(Vatican Insider) A major survey of the views of Irish Catholics reveals a strong divergence from Roman Catholic teaching on such issues as sexual morality, celibacy, women’s ordination, and homosexuality. Read more, in painful detail…
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Austrian Pastor Resigns Rather Than Tolerate Active Homosexual Sitting on Parish Council
LifeSite News: Coming only a few days after Easter, the resignation of Father Gerhard Swierzek, the pastor of a parish in the Archdiocese of Vienna, has been hailed by homosexualist activists in the Catholic Church as a victory. Fr. Swierzek … Continue reading
40 Days of ‘Thankful Prayer’ for the Legal Right to Kill a Pre-Born Baby
In reading the quotes from this news clip I see that there is no addressee named to whom these forty “prayers” are directed. So, I looked up the referenced promoter of the prayers, Faith Aloud, and, sure enough, the prayers … Continue reading
Latin Mass Community in Hong Kong Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Cardinal Tong
side from celebrating the joys of Easter this Sunday past, the usus antiquior community in Hong Kong were also celebrating their 10th year as a community, marked by a Solemn Pontifical Mass at St. Teresa’s church, and celebrated by their … Continue reading
Ozzie Guillen, Castro Admirer, is Santeria Adept
In the ultimate political/cultural gaffe in heavily Cuban Miami, the raw and ribald Ozzie Guillen created a firestorm of controversy when he praised Fidel Castro. The colorful character is a Santeria adept, that is, a pagan. The LA Times covered … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke Weighs in on Obama’s Evil Mandate
‘Materially and formally’ cooperating with sin: Cardinal Burke explains why Catholic employers can’t obey Obama administration’s contraception mandate. See California Catholic Daily.
Over 116,000 Adults Enter Catholic Church in US on Easter Vigil
By posting this news item I will probably get a few critical comments, especially with the CNA link and the use of the term “full communion” for the conversion of baptized Protestants. So, let me state simply that I do … Continue reading
Cuba: 43 Arrests and Detentions in Latest Wave of Communist Repression
CNA: The Cuban Commission on Human Rights reported that 43 dissidents have been detained by the Communist government in a new wave of repression launched on April 2 in the city of Santiago. Read more here.
What is Going on at the Pontifical Academy for Life?
CNA: Officials at the Pontifical Academy for Life are offering two different and contrasting explanations for canceling a controversial summit that would have included embryonic stem cell researchers. Read full article here.
3500 Adults Baptized into Catholic Church in Hong Kong Diocese on Easter Vigil
AsiaNews: This Easter, 3,500 adult catechumens in the Hong Kong diocese will receive the Sacrament of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion) at various parishes at the Holy Saturday Vigil today, April 7. Read more here.
China’s Police Increasing Pressure on Underground Church to Join Schismatic Patriotic Association
AsiaNews: The Easter holiday will be “very discreetly” celebrated this year in unofficial (underground) communities in China. Many community leaders, bishops and priests, were in fact called in by the police for a “conversation” and even underwent weeks of indoctrination … Continue reading
Blasphemous Bar in Baltimore
(Eponymous Flower) Most of the world isn’t going to understand the significance of the Mass, that it’s the unbloody commemoration [representation, actually] of the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary, the most sacred event a Catholic can experience in this life. … Continue reading
Cardinal Will Defy Government Ban, Wants Christians to Wear Cross Proudly
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Edinburgh, Scotland will use his Easter Sunday homily to encourage Christians to wear a cross, the Scotsman has learned. More on this here.
Hugo Chavez Begs Christ for Healing at Holy Thursday Mass
Catholic Culture: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who has clashed repeatedly with the nation’s bishops since becoming president in 1999, attended Mass on Holy Thursday and prayed that he be cured of cancer. Weeping, he said, “Give me life even if … Continue reading
Anti-Abortion Doctor Jailed 10 Years by Castro Says There is no Freedom in Cuba
CNA reports: Cuban doctor and former political prisoner Oscar Elias Biscet noted that while Pope Benedict’s recent visit to the country was a success, religious freedom among the island’s people remains stifled. In an interview with Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, … Continue reading
