The International Federation of Catholic Doctors Associations has come to the defense of a Spanish bishop prelate who has encountered heavy criticism for his comments on the self-destructive practices of active homosexuals. Read more here.
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Excommunicated Bishop Insists on Co-Consecrating New Bishop for Nanchong China
AsiaNews: Mgr Joseph Chen Guangao this morning was ordained bishop of Nanchong (Sichuan). The newly ordained prelate was approved by the Holy See in 2010, but had wanted to delay the ordination ceremony to ensure no excommunicated bishops participated. Instead, … Continue reading
Vatican Demands Reform of Leadership of Women Religious in US
Noting that the situation is “grave,” the CDF document is severely critical of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ (LCWR) positions on Church teaching, discipline, and morals. And well it should be. These leaders, who have no authority outside their … Continue reading
Church Growing Exponentially in South Korea
Sandro Magister Chiesa OnLine: The seven years of pontificate that Benedict XVI will mark tomorrow are associated, in common opinion, with the general decline of the Church. But this opinion is nurtured by a view restricted to the Christianity of … Continue reading
Three Priests Gave Their Lives to Save Others on the ‘Unsinkable’ Titanic
On Monday, the 16th of April, I posted as a News item the story of Father Thomas Byles who died while ministering to the Catholics and others about to die on the sinking Titanic. Today’s Catholic News Agency website has … Continue reading
Legislator Tells Pro-Life Rally He ‘Murdered’ His First Child by an Abortion
LifeNews: A pro-life state legislator surprised a pro-life rally in Alabama with a stark admission about his role in the abortion of his own child. Read more here.
Catholic Charities USA Gives Award to Group That Objects to Bishops Opposing HHS Mandate
Catholic Culture: Catholic Charities USA has awarded its Centennial Medal to NETWORK, a lobbying organization that has broken with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in its reaction to the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate. Read quote here from CC … Continue reading
Bishop Jenky of Peoria Calls Men to be a Fearless Catholic Army
Catholic Culture: Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria told the 500 men who attended the diocese’s annual men’s march and Mass that “the days in which we live now require heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism.”Read more on this stirring speech here.
Ambassador to Vatican Hopes Hungary’s New Constitution Ignites a Christian Renaissance
Zenit: Hungary’s Ambassador to the Holy See is rather perplexed by the negative reaction of some European figures and institutions to his country’s new Constitution — a document he sees as offering a possible impetus to a “Christian renaissance” in … Continue reading
Underground Bishops Released After Over Four Weeks Detention and Brainwashing
UCANews: Two Chinese bishops not recognized by the government were freed by authorities on Easter Sunday, according to Church sources. Coadjutor Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou in eastern Zhejiang province and Bishop Peter Jin Lugang of Nanyang in central … Continue reading
Vietnam: Police Send Thugs to Attack Orphanage, Priest Beaten into Coma
A group of thugs, with the cooperation of the police, stormed a Christian orphanage in Hanoi, damaging the building and even beating the children who are guests of the center. The thugs seriously injured a priest, who spoke out in … Continue reading
He Died Hearing Confessions and Praying the Rosary with Titanic Victims
Amidst all the tales of chivalry from the Titanic disaster there is one that’s not often told. It is that of Fr. Thomas Byles, the Catholic priest who gave up two spots on a lifeboat in favor of offering spiritual … Continue reading
Burke to CDF?
Who would have guessed that Protestant America would be the scene of the showdown between the Catholic Church and the diabolical? God does have a sense of humor. Also, Michael Voris goes into the influence of Cardinal Burke, and rumors … Continue reading
WSJ: Progressives are Dying Out
This is slightly dated, but noteworthy: “Traditional Catholicism Is Winning” by ANNE HENDERSHOTT AND CHRISTOPHER WHITE. Excerpt: This aging generation of progressives continues to lobby church leaders to change Catholic teachings on reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and women’s ordination. But … Continue reading
Last Mass on Titanic, 100 Years Ago
This arrived today, from a friend: “100 years ago today, the last Mass was said on the Titanic, which happened to be Low Sunday, tomorrow’s Mass.” The Encyclopedia Titanica has an entry on Father Byles, the priest who offered the … Continue reading
