Well, it’s the first time I heard someone compare Jack Nicholas to Saint Dominic. National Catholic Register: If things had gone according to the dream of his youth, Dominican Brother Peter Hannah would have been playing in this year’s PGA Championship. The tournament, … Continue reading
Worcester, August 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) — In his opening address at the 32nd Annual Chesterton Conference held at Assumption College, Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Society, announced that Bishop Peter Doyle of Northampton, England, has given permission to … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews; President Obama canceled a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin one day after criticizing that nation’s law against homosexual propaganda on NBC’s The Tonight Show as immoral. Obama said the law, which among other things forbids anyone from promoting same-sex marriage, “violates … Continue reading
CNA: The Spanish civil liberties website MasLibres is criticizing the Spanish government for failing to advocate on behalf of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Catholic sentenced to die under the country’s blasphemy law. During a visit to Morocco in mid-July, King Juan … Continue reading
NBC, Southern CA: Burglars who stole computers from an office building returned the items – along with a letter of apology – after apparently realizing they had ransacked a nonprofit that helps victims of sexual violence. The thieves broke into the … Continue reading
Connect TriStates.com: Rescue workers want to thank a higher power for coming to the rescue early Sunday morning. Emergency crews spent an hour and a half trying to extricate a 19-year-old Quincy woman trapped in her in crushed car on Missouri … Continue reading
Catholic Online: The 141-year-old newspaper was sold to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry. Figuring in 20 years of inflation makes the sacrifice price even worse. In addition, the Times retains the Globe’s pension liabilities, estimated at over $100 million. The … Continue reading
Catholic Online (Taken from end of report): The last point highlights a growing danger for Christian communities which have seen a rise in violence since Morsi\’s ouster against individual Christians, priests, and churches. Indeed some priests have been murdered and various churches have been … Continue reading
CNA: A Spanish national who accompanied Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Paya on the day that he died, has charged that the death was not an accident, but a deliberate act by the Cuban secret service. Claims that Paya died in a … Continue reading
CathNews: (NCR Online)Ken Hackett, retired president of Catholic Relief Services, received Senate confirmation Thursday as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. “We are overjoyed that the country will be represented by a man who through his decades of service has demonstrated … Continue reading
USA Today: Fans of a beloved Christian hymn won’t get any satisfaction in a new church hymnal. The committee putting together a new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnal dropped the popular modern hymn “In Christ Alone” because the song’s authors refused to change a … Continue reading
CNN: Nine people were killed when a bus plunged over a cliff in southern Mexico on Monday night, officials said. Another 30 people were injured, said Rafael Escobar, an official with the state of Mexico’s health institute. The crash took place in … Continue reading
CNA: Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Guido Pozzo as secretary of Ecclesia Dei, the curial office charged with reconciling the ultra-traditionalist [sic] Society of St. Pius X. Archbishop Pozzo has already served as secretary of the Pontifical Commission, from July 8, … Continue reading
CNA: Four days after Pope Francis left Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff signed into a law a measure that opens the door to the distribution of abortion-causing drugs in the country’s public health care system. Upon its publication in the government’s official … Continue reading
If they win the case — it’s just a matter of time — Catholic Church in England will have to face the consequences. The Christian Institute: Wealthy gay dad, Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, says he and his civil partner Tony will go … Continue reading
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