NY Times: It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold: more than half of births to American women … Continue reading
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Threats, Arrest, or Reward, China and the Church
The pope created a new cardinal in China, the current acting Bishop of Hong Kong, John Tong Hon. Here is part of what he had to say in an interview with Asia News. www.Chiesa: On the occasion of his appointment, … Continue reading
A Priest, a Layman, an Editor, Thorns in Castro’s Side
The Miami Herald; Cuba H: One is a Cuban priest who wrote letters criticizing Fidel and Raúl Castro. Another is a Catholic layman who collected 25,000 signatures seeking change. The third edited a church journal muzzled under government pressures. Read … Continue reading
Mexico City Bishops Warn Flock Not to Vote for Candidates Whose Agenda Opposes Catholic Morals
LifeSiteNews: “The vote of the Christian faithful must assume a moral responsibility,” Rivera states. “That is to say, it must be consistent with the dictates of their conscience and of their faith, and cannot be separated from their political choices, … Continue reading
Pope Offers Encouragment and Praise for Large Families
Zenit: “In today’s social context, families with many children are a witness of faith, of courage and of optimism, for without children there is no future,” he said. Read more here.
Joy Behar, ‘The Child, the Infant, the Fetus’? Barbara Walters Has to Help Out Confused Co-Host, It’s ‘the Fetus’
Yes, Whoopie G, Barbara, and Joy are at it again, entertaining any dolt who’ll tune in to get the morning news along with their senseless, emotional commentary. Sorry Elisabeth Hasselbeck, I have never seen the show. I’ve read that you’re … Continue reading
12 Attorneys General Plan to Sue Over Fed Health Mandate
Good news. Perhaps there will be more to join the case. CNA reports: Attorneys general from a dozen states say they intend to sue over the Obama administration’s contraception mandate that requires many religious employers to violate the teachings of … Continue reading
CA Senator Boxer Says Right to Insurance Overrides Religious Rights
LifeNews: Barbara Boxer, the leading pro-abortion member of the U.S. Senate, made some comments in a recent MSNBC interview that are sparking outrage across the Internet today. Boxer essentially says the right to insurance trumps religious rights and freedoms. Read … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen Urges Vatican to Take Tougher Stand With Beijing
CNA reports: Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong says the Vatican’s recent policy in dealing with China has failed and that the Church must now take a tougher stance. “On certain points we cannot compromise – on the nature … Continue reading
No Surprise: Notre Dame and Jesuit Universities Support White House ‘Accounting Trick’
Catholic Culture: The University of Notre Dame and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities have issued statements welcoming the Obama administration’s “compromise” on its mandate on contraception and sterilization coverage. The former statement acknowledged “unresolved issues,” while the latter … Continue reading
Feds Shut Down Amish Farm For Selling Fresh Raw Milk Across State Lines
The Washington Times: The FDA won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was selling fresh raw milk to eager consumers in the Washington, D.C., region after a judge this month banned Daniel Allgyer from selling his … Continue reading
Good Timing! Pro-Life Movie, October Baby, Due in Theaters in March
National Catholic Register’s Tim Drake: When filmmakers Jon and Andrew Erwin tackled October Baby, they knew that their movie was imitating life. The film is loosely based on the life of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen. What they didn’t know is … Continue reading
Christianity Facing Slow Death Under New Islamic Regimes in Mid-East, Syria Is Next
Catholic Culture: Father Samir Khalil Samir, an Egyptian Jesuit and professor at Rome’s Pontifical Oriental Institute, has echoed the warnings of others about the future of Christianity in Syria. Read more with links here.
MA Judge Throws Out Case Against Pro-Life Activist, Berates Prosecutor
MassResistance: The following discussion took place between Judge Stephen Ostrach, Defense Attorney Stephen Foley, and the prosecutor from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office during the Feb. 9 hearing on the Peter D’Attilio case. The judge had serious questions about … Continue reading
More Than 10,000 Vietnamese Visit Marian Shrine On Our Lady of Lourdes Feast
AsiaNews: More than ten thousand pilgrims visited the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Tapao, in the diocese of Phan Thiet on 11 February, to celebrate with a solemn liturgy the World Day of the Sick and pray for the … Continue reading
