CNA: “I trust in God and the Virgin Mary,” Sr. Maria said. “As members of a religious order we enjoy her special protection. In addition I am being accompanied by the prayers of so many people in my order. Our … Continue reading
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Chick-fil-A Gave Free Food and Shelter to Stranded Motorists
TruthorFiction? True: Two years ago Chick-fil-A made national headlines when company president Dan Cathy spoke out in support of traditional marriage. Liberals and gays came unglued and launched massive protests against the restaurant chain. Several mayors spoke out saying they would … Continue reading
New Sanctions Make Life Even More Unbearable for Palestinians
Anti-War.com: Israeli officials have confirmed the implementation of a new round of sanctions against Palestinians today, nominally to punish them for signing the Geneva Convention and other UN agency accords. The new sanctions include the revocation of building permits, and the authorization … Continue reading
Archbishop of Singapore Asks Prayers for the Church in China
AsiaNews: In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a Letter to Chinese Catholics, in which he asked that May 24 each year be celebrated as a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. He chose May 24 because it … Continue reading
Syrian Village Where All Speak Aramaic Freed From Anti-Christian Rebels
CBSNews: Syria’s embattled president marked Easter with a tour Sunday of an ancient Christian village recently recaptured by his forces, an important symbolic prize for his government ahead of coming presidential elections he appears poised to contest. President Bashar Assad’s … Continue reading
More Seminarians in Scandinavian Countries Than in Ireland
Andrew Cusack: Writers, politicians, journalists, academics — Norway’s Catholics seem an intellectual bunch. The Church in Scandinavia is on a slow but steady ascendant, and it’s telling (of both the rise and fall of many) that there are now more … Continue reading
Oregon Plant Was Burning Aborted Baby Parts from Canada for Electricity
LifeSiteNews: The Marion County Board of Commissioners announced late Wednesday that they are putting a stop to a waste-to-energy facility’s program that was incinerating aborted babies to produce electricity. The B.C. Catholic’s Steve Weatherbe revealed April 21 that the British … Continue reading
Kansas City, Kansas May Be First Catholic Diocese to Sever Relationship with Girl Scouts
(Breitbart) The Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas may become the first Catholic diocese to sever its relationship with the Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA). An article from the Catholic Committee on Scouting, posted on March 17 on the website of the archdiocese’s Office of Evangelization … Continue reading
Boxing: Sport? Or Blood Lust? A Trainer’s Perspective
Christianity Today: On April 12, 2014, Manny Pacquiao entered the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to fulfill what he believes is his God-given calling: to beat another man—in this case, opponent Tim Bradley—to bloody unconsciousness or exhaustion. Pacquiao … Continue reading
Ordination of Women ‘Not on the Table at the Moment’
And this from the Archbishop of Dublin. The inquiry had to do with ordaining married men, which is another issue. It is astonishing that a prelate of the Church cannot just say that the ordination of women has been declared … Continue reading
Pope Tells Newly Baptized to Bring Faith to the Ends of the Earth
MySanAntonio: Pope Francis baptized 10 people Saturday and urged them to bring their faith “to the ends of the Earth” as he presided over an Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica. The vigil is among the Vatican’s most solemn services. … Continue reading
Philippine SC Passes Contraception and Sex-Ed Law in Defiance of Bishops
Under the oxymoronic title, Reproductive Health Law, the high court of the Philippines betrays its Catholic Culture and morals and makes it legal to frustrate God’s law for human reproduction by artificial means. Now teachers in public schools will be free … Continue reading
Al-Qaeda Leader Says ‘We Must Eliminate the Cross . . .’
CatholicOnline: “This is quite an extraordinary video,” terrorist experts Paul Cruickshank says. There’s another word for it: absolutely horrifying. In the video, the nefarious “crown prince” of al-Qaeda, Nasir al-Wuhayshi is seen addressing a group of 100 like-minded terrorists in Yemen. … Continue reading
Israel Deprives Most Palestinian Christians of Access to Holy Places
CatholicOnline: “Having access to the Holy City or to churches there especially at this time of year is our normal right as Palestinians,” one of the lucky few who have been granted permission to visit says. “It should not be associated … Continue reading
Newly Ordained Norwegian Convert: ‘St Olaf is neither Catholic nor Protestant’
Kathy Schiffer, Patheos: Bishop Bernt Ivar Eisvig, the Catholic bishop of Oslo, ordained 67-year-old Egil Mogstad. Many Lutherans were in attendance; in fact, Father Mogstad said, “I have my Lutheran friends to thank that I was ordained in the cathedral. I would … Continue reading
