CNA: A socialist government official in Andalusia, Spain, called for a local Catholic bishop to be “muzzled” for arguing that men and women are both different and complementary. Full report is here.
Category: News
Unabashed Confessions of Abortionists
LifeNews: They’re threatened by informed consent. They’re traumatized by the limp body parts they look at every day. They’re torn by the contradiction that they became doctors to preserve life but use their profession to end it. Here are some eye-opening … Continue reading
Report Says China Will End Forced Labor and Re-education Camps
AsiaNews: In 2013, China will put an end to forced labor camps, in particular the laojiao (“reform through labor”), where many Christians, members of the Falun Gong and persons responsible for petty crimes are sent. The news, for now unofficial, was … Continue reading
Petition on White House Website Wants Catholic Church Labeled Hate Group
CNA: An online petition asking the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a “hate group” for its views on marriage is drawing criticism for generating unjust animosity. More here.
Patton’s ‘Warrior Soul’ and the Pro-Life Fighters
LifeNews: General George S. Patton, Jr., in his 1926 essay, “The Secret of Victory,” wrote, “The secret of victory lies not wholly in knowledge. It lurks invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning — the warrior soul. … Continue reading
Hobby Lobby Will Defy Contraception Mandate, Others May Follow
(The New American) With their legal options at an impasse for the time being, and with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against an emergency injunction on their behalf, the owners of the Oklahoma-based retailer Hobby Lobby have decided they will … Continue reading
EPA Exposing Elderly and Children to Dangerous Pollutants for ‘Research’
The Lonely Conservative: The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued for conducting poisonous and dangerous experiments on Americans. Most of the subjects are poor and they include the elderly, children and sick people. They expose these test subjects to high levels … Continue reading
China: New Year Penal Code Reform, Just Words?
AsiaNews: Hebei priests and faithful are eagerly awaiting the return of their bishops and priests who have disappeared in police custody for years. From 1st January 2013, their hope of seeing their pastors, some detainees without trial for 15 years and … Continue reading
The Nightmare in Syria: 46,068 Killed, Update Has Over 60,000
Catholic Online: Of all people killed in the civil war, 85 percent of them, 39,520 human lives died in 2012. According to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 6,548 men, women and children lost their lives in 2011, representing … Continue reading
Cardinal George Issues Pastoral Blasting Promoters of Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
Cardinal George: “Those who know that marriage is a union between a man and a woman for the sake of family will carry a social opprobrium that will make them unwelcome on most university faculties and on the editorial boards of … Continue reading
Pope Sends Condolences to Cardinal Re Over Death of His Father
Cardinal Re is eighty-four years old. His father was one hundred and four. Catholic Culture: Like any prominent man with a wide circle of acquaintances, Pope Benedict XVI is constantly sending out short notes of congratulations, condolences, encouragement, and sympathy. Ordinarily … Continue reading
Vietnam: 14 Catholics Could Face Death Penalty for Exposing Communist Corruption
AsiaNews: A group of Catholic human rights activists could get the death penalty. On 6 January, they will go on trial on subversion for violating Article 79 of the Vietnam Criminal Code, “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s … Continue reading
Hindus Join Hundreds of Thousands of Catholics for Midnight Masses
AsiaNews: Orissa India: Hundreds of thousands of Christians and Hindus took part in Midnight Mass in the parishes of Kandhamal, Bubhaneshwar and other districts in Orissa. For Mgr John Barwa, archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, “the level of participation is unprecedented in the … Continue reading
Fed Corruption in DC Rising Fast: Poor Taxpayers Feed the Beast
Lonely Conservative: It’s hard to have, or listen to, a debate with a progressive without hearing about income inequality, and how the only thing we need to solve the problem is more progressive politicians. Something they don’t talk much about is … Continue reading
Justice Sotomayor Rules Business Must Include Abortifacient Drugs in Health Care
National Catholic Register: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request that the federal government temporarily halt enforcement of the federal abortifacient mandate against the Christian-owned business Hobby Lobby, the Associated Press reported Dec. 27. More on this here.
