Now it’s Yemen: NBCNews: Yemen’s prime minister submitted his resignation to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday amid chaos over reported advances by Shi’ite Muslim Houthi rebels on some military buildings and government offices in the capital. The move by … Continue reading
Biden applauds rebellious nuns for their devotion to “the poor and health care.” The coward would not even bring up the real issues of “abortion” and same-sex “marriage.” No, he prefers to dissimulate and make it look like the Vatican is … Continue reading
William Oddie: CatholicHerald.co.uk I begin with a Ricardian footnote to the Scottish referendum, which is taking place this year, some say, because Alex Salmond was seized by the notion that that by causing it to happen near the 710th anniversary … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The blood of St. Januarius liquefied on September 19, his feast day, in the repetition of a familiar miracle in Naples. St. Januarius, who was martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian, is the patron saint of Naples. A … Continue reading
No commentary necessary other than to say that Saint Patrick would vomit this kind of duplicitous, excuse-making cowardice out of his mouth. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archdiocese of NY website: I haven’t been in this much hot water since I made the … Continue reading
This is great news for my family. My aunt is a Sister of Charity at Saint Elizabeth’s Convent where Sister Miriam Theresa resided. My aunt worked with the late Sister Zita at the Sister Miriam Theresa League House. The new … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro was robbed by gunmen in broad daylight on September 16. A spokesman for the Rio archdiocese reported that the cardinal was traveling to a local radio station, accompanied by a … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Like in many other countries of the world, yesterday was the first day of school in Gaza. However, Palestinian students who are back in classrooms are unable to speak, run, or cry. Many are filthy, living in the streets … Continue reading
mrc Newsbusters: Sometimes it takes a David to defeat a Goliath – or, in this case, unassuming nuns to speak where the media remain silent. Speaking out for Christians persecuted in the Middle East, Mother Olga Yaqob and Sister Hatune … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Raymond Burke will soon be removed from his post as the prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and appointed patron of the Knights of Malta, according to Vatican jounalist Sandro Magister of L’Espresso. More on this here.
AsiaNews: “Living according to the teachings of Christ, reciting the rosary and respecting one another, always,” are the secret of a happy marriage, this according to two Catholic couples who just celebrated their golden and silver wedding anniversary respectively. More here.
First Things: This week in Washington, a major conference took place on the persecution of Mideast Christians. The conference brought together Christians from around the region, including many church hierarchs. Many of the attendees had experienced Islamist persecution firsthand. The … Continue reading
Agenzia Fides: “We do not believe in the police’s version. The person arrested is an excuse to divert the investigation into the killing of our nuns”, says to Fides Agency Sister Delia Guadagnini, former Regional Superior of the Xaverian Missionaries … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Senator Ted Cruz walked off the stage at a Washington conference on the persecution of Christians on September 10, after he was roundly booed for a keynote address in which he focused on support for Israel. The controversial … Continue reading
One of the passengers who jumped the highjackers was Thomas Burnett. Three years before the tragedy he began attending daily Mass. The American Catholic: “We’re going to take back the plane,” he told his wife by cell phone. “We can’t … Continue reading
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