue reading
Doctor Buys Aborted Babies Brains from Planned Parenthood
California Catholic Daily: The star witness for Planned Parenthood at today’s hearing on the bioethics of fetal body parts harvesting, UC San Diego’s Dr. Lawrence Goldstein, obtains his aborted fetal brains from Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest in San … Continue reading
