NENews Now: The San Francisco 49ers is the first NFL team to create a video that tells lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens that “It Gets Better.” More on this here.
Category: News
Notary in Sao Paulo Brazil Grants a ‘Civil Union’ to Threesome
Notary Ms Dominguez says: “We are only recognising what has always existed. We are not inventing anything. For better or worse, it doesn’t matter, but what we considered a family before isn’t necessarily what we would consider a family today.” … Continue reading
Obamacare Pays for Free Sterilizations for Teenage Girls
Catholic Online’s Stephanie Zawada: With back-to-school season in full swing across the nation, parents in Oregon have more to worry about than shopping for sweaters and purchasing pencils. In the state of Oregon, the Obamacare mandate, which went into effect … Continue reading
12,000 Catholic Syrians Trapped in Village Near Lebanon Are Facing Starvation
Catholic Culture: The international charity Aid to the Church in Need has issued an appeal to assist 12,000 Syrians trapped in a village near the Lebanese border. The Fides news agency has reported that the villagers are Eastern Catholics. Read … Continue reading
Anti-Christian Terror Continues in Pakistan
Catholic Culture: Muqadas Kainat, a Christian girl who lived near Sahiwal in the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab, was raped by at least five men and brutally murdered on August 14. No arrests have been made in the case. More … Continue reading
Denver Drops Plan to Give Award to Company for Its Suit Against HHS Mandate
Catholic Culture: The Denver City Council has backed away from plans to present a “Good Citizenship Award” to a local company that has challenged the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate in court. Read more here.
Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo Flees to Lebanon
The Daily Star: The Melkite Greek Catholic archbishop of Aleppo has fled to Lebanon and his offices in the war-ravaged city have been looted, Vatican media said on Monday, amid fears over the fate of Christian minorities. More on this … Continue reading
500 Mostly Young Nuns Are Sacred Heart Franciscans in China
The Fides news agency is reporting that 500 women religious, 80% of whom are “very young,” now belong to the Franciscan Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a community devoted to education and the corporal works of mercy. More … Continue reading
Israeli Judge Rejects Lawsuit Filed by Murdered American Protester’s Family
NBCNews: An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations that Israel was at fault over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza. More on this here.
Pakistan: Fourteen Year-Old Christian Boy Brutally Murdered
AsiaNews: Suneel Masih, an orphan, disappeared on August 19. His body was found two days later in a remote area. Some internal organs removed, probably for the black market. His face disfigured with acid. Police Officer confesses to never having … Continue reading
Local NJ News Article Honors Bayonne’s Venerable Sister Miriam Theresa
Hudson Reporter.com: “I was saying my Rosary here at the window seat when suddenly the grounds outside appeared bathed in a dazzling light and the Blessed Mother was clearly seen by me,” said Sister Miriam Teresa to her fellow students … Continue reading
Catholic Relief Services Staffed by Many Pro-Abortion Activists
LifeSiteNews: As Catholic Relief Services responds to criticisms over its partnerships with pro-abortion anti-poverty groups, LifeSiteNews has discovered that the aid organization also has a history of hiring employees with strong ties to pro-abortion and pro-contraception organizations. More on this … Continue reading
Lebanon: Bomb Plot Thwarted, Maronite Patriarch Among the Targeted
Catholic Culture: Michel Samaha, Lebanon’s former information minister and an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been arrested on allegations of planning bomb attacks that would have coincided with the visit of Maronite Catholic Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï to … Continue reading
12,000 Syrian Catholics Cut Off by Blockade Face Hunger and Disease
Catholic Culture: More than 12,000 Syrian Catholics are trapped in the town of Rableh, near Homs, where there lives are endangered by hunger and disease, the Fides news service reports. More news here.
Communists Close Shanghai Seminaries
Catholic Culture: Chinese authorities have closed down the seminaries of the Shanghai diocese, in another apparent retaliatory measure after the newly ordained Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin announced his resignation from the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. More on this here.
