UCANews: The head of the largest Chinese Catholic diocese in the world will be absent from the World Synod of Bishops in October because he has been deemed to be too old. Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong was not … Continue reading
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Two Books Now Out With Eleven Cardinals’ Endorsement Opposing Kasper
www.chiesa: Guinean cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the congregation for divine worship, is in Regensburg these days to present the German edition of his book “God or Nothing,” published in France last February and about to be released in nine … Continue reading
Mark Twain Admired Church in Hawaii for Being ‘Unmistakably Catholic’
Servant and Steward: Finding myself in the unusual situation without another book to read at hand, I picked up a copy of Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii, edited by A. Grove Day (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966). More here. … Continue reading
Vatican Press Favors Rome’s Naming Square After Martin Luther
RNS: Despite Luther being thrown out of the Catholic Church during his lifetime, the Vatican reacted positively to news of the square’s upcoming inauguration. “It’s a decision taken by Rome city hall which is favorable to Catholics in that it’s … Continue reading
Moderate Islam? ‘No Such Thing’ Says Iraqi Priest
Rorate Caeli: “Please, if there’s anyone who still thinks ISIS doesn’t represent Islam, know that they are wrong. ISIS represents Islam one hundred percent.” Father Douglas al Bazi, an Iraqi Catholic parish priest in Erbil, raised his voice during an intervention … Continue reading
Two Dreadful Refugee Tragedies in Two Days
AsiaNews: “Austrian police said the 71 people found inside an abandoned lorry appeared to be refugees from Syria.” and now, “hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of … Continue reading
You Can’t Have Portrait of Jesus in a Public School
Sick hateful bigots will have to look at His living face when they die. Catholic Online: Local residents in Chanute, Kansas expressed anger after the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation successfully filed a petition for the removal of a … Continue reading
Why Is Philly Archdiocese Denying World Meeting of Families Supports Planned Parenthood?
Lepanto Institute : Earlier this week, the Lepanto Institute revealed that the president of the World Meeting of Families had donated thousands of dollars to political candidates that thoroughly support abortion and same-sex “marriage. He even donated $1,000 to a candidate … Continue reading
German Bishop’s Website Promotes Homosexual Unions as ‘Sacramental’
LifeSiteNews: On August 25, Katholisch.de, the official website of the German Bishops’ Conference, published an interview with the German moral theologian Stephan Goertz concerning his new book, Who Am I to Judge? Homosexuality and the Catholic Church. More here.
On the Lighter Side: Cardinal Siri on the 1978 Conclave
I lifted this from Andrea Tornielli in Vatican Insider. Siri, who was number one on the list of papabili for two previous conclaves, told his friend Benny Lai, a journalist: “The Conclave will not last more than three days, four … Continue reading
Pakistan: High Court Removes Visitation Ban from Asia Bibi’s Family
This may be a sign of better news to come. UCANews: A Pakistani court has directed the Punjab provincial government and police to give the father of death row convict Asia Bibi prison visitation rights, a family lawyer says. The directive … Continue reading
Ave Maria
Aleteia: The events took place at the El Goloso military base, located near the Spanish capital, seat of the nation’s armored infantry brigade “Guadarrama.” According to several Spanish news sites, includingInfovaticana and Religión en Libertad, a fire broke out that … Continue reading
‘Don’t Call Me Ms’: 78 Comments and Running
Hilary White scored a big hit with this post for The Remnant. I read a short string of the comments, all of which support Miss White. Rightly so. Language is important. It is the means for communication. Words represent ideas and, … Continue reading
Kate Dyer, CEO of StemExpress Jokes About Shipment of Complete Aborted Babies
LifeNews: Just a short time after a judge issued a ruling that the biotech firm StemExpress can’t block the Center for Medical Progress from releasing another video that shows what it does with aborted babies Planned Parenthood sells to it, … Continue reading
Tens of Thousands Protest Planned Parenthood Saturday in 350 Cities
LifeNews: Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates across the country — perhaps as many as 50-75,000 people in all — protested at Planned Parenthood abortion clinics across the country today. They protested to raise national attention to the massive scandal … Continue reading
