K.V. Turley, Catholic World Report: Some years back, while doing research in a monastery library, I came across a passing reference to a priest and soldier. It intrigued me. His biography, published in 1920, was cited; I made a note, and … Continue reading
“Cardinal Berhaneyesus welcomed the former ‘Derg’ communist regime political leaders who imprisoned himfor 7 months. The political leaders paid a visit to his office to congratulate him for his elevation to the Cardinalate. “On the occasion, the group leader Captain … Continue reading
A fifteen year-old Catholic was among others who blocked a suicide bomber from entering a Catholic church. Four Moslems were killed preventing another bomber from entering an Anglican church. AsiaNews:The number of people killed in yesterday’s twin attacks against Christian churches … Continue reading
Catholic Online: This prayer of St. Patrick called “St. Patrick’s Breast-Plate” was composed as he prepared for his most important battle against the paganism of the Druids. It should be prayed in our own day as we struggle against the … Continue reading
LATimes: Given the historic low temperatures and snowfalls that pummeled the eastern U.S. this winter, it might be easy to overlook how devastating California’s winter was as well. As our “wet” season draws to a close, it is clear that … Continue reading
A prominent Catholic primary school in Hong Kong has said it will stop playing a children’s song in assemblies after some parents told local media that they worried it was an attempt to brainwash the youngsters. The song, China is … Continue reading
Unbelievable! “Marriage is important—Reflect before you change it.” That, believe it or not, is the title of a statement released today by the Irish bishops’ conference, regarding the country’s May referendum on same-sex marriage. Nowhere in the full statement do … Continue reading
CNA: The University of San Francisco, a Jesuit institution, will host a March 16 forum for parents, teachers, students and their allies opposed to the archdiocese. The university’s Institute for Catholic Education and Leadership and the group Concerned Parents and Students-Teach … Continue reading
CNA: The confessional is one of the most private and privileged places in the world. So when an Italian journalist violated the bond of trust between penitent and priest, the Archbishop of Bologna decried her “grave lack of respect” for all … Continue reading
MalayMail Online: Two years after Pope Francis swept into the Vatican vowing to shake up the Church, his opponents are playing a waiting game as they seek to put the brakes on his reform drive. The first leader of the … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Pakistani police tortured a young Christian to death after his mother had been previously accused of stealing gold from her employer, a Muslim. According to investigators the woman was charged with having stolen gold items from the house of … Continue reading
Bravo! Catholic schools have also pulled out of the parade. Catholic Online: Every year, the City of Norfolk hosts a St Patrick’s Day Parade. A local Knights of Columbus Council have sponsored the parade for decades.This year, a local regional Knights … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: “Italians in the Roman Curia don’t know the Chinese dictatorship because they have never experienced a Communist regime,” Cardinal Zen said. “I always trusted [Vatican Secretary of State] Parolin, until I found out that he too was in … Continue reading
LifeSite News: German Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, who headed the Papal Council Cor Unum until 2010 and was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, has publicly opposed the words and direction of the German Bishops’ Conference. In a Letter … Continue reading
LifeSite News: This weekend the Vatican formally hosted one of Britain’s most virulently pro-abortion and pro-homosexual writers, as well as the head of an American organization promoting female ordination, at an officially sanctioned event inside Vatican City walls. Organizers spoke … Continue reading
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