California Catholic Daily: A young man praying the rosary while participating in the Crossroads Pro-Life walks across America was killed when struck by a car in Indiana early Friday morning. Read more here.
Category: News
Scientology Going All Out to Frustrate Lawsuit by Ex-Member Forced Into Abortion
California Catholic Daily: Laura DeCrescenzo had just got out of a two-and-a-half-hour deposition with attorneys for the Church of Scientology when I talked to her on the telephone yesterday at her home in Albuquerque. Read full report here.
A Voice for Freedom in Cuba Silenced in Forced Car Crash
CNA reports: Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Paya, died on July 22 in an apparent traffic accident in the southeastern province of Granma. Read report here.
Cardinal Dolan Says US and Other Western Nations Are Mission Territory
CNA reports: The U.S. and other Western nations are “mission territory” for the Catholic Church in modern times, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York stressed in a July 17 online posting. Read more here.
Boy Scouts Reaffirm Exclusion of Homosexuals
Fox News: After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics. Full report here.
US Post Office in Dire Financial Straits, Could Collapse
Catholic Online: The United States Postal Service reiterated this week that unless there is congressional action, it will default for the first time in its long history. The default hinges on a legally required annual $5.5 billion payment due August … Continue reading
300,000 Honor Our Lady of Itati, Patroness of Corrientes in Argentina
CNA reports: Some 300,000 people participated in the 112th anniversary of the Pontifical Coronation of Our Lady of Itati, the patroness of the province of Corrientes in Argentina. Read more here.
New ICEL Secretary Critical of Irreverent Liturgy at Eucharistic Congress
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, the executive secretary of the revamped International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), told an American audience that the liturgy in Dublin had “a sort of 80s feel to it.” He observed that liturgical changes during … Continue reading
Military Breaks Parade Rule, OKs Troops to March in Uniform for ‘Gay Pride’
NBC29.com: CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) – About 200 active-duty troops participated in last year’s San Diego gay pride parade, but they wore T-shirts with their branch’s name, not military dress. This year for the first time ever, U.S. service members … Continue reading
Belmont Abbey Lawsuit Dismissed by DC Federal Court Judge
LifeNews.com: A federal judge has dismissed another lawsuit filed against the Obama HHS mandate that forces religious groups to pay for or refer women for abortion-causing drugs and birth control. More here.
Syrian Archbishop Pleads for the Innocent, Sees ‘No End in Sight’ to Turmoil
Here is a clip from CNA interview with Archbishop Nassar: “On the streets of Damascus you see people fleeing, there are refugees who, desperate, cross the city in search of a refuge,” he said. “The lack of charity structures, the … Continue reading
Boxing Instructor Moved by Catholic Faith to Forgive Man Who Murdered His Wife and Daughter
CNA reports: Arturo Martinez-Sanchez says he had no choice but to forgive the man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing his wife and young daughter in an April 2012 attack that also left him seriously wounded. Read more here with … Continue reading
Fed Judge Dismisses Joint State Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
Catholic Culture: A Nebraska federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven states and several Catholic plaintiffs against the HHS mandate. Read more here.
Holy Father: Preach Unpopular Truth
VATICAN CITY, July 16, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a homily delivered in the town of Frascati in Italy Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI noted that the Apostles were called by Christ to preach the truth even if people don’t want to … Continue reading
Vietnam: 10,000 Catholics Demonstrate in Protest of Government Persecution
Catholic Culture: Thousands of Catholics joined in public demonstrations in the Vinh diocese on July 15, protesting government-sponsored violence against Catholics and the desecration of a church. Read more here with link to AsiaNews.
