Pope Francis has directed the bishops of Argentina, his home country, to govern the Church there following a document that makes clear that holy communion should be disallowed for any person who facilitates abortion, including politicians. “These are the guidelines … Continue reading
Heralds Scotland: Friends of the cleric have said he has been told by Rome to shelve his plans to retire to a church-owned cottage in East Lothian and instead leave the country. Read more here.
FoxNews; A high-ranking Coast Guard official said at a National Day of Prayer gathering that religious liberty in the U.S. military is being threatened and that service members are being told to hide their faith in Christ, according to a videotape … Continue reading
CNA: Mother Dolores Hart, the woman who left her movie career to become a Benedictine nun, has released a new biography explaining her shift from a rising star in Hollywood to life as a cloistered religious. Read more here.
The Eponymous Flower: For the first time after many years the beatification of a queen is imminent. The Vatican Congregation for the causes of saints will recognize the testimony of a miracle worked by Maria Christina of Savoy (1812-1836) on … Continue reading
And a fervent apostle (1822-1905) . Here is a clip from a letter he wrote to his brother: “I have been for the last two months very busy in preparing the men to complete their Easter duty, otherwise I would … Continue reading
National Review Online: New York governor Andrew Cuomo is launching a $140 million ad campaign to lure businesses to the Empire State. The campaign, “New York State Open for Business,” is being funded with money drawn from federal disaster aid received in the aftermath … Continue reading
The rich just get richer. Bloomberg: In 1999, Al Gore, then U.S. vice president and a Democratic candidate for president, sold $6,000 worth of cows. Read more here.
LifeJohn: Jesuit-run Boston College (BC), named Enda Kenny, the Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach), as the Commencement speaker to graduates. BC President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. is to present an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to him at the ceremony at Alumni Stadium at 10 … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The chairman of the media committee of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land lamented a recent Israeli court decision that affirmed the government’s seizure of most of the land owned by a Salesian convent for the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: One person was killed and dozens were injured when a bomb exploded at the dedication of a parish in Olasiti, a town of 12,000 in northern Tanzania. Archbishop Francisco Padilla, the apostolic nuncio to Tanzania, and Archbishop Josaphat Lebulu … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, spokesman of the Holy See, to journalists assembled at the headquarters of the Association of the Foreign Press in Rome, on April 24: “[I]t is a good thing for the child to know that he … Continue reading
CBS Charlotte: The South Carolina House approved a bill Wednesday criminalizing the implementation of President Obama’s health care law in the state. Read more here.
LifeNews: As local Philadelphia-based reporter J.D. Mullane reports today, Gosnell demanded that uniformed officers address him as “Doctor.” They refused. More here.
Rorate Caeli: Last year, we brought you the compelling story of Fr. David Smith, a priest chaplain of the Royal Army, who is also one of the 26 priests of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. We reported at the time that he … Continue reading
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