Trent Beatty, Catholic Exchange: Yes, Sunday Mass was a regular part of our week. It was seen in our family as it is seen by the Church: not optional, but necessary. My father insisting that we go to Mass was … Continue reading
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Franciscan of the Immaculate Ordered to Cease EF Latin Mass at 30 Sites
Rorate Caeli: Il Coordinamento Nazionale del Summorum Pontificum reports that out of 33 sites where the Franciscans of the Immaculate had offered the Traditional Latin Mass daily or weekly before July 11, only 3 still have this Mass. More specifically, the Vetus Ordo … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke Joins Demonstration in Rome for True Marriage
Rorate Caeli: Yesterday [Saturday, January 11, 2014], there was a public demonstration in the Piazza Santi Apostoli led by “Manif pour Tous—Italia”*, in defense of the natural family and against the approval of a law concerning homophobia, now in discussion in the … Continue reading
The Truth About Islam’s Violent War Against Christians
William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine: Like many Americans, I didn’t know much about Islam before the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. And, to tell the truth, even after 9/11 I wasn’t inclined to look too deeply into the matter. The … Continue reading
Pro-Life Groups Mute on Israel’s US Funded Free Abortions
Aleteia: On December 30, the State of Israel announced that beginning in 2014, the government would pay for pay for all abortions performed on women between the ages of 20 and 33, without exception and without regard to reason. The Israeli government already … Continue reading
Three of the Worst Pro-Abortion States Are the 4th, 5th, and 6th Most Catholic
LifeNews: Americans United for Life today released its annual report about the most pro-life and pro-abortion states when it comes to passing pro-life legislation that protects women and unborn children. Louisiana was named most pro-life and Washington most pro-abortion. Both states … Continue reading
Ukrainian Government Threatens Liberty of Greek Catholics
George Weigel, National Review Online: The religious dimension of the EuroMaidan protests in Ukraine these past two months has gone largely unremarked. Yet in Kiev and elsewhere, the day’s activities at these oases of civil society are punctuated with prayers … Continue reading
Walk for Life San Francisco Promises Huge Turnout and Latin Mass
CNA: The 2014 Walk for Life West Coast will host an engaging series of events surrounding the walk itself, which one of the founders is calling a fruition of ten years of pro-life witness in San Francisco. “We have so many … Continue reading
Protein Combo Kills Cancer Cells?
Catholic Culture: Experts say that 90 percent of cancer deaths are on account of the disease metastasizing, or spread. While surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are often effective at treating people with a solid tumor, once the cancer has spread and formed … Continue reading
Serious Drought in California in Middle of Rainy Season
CNA: The Catholic bishops of California have called for prayers for rain to bring relief to the drought in the state, as well as for those threatened by the lack of water. “May God open the heavens and let his mercy … Continue reading
Ariel Sharon Goes to Meet His Judge and Messiah Jesus Christ
NBC News: Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister and ex-general who embodied Israel’s military might, has died, Israeli radio and television announced on Saturday. The 85-year-old Sharon had been in a coma at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv … Continue reading
Heroic Vietnamese Cardinal’s Cause Advances
The Catholic World Report: On July 5, 2013, jubilant Vietnamese Catholics celebrated the closing of the diocesan phase of Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan’s beatification process. Although he is not yet canonized, the Vietnamese faithful already consider him a … Continue reading
Under Death Threats Catholic Pakistani Forced to Flee His Home
UCANews: Simon was driving home from soccer practice when an incident happened that would change his life. While stopped at a traffic light, a motorcycle stopped next to him and the driver called over. “Dirty Christian, we get you.” From the … Continue reading
No “Sin” No “Devil” and No “Submission” to God in New CoE Baptisms
Thankfully, the Anglicans are keeping the actual formula for baptism intact and valid. The children are still baptized Catholic and remain so until they make a choice to reject Catholic truth. If they are taken by God before they attain … Continue reading
China: Forced Abortion, Tortured Mother Must Pay Baby Killers
Associated Press: When her mind is clear, Gong Qifeng can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a syringe of labor-inducing drugs into her stomach. She was … Continue reading
