CNA: When coaches and athletes are preparing to head to the Olympic Games, they certainly long for the thrill of victory and don’t even want to consider the agony of defeat. But what of the challenge of even going to the … Continue reading
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Pope May Issue Decree Shortening the Date for Conclave Start
CNA: Pope Benedict XVI will issue a motu proprio on Feb. 25, clearing the way for the College of Cardinals to choose a date in early March to begin the conclave for electing his successor. More on this here.
Cardinal Zen Says Vatican Officials Frustrated Pope’s China Policy
AsiaNews: But unfortunately I have to add that often he was a lonely voice in the wilderness. I have said and I repeat: his work was wasted by others close to him, who did not follow his line. I’m not here … Continue reading
New Pope will Handle Pius X Society Decision
Vatican City, Feb 21, 2013 / 07:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The effort to reach an agreement between the Church and the Society of St. Pius X will be passed on to the next Pope, Father Federico Lombardi said. “An important … Continue reading
St. Margaret of Cortona, the Public Penitent
Today is the feast day of Saint Margaret of Cortona. Catholic Herald: Margaret of Cortona (c 1247-97) has been called the Second Magdalen – although there is nothing in the gospels to cast any aspersion on Mary Magdalen’s morals. Read more … Continue reading
Hundreds Are Enslaved in Scientology Prisons
As you read this, somewhere in America hundreds, perhaps thousands, of our fellow citizens are packed into private prisons. These prisoners are packed thirty and forty into rooms made for far fewer. They are fed from slop buckets, leftovers from … Continue reading
German Bishops OK ‘Morning After Pill’ for Rape Victims
Catholic Culture: Germany’s bishops have ruled that Catholic hospitals should provide the “morning-after pill” to rape victims, on the grounds that the pill does not cause abortions. More here.
False Ecumenism: Whatever You Do Don’t Try to Convert Them
Catholic Culture: The percentage of Christians in Lebanon will rise in the decades ahead because of Muslim emigration and a fall in Muslim birthrates, according to a report published by the Lebanese Information Centre. The report predicted that the percentage … Continue reading
Moslems Dictate Terms to Spain, Spain Gives Obeisance
Catholic Culture: The governments of Spain and Morocco have agreed that Moroccan children adopted by Spanish families must be raised as Muslims. “The agreement obliges the Spanish government to establish a ‘control mechanism’ that would enable Moroccan religious authorities to monitor … Continue reading
Rome: Cardinal Retreat Master Calls TV ‘Great Moloch’
CWN: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, who is leading the annual Lenten retreat for the Pope and leaders of the Roman Curia, preached on February 20 on Psalms 131 and 39. More here.
Canon Law Cardinal Says Mahony Could Be Asked to Stay Away
Global Post: US cardinal Roger Mahony, retired from church duties as part of a paedophilia scandal, cannot be banned from the conclave to elect a new pope, but could be advised to stay away, a fellow cardinal and canon law … Continue reading
Kmart, Sears and J.C. Penney Fund NBC’s SNL Blasphemy
American Family Assoc: This past weekend, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” aired an extremely violent and gory segment mocking Jesus Christ…just for laughs. And, it’s available now online thanks to Kmart, Sears and J.C.Penney. More here.
Most Catholics in China Unaware of Pope’s Coming Abdication
Catholic World Report: After a week of international news coverage about the pope’s imminent retirement, China’s news has so far failed to announce it. China’s Catholics, even the priests, are still unaware of what is happening in Rome, and this media … Continue reading
Father Ratzinger’s 1969 ‘Prophecy’ of a Small, Poor, Destitute Church
Vatican Insider: A restructured Church with far fewer members that is forced to let go of many places of worship it worked so hard to build over the centuries. A minority Catholic Church with little influence over political decisions, that is … Continue reading
China to Next Pope: Break with Taiwan and Leave China’s Catholics to Us
Vatican Insider: China has sent a message to the new Pope who will be elected in March, calling on him to break the Holy See’s diplomatic relations with Taiwan and to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs in the name of … Continue reading
