Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna in a recent interview with with La Civilta Cattolica, a Jesuit periodical, said: “We can and we must respect the decision to form a union with a person of the same sex,” the prelate said, … Continue reading
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630,000 Sign Petition to Pope to Crush Moral Heresies
Catholic Online: “Catholics in general are deeply perplexed,” said HIRH Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza, one of the prominent petition signers. “As the sexual revolution continues to claim the innocence of our children and rip the family apart, we find shepherds within … Continue reading
Security for Pope’s US Visit Surpasses Any Previous Event
NEST: “They’re standing up one of the largest security programs for an individual in U.S. history over three cities,” said Jonathan Wackrow, a former Secret Service agent who assisted in security preparations for Obama’s 2013 inauguration. “The level of protection … Continue reading
US Post Office: No New Religious Christmas Stamps This Year
The Remnant: This just in from the Daily Caller: “Don’t expect new Christmas stamps this year because for the first time in decades the U.S. Postal Service won’t issue a new stamp depicting any Christian religious figure or symbol. No baby … Continue reading
Radical Agenda Dominates Study Day of Swiss Bishops’ Conference
LifeSiteNews: At a study day last month held by the Swiss Bishops’ Conference, attendees discussed how to overcome the Church’s “old-fashioned ideals” on marriage and family, according to the official report from the meeting. More on this here.
India: Nun Murdered by Robber
UCANews: A 69-year-old Indian Catholic nun has been found murdered at a convent in Kerala’s Kottayam district, police say. The body of Sister Amala, a retired nurse, was discovered on Sept. 17 lying in a pool of blood in her … Continue reading
Turkish Moslem War Tents from Siege of Vienna Now Mass Vestments
Good news American TFP: The spoils of war from King Jan Sobieski’s great victory on September 12, 1683, against the 150,000 Muslim Turks outside Vienna were immense, but perhaps none received a better fate than the war tents. Read more … Continue reading
US Archbishop Who Chairs Subcommittee on Marriage Bypassed for October Synod ‘On the Family’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone did not cut the mustard. I wonder why? California Catholic Daily: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is not only a known “culture warrior” but is also the Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for … Continue reading
Missing Chinese Bishop a ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Negotiations with Vatican
UCANews: Bishop James Su Zhimin, one of the 20 prisoners featured in Rubio’s campaign, has spent the past 18 years in prison after refusing to join the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in 1996. The Communist Party organ overseeing religious affairs, … Continue reading
More Than Trivia: Who Was the First Pope to Step Onto American Territory?
Blessed Pius IX. Fascinating little account by George Weigle, First Things: The history of popes in these United States is full of surprises. And one of them, to begin at the beginning, includes the little-known fact that Blessed Paul VI … Continue reading
Pro-QB Talks About What His Conversion to the Catholic Faith Means
Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register: Questions like those the students had are great ways to talk about what love (or charity) really is. If I love someone, my goal is not to use them for my own pleasure, but to … Continue reading
Would Communist Raul Castro Dare to Receive Communion? Quite Likely!
Spot on article here by Paul Kengor for Crisis Magazine online. Crisis: Catholic and international media are abuzz over Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba, the third consecutive pope to visit this island thoroughly destroyed by the two Castro brothers. The … Continue reading
Not Bad for a Day’s ‘Trip’, 522K, Too Bad for Dunkin Donuts
Well, this is America. And there are greedy lawyers on the prowl. News4, New York: Officials say a woman has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Dunkin’ Donuts after she fell in a northern New Jersey franchise’s parking lot and spilled hot … Continue reading
Asian Frat Group Hazes Inductee to Death
Macho? Try murder by brute unmanly thugs without compassion or virtue. NBCNews: A grand jury has recommended charges against three dozen members of a New York City college fraternity in connection with the death of a freshman who was killed during … Continue reading
Vocations on the Rise in LA’s Juan Diego House of Formation
California Catholic Daily: Founded in 2003, the Juan Diego House [a house of formation for college-age seminarians for the Los Angeles archdiocese] has been run for the past eight years by Father James Anguiano. In 2008, Father Anguiano’s inaugural year as … Continue reading
