Catholic Culture: The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a legal victory to a Louisiana Benedictine abbey whose monks were threatened with imprisonment for selling caskets without a license. More here.
Category: News
Uruguayan Bishops Say Pro-Abortion Catholic Lawmakers ‘Not Excommunicated’
One wonders which sin is worse: to have an abortion, or to vote in favor of a law that permits mothers to abort their babies? What matters more for the lawmakers, since “excommunication” is a penalty that can be unjustly … Continue reading
Why Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Do Mammograms
First Things: President Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, and countless supporters have claimed again and again that Planned Parenthood provides mammograms. President Obama did so in the second presidential debate, describing the “millions of women all across the country … Continue reading
University Employee With Doctorate Put on Leave for Defending Right to Vote
CNA: A university employee who was placed on administration leave said that she has been humiliated and intimidated for her belief that Maryland voters should determine whether to implement a “gay marriage” law in the state. Read more here.
‘Debate’ More Like Posturing Exercise
Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture: Not many American voters changed their minds as a result of last night’s presidential debate, I feel sure. Voters who favored Barack Obama before the debate generally felt that the President had the better of the … Continue reading
Cardinal Llovera Will Close Pilgrimage With Traditional Latin Mass at St. Peter’s High Altar
Former Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera—current Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments—will be the celebrant of the Pontifical Mass in the extraordinary form that will close the … Continue reading
Jewish Survey Finds Majority of Israeli Jews Favor Apartheid Regime
AsiaNews (10:23) Joshua Lapide: A majority of Israeli Jews would support an apartheid regime in Israel to marginalise Palestinians in case the West Bank was annexed. A majority also explicitly favours discrimination against the state’s Arab citizens, a survey shows. The … Continue reading
US Loan Debt to China Has Doubled to $47,495 Per Household
Catholic Online: The Communist government of China is now entitled to anywhere between one to two years of your full household income – and they aim to collect. According to statistics released by the US Treasury Department and the Census … Continue reading
DC Catholic Church Gives Support to HHS Mandate in Bulletin
LifeNews: This past Sunday a friend of ours named Alex attended Mass in Washington, DC, at the well-known Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Jesuit parish in Georgetown. Alex has been part of a Catholic outreach effort in several battleground states. Its specific … Continue reading
Uruguay: Bishops Say ‘Catholic’ Politicians Who Voted for Abortion Excommunicated
CNA: Uruguay’s bishops say that local lawmakers who recently voted to legalize abortion in the country are automatically excommunicated for separating themselves from the Church’s teaching. Read more here.
Pope Canonizes Seven on Sunday: Two Americans
Catholic Culture: Pope Benedict XVI presided at the canonization of 7 new saints—including St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. Marianne Cope—at a Mass celebrated for a congregation of 80,000 people in St. Peter’s Square on October 21. Read more here.
Under Sharia, Conversion = Persecution and Martyrdom
Catholic Culture: If you lived under a militantly Muslim regime and wanted to convert to Christianity, you would probably assume you could quietly make contact with one of the small Catholic communities in your region and so seek entrance into the … Continue reading
Leading Cause of Death in Britain and Wales Is Abortion
LifeNews: In other words, 189,574 out of 682,816 deaths, or 27.76% were due to abortion. Full report is here.
Son of Wisconsin Legislator Viciously Beaten by Obama Supporters
LifeNews: Vandalism is a normal part of the course of a political campaign — with signs stolen, cars with bumper stickers keyed or spray painted comments plastered on walls of offices used by candidates and their staff. But the son … Continue reading
‘Catholic’ B Springsteen Cites Abortion as Reason He Campaigns for Obama
LifeNews: Rock singer Bruce Springsteen not only campaigned for pro-abortion President Barack Obama on Thursday, but he specifically touted abortion as the reason why. More on this here.
