AsiaNews: Municipal authorities in Blitar, a town in East Java province, are threatening to shut down six Catholic schools “by 19 January” if the latter do not provide Islamic courses and readings of the Qur’an to their Muslim students, in … Continue reading
The Telegraph: More than 1,000 priests have signed a letter voicing alarm that same-sex marriage could threaten religious freedom in a way last seen during “centuries of persecution” of Roman Catholics in England. More on this here.
LifeNews: With last week’s revelation that over a half billion dollars in tax dollars is being funneled from Federal tax coffers to Planned Parenthood last year, Pro-Life Nation, Operation Rescue, and other pro-life leaders call upon Congress to refuse to … Continue reading
AFP – A British Airways employee suffered discrimination at work over the wearing of a cross, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. Nadia Eweida, a 60-year-old Christian, took the airline to the European court after British courts … Continue reading
On January 10, 1963 the “current goals of communism” were entered into the Congressional Record. Does any of this sound familiar? (Emphasis added) Read the list here.
Rorate Caeli: Up to this Sunday, the decades-old movement for the imposition of a legal change of the definition of marriage to include unnatural unions of two people of the same sex (not “gender”, sex) seemed so overwhelming as to appear unstoppable. … Continue reading
LifeSite News: The strongly pro-abortion “human rights” organization The Elders has just announced the hiring of Lesley Anne Knight, recently fired by the Vatican as head of Caritas International, as its new CEO. The Elders is an NGO made up … Continue reading
(FoxNews) A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, … Continue reading
Father Z: My friend Fr. Richard Heilman, pastor of St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff, WI, in the Diocese of Madison – where there reigneth Bp. Morlino – has made the move to the East. See here.
Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Church: Welcome to Sodom. Yes, that is what Maryland has now become. Sodom with its neighbor Gomorrah was a city of antiquity whose disregard for the natural law of human love led to its destruction. … Continue reading
First Things: Archaeologists in Turkey are uncovering well-preserved remains of Myra, home of the beloved St. Nicholas in the third and fourth centuries. More on this here.
California Catholic Daily: On January 17, Santa Clara University will welcome Amy Tan, a novelist who has made no secret of her support for abortion “rights,” as well as the unfettered use of contraceptives. Ms. Tan has used her novels as … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews: As French Catholics prepare to mobilize on January 13 for a national march against the creation of homosexual “marriage,” the country’s education minister is warning Catholic schools against participating, claiming that it could cause “homophobia” against homosexual students. More on … Continue reading
Benedict tells Vatican clergy that activists want to “manipulate man” and destroy his nature while criticizing others for “manipulating the environment.” Catholic Online: “Rant!” “Hateful!” “Outrageous!” These were some of the milder expletives cast at the Pope-the ones we didn’t have … Continue reading
Catholic Online: A cache of Hebrew documents has been discovered in Afghanistan’s northeast region, a Taliban stronghold. The manuscripts, discovered in caves prove the first evidence of Jewish communities living in the devoutly Muslim country 1,000 years ago. More on … Continue reading
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