Catholic News Service: For the elders of Iqrit, their biggest regret in life is not having been able to raise their children together. On April 13, they congregated with the younger generations in the old Church of St. Mary for … Continue reading
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Catholic Church Still Under Severe Persecution in China
Lina Chan for AsiaNews: The Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese is concerned about the situation of the Catholic Church in the Mainland China. The Chinese authorities have imposed political and religious policies that have been … Continue reading
13 Young Hindu and Buddhist Converts Want to Convert Nepal
AsiaNews: Thirteen young people were baptised on Easter night after they chose to embrace the Catholic faith. They are Hindu and Buddhist in background, but now they are ready to be “witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ” and “work … Continue reading
Turkey’s President to Pope Francis: Don’t ‘Make Such a Mistake Again’
AsiaNews: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday “warned” Pope Francis “not to make such a mistake again”. Today, he said that a motion set to be voted upon in the European Parliament would “go in one of our ears and … Continue reading
Asia Bibi’s Family Has Brief Meeting With Pope
Vatican Insider: A journey of hope. During today’s meeting with the Pope, including a handkiss, after the Wednesday General Audience, Asia Bibi’s family entrusted Pope Francis with the suffering of an innocent woman who has been locked up in a … Continue reading
Archbishop of Buenos Aires Gives SSPX Canonical Status in Argentina
The Remnant: At the specific request of the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mario Aurelio Cardinal Poli, handpicked by Cardinal Bergoglio as his successor, the government of Argentina has registered an Argentinian branch of the Society,which includes its seminary in La Reja, … Continue reading
There Are Great Heroes for the Faith in the Mid-East
CNA: “It is our job to be with our people. I don’t believe it will happen, but should the day come on which the last Christian leaves Iraq, we priests and nuns will be the last to leave.” Read full report here.
Isn’t That Swell: Just Don’t Hurt the Feelings of Happy Active Homosexuals Anymore Patricia
Do you count it as a victory that Patricia Jannuzzi is back in the classroom? I don’t. It’s a good thing, certainly, that the Catholic-school teacher who was suspended for her Facebook criticism of homosexual activists has been reinstated. I’m happy … Continue reading
Dr. Maike Hickson’s Interview With Cardinal Brandmüller
LifeSiteNews: Cardinal Walter Brandmüller has been among the leading voices critical of proposals stemming from the Vatican’s Synod on the Family that risk subverting Catholic teaching on the sacraments and morality. He was one of five cardinals who contributed to … Continue reading
The Real Mother Jones, Catholic Crusader for Working Men
Crisis, Richard Becker: It was a long drive from South Bend to Jefferson City, and I had a van full of cranky, road-weary kids. We were on I-55 heading south through Illinois to visit Aunt Mary Katherine, and the sooner … Continue reading
Pope Calls Slaughter of Armenians First ‘Genocide’ of 20th Century
CNA: Pope Francis today referred to the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 as a “genocide,” prompting the Turkish government to summon the Vatican’s ambassador for questioning. “In the past century our human family has lived through … Continue reading
Pope Francis, Condemning ‘Genocide’ of Armenians, Riles Turkish Officials
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks “the first genocide of the 20th century” and urging the international community to recognize it as … Continue reading
Stalin Being Rehabilitated Among Russians
Global Post: He killed or imprisoned millions of his own people and lorded over one of the most repressive regimes in recent history. He’s also been dead more than 60 years. But none of that has stopped Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen to Offer Traditional Latin High Mass Sunday April 12
Rorate Caeli: His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen, S.D.B., Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong will celebrate a Pontifical High Mass for us this upcoming Sunday (12th April, Low Sunday), at 3:00pm in St. Teresa’s Church, Kowloon, Hong Kong. More here.
ACLU Wants Catholic Charities to Provide Abortion for Illegals
Talk about satanic evil. The ACLU is filing a lawsuit to make sure the charitable work of Catholic organizations caring for immigrants provides services for those who are pregnant to murder their pre-born babies. Vox Vox: It sounds, in a … Continue reading
