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
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Man Wants to Live But Houston Hospital Set to ‘Pull Plug’
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
Archbishop Cupich Says It’s Up to Pro-Arbortionist Polticians and Active Homosexuals If They Want to Receive Comunion
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
London: Police Must Ask Moslem Leaders Permission to Enter Their Enclaves
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
Las Vegas: Bizarre Protesters at Catholic Churches, Moslem-Christians?
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
Pontifical Council Says Jews Do Not Need to Believe in Christ for Salvation
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
‘Camp Virgin Mary’ Baghdad
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
The Immaculate Conception and the Firemen of Rome
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
Catholic College Opens in Iraqi Kurdistan
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
Catholic Nun Prays Rosary During Deer Tree Stand
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
Restoring Practice of Confession Theme of Year of Mercy
Catholic Online: One of the central aims of the Jubilee of Mercy will be to reorient the Sacrament of Confession back to the center of the Church’s pastoral life, explained one official involved in organizing the yearlong event. Read more here.
Paris: Satanic ‘Death Metal’ Band Puts Flowers Outside of Theater of Death
What a bunch of good guys!? Catholic Online: All members of the band managed to escape, hiding out in their dressing room. Members of the Eagles of Death Metal placed flowers in front of the building. Rain fell and a … Continue reading
Michael Weinstein Has a Mission in Life
“Putrid,” “Outrage,” “Scandal,” Disgrace”: Did he leave out a few expletives perhaps? Mr. Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, is very upset — so long as he gets paid no doubt. Or maybe the poor man hates prayer … Continue reading
Mass Allowed in North Korea? Yes, But . . .
Woe to those who attend it. Public Religious practice is still outlawed in the Communist state. No question that those who attend the Mass (only on major holydays) in the Pyongyang cathedral will be duly noted by the government. Catholic … Continue reading
‘Strident Criticism’ of the Pope May be Grounds for Excommunication?
Catholic Culture: December 07, 2015 The president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization has suggested that strident criticism of Pope Francis might fall under the provisions of canon law that impose a penalty of excommunication for “physical violence” against … Continue reading
