AsiaNews: Today we publish the second part of Khalifa el-Khoder’s story. The 21-year-old Syrian delves into his seven-month captivity in the hands of the Islamic State. His descent into hell began when he drew a picture of the Virgin Mary on … Continue reading
AsiaNews: At the forefront of the battle of Catholic schools against Israeli Ministry of Education cuts, the prelate denounces’ attacks by some municipalities on the goods and the coffers of the Church. “We’ve recently heard – he says – that some … Continue reading
CPost US: Chick-fil-A restaurants that display the American flag are flying them at half-staff in memory of recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. More here.
Would that this would be every day, every day of the year. The Valley Catholic: If Father Joe Kim, Director of Vocations and Evangelization for the Diocese of San Jose, ever needed proof the Diocese’s The Light Is On for … Continue reading
NBCNews: Seized documents show that Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa was a paid informant for Poland’s communist-era secret security service, officials said Thursday. More on this here.
Catholic Culture: Overriding vetoes by President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese lawmakers passed bills that legalized adoption by same-sex couples, ended copayments for abortions, and ended mandatory pre-abortion counseling. More here.
RT Question More: Wednesday was supposed to be a historic moment in Phoenix political history, with the Satanic Temple delivering the invocation at a city council meeting in the name of religious freedom. More here.
www.chiesa, Sandro Magister: The archbishop of Kiev gives voice to the bitterness of his faithful, because of the embrace between Francis and the patriarch of Moscow and the “half truths” of the document they signed in Havana. Full report and part … Continue reading
California Catholic Daily, Jeffrey Tucker: Some of Justice Antonin Scalia’s decisions I agreed with and some I disagreed with. But I’ve never once doubted the sincerity of his beliefs. Now that he is gone from this earth, I can tell … Continue reading
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LifeSiteNews: A group of lay Catholic “reformers” formed an alliance called “Enough!” in the wake of articles in the Swiss media in January portraying Gullickson’s latest actions proving that he is an “anti-liberal.” Things got even worse from their point … Continue reading
The following report notes that the fourteen year-old martyr, Blessed José Sanchez del Rio, will be canonized this year. Sandro Magister, www.chiesa: The Mexico that Pope Francis is visiting is an atypical case compared with other countries of Latin America. In … Continue reading
We need laws for everything now, even to protect self-mutilation, no consent necessary for juveniles from parents. You can get condoms and imagine yourself risk-free from STDs at any age practically. Yes, Andrew Cuomo is a champion for “rights,” for a … Continue reading
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Southern Nebraska Register: In 2012, I was seated next to Justice Antonin Scalia at a small dinner of Catholics in Denver. We talked about his son, Father Paul Scalia, my good friend. We talked about his formation as a Catholic, … Continue reading
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