CNA: The young Catholic boy killed when a bomb exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon is being remembered by his family and educators for his kindness and enthusiasm. Russ Wilson, regional director of the Pope John Paul II … Continue reading
CNA: In honor of Father Augustus Tolton, the first African-American priest in the U.S., the Chicago archdiocese is holding a pilgrimage in May which will visit sites associated with his life and ministry. “He has been looked upon as a … Continue reading
Reuters: When Egyptian Christian Kerollos Maher watched on television as petrol bombs and rocks rained on Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral he had only one thought – emigration. “Egypt is no longer my country,” said the 24-year-old construction worker, standing in … Continue reading
John Thavis Blog, comments from Kasper’s article in L’Osservatore Romano: Kasper credited Pope Benedict XVI with promoting a balanced approach to Vatican II, and said the retired pope had a goal of “renewal in continuity.” At the same time, the … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: The decision, announced by Francis today, to set up a sort of “privy council” composed of eight cardinals from all five continents, represents the first concrete step in response to the pre-Conclave congregation discussions. The announcement comes on the … Continue reading
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For one thing, the Guard would have kept it quiet. A Friar’s Life; The surprising greatness of this new Pope Francis is in the small things. For example, the ability to say, “Brothers and sisters, good evening,” instead of appealing … Continue reading
A leading cardinal has said that same-sex relationships should be respected and recognised in law amid signs of a change in church thinking on the subject. Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, made the remarks in a lecture at … Continue reading
Patheos: GetReligion: I’ve been writing about media coverage of abortion for many years. And so have many others. If you haven’t read David Shaw’s “Abortion Bias Seeps Into The News,” published in the Los Angeles Times back in 1990, you should. That … Continue reading
Post Politics: It took 60 years for the men who served in the Korean War with Father Emil Kapaun to see his memory honored with the military’s highest award. Members of the heroic military chaplain’s family and a handful of Korean War … Continue reading
From the official site of the Fatima Shrine: As an answer to the request of the Pope to the Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal José Policarpo, asking that he consecrate the Pope’s Pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima, the Bishops of … Continue reading
Screenwriter Barbara Nicolosi: “As a dramatist, I’m trained to go for the highest stakes. The fact is, that in this story the tragic, awful, terrible thing is that there’s pederasty, young boys being preyed upon by homosexual priests. That’s the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Sister Mary Anne Rapp, a member of the Buffalo-area province of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, has pleaded guilty to stealing $128,000 from two western New York parishes to spend on gambling. More … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Bob Ferguson, the State of Washington’s attorney general, has announced that he is filing a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding. More here.
They ought not to have done that. It’s not nice to shame. Even those who are fellow members of the cult. So, these dastardly specimens of outrageous cruelty are in jail. For what? Forcefully shaving hair and beards of intransigent … Continue reading
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