Aleteia: Poisoning, arson, an intrepid religious sister making her way into the former Soviet Union — it sounds like the plot of a box office thriller, rather than the makings of a reformed religious order. But the story of the fledgling Paulicrucian … Continue reading
It was conducted by St. Leo College in Florida. Phil Lawler has a commentary on Catholic Culture website. Lawler: The Catholic Church does not settle doctrinal questions by majority vote. And since surveys of Catholic opinion usually record the answers … Continue reading
Catholic World News: The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has expressed concerned that a tetanus vaccine campaign aimed at women of childbearing years also has contraceptive properties that could render recipients permanently infertile, according to the Catholic Information Service for … Continue reading
Catholic World News: Cardinal Walter Kasper has expressed regret about controversial remarks on African prelates in a conversation with journalist Edward Pentin, according to Catholic World Report. Cardinal Kasper had initially denied making any remarks on Africans, but then Pentin … Continue reading
Catholic World News: Three thousand Iraqi Christians who have fled the advance of the Islamic State are now being fed at parishes in Jordan, according to Archbishop Maroun Lahham, who serves as an auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem. Another 1,000 refugees … Continue reading
Irish Central: The history of the African slave trade into the Americas is well-documented as well as largely taught in American schools today. However, as John Martin of the Montreal-based Center for Research and Globalization points out in his article … Continue reading
AsiaNews: After a hearing that lasted several hours, the Lahore High Court today upheld the death penalty sentence passed by a lower court against Asia Bibi, following her conviction in 2010 on blasphemy charges in 2010. Since then she has … Continue reading
Kosovo Security know how to get things done. One boy rescued. But the carnage just gets worse. And the other refugees from Syria languish in desperate straits. NBC News: An 8-year-old boy from Kosovo was reunited with his mother late … Continue reading
The Remnant: Cardinal Mueller on Secret Synod’s Relatio: “Undignified, shameful, completely wrong.” Cardinal Burke on the Relatio: “Clearly, the response to the document in the discussion which immediately followed its presentation manifested that a great number of the Synod Fathers found … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Oct. 13 ordered all military chaplains to dedicate their daily rosary for the safe visit of Pope Francis to their country in January. Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr. gave the … Continue reading
CNA: The secular press in Chile is defending three priests who have come out in support of ‘gay marriage’ and is accusing Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago of denouncing the priests to the Vatican. The Archdiocese of Santiago issued a statement … Continue reading
Renew America: Pope Francis has correctly criticized the plague of clericalism within the Catholic Church, but Monday’s document is the most disgusting example of clericalism that I have ever seen in my almost twenty-seven years as a faithful and hardworking … Continue reading
Patheos: Biographical details about Nina Pham, the Texas nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for patient Thomas Eric Duncan, are slowly emerging. Today’s New York Times reveals some of her religious background. Read more here.
Yahoo News: The Pennsylvania couple that carried out a heartbreaking bucket list for an unborn baby with a terminal condition announced the birth of the boy today, and his death a few hours later. “Today at 6:15 a.m., after meeting … Continue reading
Philippines: The Archdiocese of Cotabato has decided to recapture the essence of “Undas” (Halloween) by encouraging its parishes to organize wholesome activities that will highlight the lives and virtues of Catholic saints, replacing the popular Halloween practices. Several parishes are … Continue reading
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