AsiaNews: Sunday’s funeral service for Said Akl (1912-2014), one of Lebanon’s greatest poets since Gibran Khalil Gibran, was an exceptional affair. The poet, who died last week, may not have had Gibran’s international reach, but he certainly was his equal … Continue reading
Angelus: The Tidings: In an executive order, the mayor of Manila has declared a five-day, non-working holiday for Pope Francis’ Jan. 15-19 visit – a decision the Philippine government is considering on a national level. “For now, the government’s top priority … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The Islamist terrorist organization al-Shabaab, which is based in Somalia, has killed 36 Christian quarry workers in neighboring Kenya. On December 2, the militants “roused the sleeping workers and ordered those who could not prove they were Muslims … Continue reading
And, the man is so bold as to say, it cuts down on crime. This coming from a man who raked in 5.6 million dollars from taxpayers. Catholic Online: Gruber has been recorded numerous times admitting that the ACA was written and … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: Dr. Martin Salia, the Maryland Catholic doctor who died Nov. 17 after contracting the Ebola virus while serving in his native Sierra Leone, was remembered by his family and parish priest as a man who loved God and … Continue reading
UCANews: (Steven Mosher for Aleteia): China’s Communist government has been on an anti-Christian rampage of late, tearing down churches in the coastal city of Wenzhou and elsewhere, arresting underground bishops and home church leaders, and illicitly ordaining pliant priests as … Continue reading
Kenya: One gunman shot from the right, one from the left, each killing the non-Muslims lying in a line on the ground, growing closer and closer to Douglas Ochwodho, who was in the middle. And then the shooting stopped. Apparently … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: In the latest in a series of attempts by German bishops to align Church teaching with secular values, a sub-committee of the German episcopal conference is planning to amend Church labor law to allow Church employees who are homosexual … Continue reading
Catholic Online:A school district in Florida has acted responsibly in suspending a middle school principal who staged an “active shooter drill” on her school campus which terrified children into believing that their lives were in danger. Similar drills have come … Continue reading
Catholic Online: The architect of the fiasco that has been the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Jonathan Gruber, was paid about $6 million in taxpayer money between 2009 and 2014. Full report is here.
Rorate Caeli: Following their conference meeting in Accra from 4 through 15 November, a communique from the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference was released on the theme, “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelisation.” An excerpt: The Church’s perennial … Continue reading
No permission necessary for the new police tactics. Nor should they have such permission. Parents have not given it. Who runs these schools anyway? Dumb question. Catholic Online: Police say they conduct these drills for the absolute safety of the students. … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Californians are suffering as an unprecedented drought threatens to stretch into a fourth year. Farmers and consumers have drained reservoirs and groundwater supplies which are normally recharged by rain and snow, are at record lows are are now empty. … Continue reading
California Catholic Daily: A new federal lawsuit filed Friday afternoon challenges restrictions on student speech at a Northern California school. In September, Esther (not her real name) gave two friends an invitation to an event called Genesis Apologetics that explored … Continue reading
Aleteia: A 20th century composer once wrote a symphonic work called “The Fountains of Rome.” Apparently, there’s going to be a new “fountain” in the Eternal City. Under the direction of Pope Francis, showers for the homeless will be installed … Continue reading
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