AsiaNews: The Israeli Ministry for housing is planning the construction of 55,548 new homes for settlers in the West Bank. The news was released by the “Peace Now” organization, based on data received from the government. The new plan includes the … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) has cut off a Christian neighbourhood’s water supply, sparking indignation and protests among the population. The move comes in the context of a controversial case, which reached the Supreme Court of Pakistan after … Continue reading
Another great post by Monsignor Pope Community in Mission: The average person may worry about any number of things: finances; security; strife in the family, community, nation, or world; health; the status of a relationship; how he is perceived by … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The National Catholic Reporter has named a homosexual couple as its “Persons of the Year” for 2015. More here.
(Mass Resistance) This is where the radical “non-discrimination” laws are taking us, unless we stop them. On Dec. 21, New York City’s Commission on Human Rights announced that it has re-interpreted the city’s transgender anti-discrimination law. The result is more … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: In a letter stamped with the official Jubilee of Mercy theme “Misericordes sicut Pater” [Merciful Like the Father], the Holy See has returned veteran Vaticanist Sandro Magister’s press credentials after they were suspended in June. Full report … Continue reading
This man, a very gifted writer to be sure, has been given a great grace. May Our Lady finish the work of his conversion. New Haven Register, Norm Pattis: It is easy to scoff at the Church until you stand … Continue reading
ChurchPop: Alexis Carrel was born into a Catholic family in a small town in France in 1873. He attended Mass regularly and went to Catholic schools run by Jesuits. Unfortunately, by the time he went to college he was an agnostic. He … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: For the first time since 1558, Mawlid—the Muslim celebration of Muhammad’s birth—will fall this year on December 24 and 25. Christians and Muslims “should give thanks to God, each in his own tradition, for the good news that is … Continue reading
Catholic Online: A Pew Research survey suggests that 14 percent of American Muslims think suicide attacks and civilian bombings could be justified. A solid seven percent say such attacks are “sometimes” justified and one percent say “often” justified. There are … Continue reading
CNA: The bishop also noted that the publication “was released in the name of the Conference of Bishops, of which I [Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer] am a member, without my having previously seen its content, much less having approved it.” Full … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency: Barrie Schwortz, Photographic expert on Shroud Study Committee “I think the reason skeptics deny the science is, if they accept any of that, their core beliefs have been dramatically challenged, and they would have to go back and reconfigure … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency: The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil has asked that a holy door be opened in every church so that the tens of thousands of Christian refugees under his care may more easily experience the benefits of the jubilee … Continue reading
The Catholic Herald: MacMillan is waging a holy war on 1970s-style Mass settings that he describes as “musically illiterate, almost as if they were written by semi-trained teenagers. The style is stodgy and sentimental, tonally and rhythmically stunted and melodically … Continue reading
Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register: [David Quessenberry] The prayers of the Rosary are helpful, but also the physical rosary itself is helpful, since it gives us a tangible means of expressing our soul’s desire for grace. Praying without objects is … Continue reading
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