LifeNews: A young woman who chose not to have an abortion and was then fired from her job has filed a lawsuit against her former employer. Read more here.
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Spanish Silver Medal Swimmer Prays Hail Mary Before Every Race
CNA reports: Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte offered her two silver medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games to Our Lady of Monserrat in Barcelona. The 21-year-old – who won silver in the 800 meter free-style and the 200 meter butterfly … Continue reading
Brigham Young Racist Fanatic
John G. Turner, NYTimes: It was Smith’s successor, Brigham Young, who adopted the policies that now haunt the church. He described black people as cursed with dark skin as punishment for Cain’s murder of his brother. “Any man having one … Continue reading
Israel ‘Determined to Attack Iran Before US Elections’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “is determined to attack Iran before the US elections,” Israel’s Channel 10 News claimed on Monday night, and Israel is now “closer than ever” to a strike designed to thwart Iran’s nuclear drive. More on … Continue reading
Suicides Continue to Mount in the Military, 38 for July Alone
Catholic Online: According to latest U.S. Army statistics, at least 38 service people are suspected of committing suicide in the month of July. This newest figure outpaces the 24 active-duty and reserve suicides reported for the month of June and … Continue reading
Peoria Bishop Who Restored St. Michael Prayers Calls for Consecration to Mary
Part of his diocesan Letter reads: I hope that over my 10 years as your bishop, my love for Our Lady, as has yours, has been abundantly clear: I have convoked a number of Rosary Congresses, declared a Year of … Continue reading
Satanic Desecration at Historic St. Louis Church
Catholic Culture: A statue of the Virgin Mary outside the second-oldest Catholic church in St. Louis has been vandalized in a manner described as a “Satanic hate crime” and “horrible act of desecration” by one of the priests who ministers … Continue reading
Police Take Down-Syndrome Christian Girl into Custody After Moslem Mob Shouts ‘Blasphemer’
Catholic Culture: A young Christian woman with Down syndrome has been arrested for allegedly violating Pakistan’s blasphemy law. More on this here.
Connecticut Catholic Pastor Witnesses ‘Wedding’ of Homosexuals
Catholic Culture: A New York Times notice about the wedding of two homosexual men listed a Catholic priest as “assisting” at the ceremony. More here.
Panama Plans to Erect 100 Meter Statue of Our Lady for 500th Anniversary
EWTN: President Ricardo Martinelli of Panama said that a new statue of Santa Maria la Antigua will be the largest one ever made of the country’s patroness. Read more here.
There’s More to Security Guard Leo Johnson Than His Heroics at FRC
Steven Ertelt at LifeNews writes: When I worked at FRC (2006-2008) I would have happily swapped jobs with almost any other employee—except for Leo. Having manned many a guard post while in the military, I couldn’t imagine having to do … Continue reading
Guess What’s the Most Popular Name for Newborn Boys in England and Wales?
UCANews: Mohammed reclaimed its place as the most popular name for baby boys born in England and Wales in 2011 – convincingly ahead of Harry, in second place, according to data released by the government this week. More on this … Continue reading
Communists Order Religious Images Be Replaced by Pictures of Ho Chi Minh
UCANews: Government authorities from a district in the Central Highlands last week compelled ethnic villagers to remove Catholic pictures and items from their chapel and replaced them with images of Ho Chi Minh last weekend. Read more here.
Implicated Israeli Sniper Gets 45 Day Sentence for Killing Gazan Mother and Daughter
The women were waving a white flag after fleeing from their home which had been hit by a tank shell. 1400 Palestinians were killed in this “Cast Lead” Israeli offensive of 2009. 13 Israelis were killed. AFP: An Israeli soldier … Continue reading
Nigerian Biomedicist Sends Open Letter to Melinda Gates: We Don’t Need Contraception
CatholicOnline: I see this $4.6 billion buying us misery. I see it buying us unfaithful husbands. I see it buying us streets devoid of the innocent chatter of children. I see it buying us disease and untimely death. I see … Continue reading
