Let us remember that this is in China and the faithful who came to the ceremony risked being arrested. 10,000 came to one cathedral for a four hour service. AsiaNews: “It’s a miracle! It is protection from Heaven!” said some Catholics … Continue reading
Mark Movsesian, First Things: Take a look at this clip from a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In the clip, Colbert mocks Republican presidential candidates who argue for admitting Syrian Christians as religious refugees. At least … Continue reading
He also boldly said the following: National Catholic Register: Pastor Kruse says he believes a door has been opened to celebrate the Eucharist together — a door that Lutherans had thought had been closed “for an eternity.” He also says he … Continue reading
AsiaNews: In response to Pope Francis, many dioceses throughout China have opened their cathedrals Holy Door. The ceremonies were held yesterday and during last week. Each diocese also printed the Chinese edition of Misericordiae Vultus, the Bull of Indiction of the Holy … Continue reading
Good short review here by Father C. John McCloskey of Antonio Tripodoro, S.J.’s biography of a wonderful saint. St. Giuseppe cared for the wounded and dying soldiers in the Italian army during World War I. With them, as with all his … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know. —Irving Berlin The ones I used to know included baby Jesus. Back in the day, people who didn’t like Christmas did not throw … Continue reading
WNDaily: A Texas mother and pro-life activists are fighting a Houston hospital in court after the facility cited a state law in its decision to refuse treatment for a 46-year-old man, despite the patient’s wishes and those of his family. Houston Methodist Hospital is standing behind … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews: Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich has proved himself again the leading American exponent of the German school of theology, telling an ABC interviewer that it was up to divorced and remarried Catholics and homosexuals to decide for themselves if they took Holy … Continue reading
Catholic Online: In areas of London and Birmingham, officers have been warned not to wear their uniforms on patrol. Officers complain they often have to ask permission from local Muslims leaders before they even enter some communities. These are the … Continue reading
Things get weirder every day. What will the devil think of next in his rage against Our Lady? CNA: Las Vegas Catholics are disturbed after self-described Muslim-turned-Christian protestors disrupted Masses at several churches in the metropolitan area within the past few … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: Though it “is and remains an unfathomable divine mystery,” Jews can participate in salvation without confessing Christ explicitly, a Vatican committee said in a document released on Thursday. The text is careful to note that it “is not … Continue reading
Zenit: Father Luis Montes is glad and he has reason to be: “We have just consecrated a new chapel. It was high time that our refugees got their own small church. This gives them back a piece of the home they … Continue reading
Zenit: This afternoon, Pope Francis visited Piazza di Spagna, as part of celebrations for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Piazza was packed with people who welcomed the Pope saying ‘Viva il Papa!’ Following more than 50 years of tradition, … Continue reading
This is an incredible achievement in a land torn by ISIS terrorists. AsiaNews: Msgr. Warda, Archbishop of Erdil: “I hope that all the students – Christians, Muslims, Yazidis – will be able to breathe the Catholic faith and its fundamental … Continue reading
CNSNews: “It’s a conservation effort,” she told a reporter from St. Mary’s acrhdiocesan website. “If you don’t kill the deer, they will starve. You have to maintain the population that can be fed naturally off the land. If you get an … Continue reading
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