Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register: Is it true that you grew up Lutheran but always had respect for the Catholic Church? Yes, I grew up as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and, while for many years I didn’t actually want to … Continue reading
Category: News
Sam Singer: Who Is This Man Out to Get Arch. Cordileone?
“Everyone is praying that the Pope will remove the San Francisco Archbishop and these priests,” Singer said in a Google+ post on Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday. Who is “everyone”? Who is Sam Singer? And his Association? Who hired him to … Continue reading
Benedictine Nuns Offer Traditional Song and Liturgical Chant
CNA: Together with the joys of the Resurrection and feasting, this Easter will have an added delight: listening to the new album by the hit-making, Missouri-based Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. “Many people do not realize that the Easter … Continue reading
Cardinal Pell Under Fire for Defending Marriage
(Rorate Caeli) Let no one be fooled: the current incessant notes and gossip about Cardinal Pell’s brilliant job in reorganizing the finances of the Holy See/Vatican City State are not really about money… They are about his brave and unbending defense … Continue reading
Catholic Professor Charles Rice RIP
Cardinal Newman Society: Dr. Charles Rice, emeritus law professor at the University of Notre Dame, passed away on February 25, The Cardinal Newman Society learned in correspondence with law school faculty. Rice impacted many lives and contributed greatly to both … Continue reading
Handshakes? If You Want to End Islamophobia, Abandon Islam
UCANews: A group of young Filipino Muslims has launched a “social experiment” called the “Handshake Project” in an attempt to eliminate negative feelings towards Muslims following the deaths of 44 police commandos at the hands of Moro rebels in Mindanao … Continue reading
Thai Cardinal Calls Secularism ‘the Face of the Devil’
UCANews: The main challenge facing the Church today is secularism, according to Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Bangkok, who boldly called the phenomenon the devil’s face in the modern world. “It is not just a challenge for the Asian … Continue reading
Hindu Leader’s ‘Insult’ to Mother Theresa Ought to be the Goal of Every Missionary
UCANews: Christians across India have expressed outrage over remarks from a Hindu leader suggesting that the main objective of Blessed Teresa’s service to the poor was converting people to Christianity. Over 150 people cutting across religious lines gathered in Chhattisgarh, … Continue reading
ISIS Has Now Taken 250 Syrian Christians Hostage, Turkey Closes Border
CNA: The number of ISIS hostages in Syria has increased to at least 250 after continued attacks on Christian villages, and civilians fleeing to the Turkish border have been stranded when not allowed to cross. “There are 200 families who were … Continue reading
Buzz Aldrin May Be Going Lunar: Wants NASA to Put a Colony on Mars
“To boldly go where no man has gone before” Well, walking on the moon was a long time ago. Great achievement, to be sure. Nice job Buzz. But, for what purpose? No one can live on the moon. Who is … Continue reading
100 Christians Taken Captive in Syria by ISIS
Catholic Culture: Militants of the Islamic State have abducted at least 100 Christians from Syrian villages. The Reuters news service reported that Kurdish forces, assisted by US airstrikes, are battling with ISIS for control of northeastern Syria. As Kurdish forces … Continue reading
Indian Shrine Honors the Martyrs of 2008 Killed in ‘Odium Fidei’
AsiaNews: Christian residents in the village of Tiangia (Odisha) have erected the first monument to honour seven martyrs, victims of anti-Christian pogroms in Kandhamal in 2008. Mgr John Barwa SVD, archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, blessed the memorial plaque on 13 February, in … Continue reading
New Doctor of the Church: Armenian Saint Gregory of Narek
Catholic Culture: St. Gregory of Narek, an Armenian Catholic monk who lived in what is now Turkey and died in 1005, has been named by Pope Francis a Doctor of the Church. Read more here.
Urgent Message from Medjugorje: ‘Peace Is in Danger’
This message comes to us from an “official Medjugorje guide” who was there at Ivan Dragicevic’s “private chapel.” So Evan has a “private chapel.” Interesting. Is there a tabernacle in this “chapel”? In any event, the gospa gives its usual … Continue reading
Kenya: WHO’s Tetanus Vaccine Did Contain Sterility Causing Antigens
Catholic Culture: A report issued by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has found that 30% of tested tetanus vaccine samples included a sterility-inducing antigens. Read more here.
