AsiaNews: The Japanese Church has finished preparing the application for the beatification of Takayama Ukon, a feudal lord or daimyo who, after his conversion, played a pioneering role in the spread of Christianity in Japan in the 16th century. The Catholic Bishops’ … Continue reading
“Wonder is the beginning of knowledge,” said Professor John Senior, “the reverent fear that beauty strikes within us.” Professor Senior built his life around wonder – he reveled in the mysteries of this universe, and in the Mystery – that … Continue reading
Louis Varrecchio of CNA: After some initial confusion, the picture is becoming more clear, and let’s just say, it ain’t real pretty. In his interview with Tornielli, Fr. Apollonio said, “Fr. Lombardi has clearly stated that the decisions taken regarding … Continue reading
The first was in Spain, July 24, involving pilgrims traveling by train to Compostella to honor the Apostle Saint James the Greater, 77 killed. The second was a bus accident in Italy killing 38 returning from Saint Padre Pio’s shrine … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Vietnamese Catholics are mourning the death of two bishops, who both died on August 17 last from natural causes. They are Msgr. Joseph Hoang Van Tiem, of the diocese of Bui Chu, in northern Vietnam, and Msgr. Thomas Nguyen Van … Continue reading
The first was in Spain, July 24, involving pilgrims traveling by train to Compostella to honor the Apostle Saint James the Greater, 77 killed. The second was a bus accident in Italy killing 38 who were returning from Saint Padre … Continue reading
Protest the Pope: Deacon Nick Donnelly: Fox News is reporting that Christian homes and businesses in Minya, Egypt, have been marked by Muslims with black X’s to single them out for attack. Muslim homes and businesses have been marked with … Continue reading
Catholic Online: The construction of a new pontoon bridge has brought with it thousands of Syrian refugees, many from the embattled city of Aleppo, into the northern province of Iraq known as Kurdistan. An astonishing 29,000 refugees have streamed into … Continue reading
Matt Barber, CatholicOnline: The homofascist rainbow-shirts are at it again. They’ve unsheathed, once more, their anti-Christian long knives. Back in April, I wrote the following in a column headlined “Religious freedom and ‘gay marriage’ cannot coexist”: “‘Gay pride’ necessitates anti-Christian … Continue reading
CatholicOnline: The U.S. takes a 60 percent share of global internet pornography. Furthermore, two thirds of all U.S. porn sites are hosted in California with the U.S. hosting a total of 4.2 million domains containing porn. The Netherlands, notorious for its … Continue reading
CNA: “I can name names,” Fr. Giaquinto had said. “I believe in a Church that denounces in order to proclaim.” “I continue on my path, I will not stop. I am just a priest, not a hero. And my doors … Continue reading
Nazareth welcomed the Virgin Mary back with a turnout of 2,500 people in a packed Basilica of the Annunciation on Tuesday when Medjugorje visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic had her daily apparition in the church named after one of Mary’s biggest Feast … Continue reading
CatholicOnline: Forever 21 will now limit its non-management workers’ hours to 29.5 a week, just below the 30-hour minimum that the ACA deems full-time work. Forever 21 says it “recently audited its staffing levels, staffing needs, and payroll in conjunction with … Continue reading
Catholic World Report: One of the first to speak up was Father Rafiq Greiche, spokesman for the Catholic bishops of Egypt, who stated to AsiaNews: “Obama does not appear to understand the situation. In his speech he didn’t even so … Continue reading
CatholicOnline:Flores explains that the traditional Andean diet has kept him alive for 123 years. “Potatoes with quinoa are delicious,” Flores says in the Aymara dialect, the only language he speaks. The poverty-stricken, landlocked South American country of Bolivia only started … Continue reading
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