Catholic News Service: The Vatican’s highest-ranking Chinese official called on Beijing to release nine arrested Catholic bishops and priests, saying their continued detention “damages China’s international image.” Read more here.
Category: News
Pre-Born Baby’s Kick Wakes Up Mother to Save Father’s Life
LifeNews: File this one under amazing tales: We’ve all heard stories of how children — or event pets — have been able to alert 911, emergency officials or simply another person to an alarming situation that involves a life or … Continue reading
Another Hungarian Uprising, Another Invasion
This time it’s a kinder, gentler communist, the type who does everything in the name of democracy. From the Lew Rockwell Blog: Regime Change Express Surges Toward Budapest. Poor Tamas Fellegi. Hungary’s envoy to the International Monetary Fund had to … Continue reading
If You Want to Know What the Pope Did Not Say Read What Rueters Says He Said
Catholic Culture: When Andrew Brown wrote in the Guardian, chastising the Reuters news service for a slanted report on the Pope’s “State of the World” speech, L’Osservatore Romano was pleased. So pleased, in fact, that the Vatican newspaper reprinted Brown’s … Continue reading
Government Decision to Close Embassy to Vatican Overwhelmingly Opposed by Irish People
Irish Examiner: TÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore’s decision to close the Irish embassy to the Vatican was met with overwhelming opposition from the public with over 93% criticising the move. It was in stark contrast to the hugely supportive response to Taoiseach … Continue reading
Poll Says Only 13% of Catholics in Spain Practice the Faith
CNA: New data shows that despite over 70 percent of Spaniards identifying themselves as Catholic, only 13.6 percent say they practice their faith and attend services on Sunday and holy days. Read more here.
Finally a Diocesan Program for Hispanics (Or Anyone With Holy Zeal) to Reclaim Their Catholic Faith and Culture
CNA: The St. Andrew School of Formation (Escuela de Evangelización San Andrés) is offering classes in Arkansas to teach Hispanic Catholics about their faith and how to evangelize others. More on this here.
Bishop of El Paso Files Civil Suit Against Uncompromising Father Michael Rodriguez
The American Catholic: Bishop Armando Ochoa of the Diocese of El Paso has raised serious accusations against Fr. Michael Rodriguez, the brave priest who stood up for the sanctity of marriage at the El Paso city council, by filing a … Continue reading
EU Threatens to Halt Financial Support to Hungary Over Pro-Family Constitution
LifeSiteNews: European Union officials are making their disapproval of Hungary’s recent constitutional changes felt by threatening to withhold financial support if it does not remove its new amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, according to one … Continue reading
Bishop Schneider: Communion in the Hand Is an Abuse Popularized by the ‘Devilish’ John Calvin
The Eponymous Flower: This is what Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider (50) of Astana in Kazakhstan said at the end of October for the videosite ‘gloria.tv’. Read more here.
Planned Parenthood Finds Sonogram Requirement ‘Abhorrent’ But Not Ending the Baby’s Heartbeat
LifeNews: Planned Parenthood has a response to the federal appeals court decision allowing Texas women a chance to see an ultrasound of their baby before an abortion. They call it “abhorrent.” Writing for the court, Chief Judge Edith Jones was … Continue reading
American Catholics Using Church Courts More
U.S. Catholics are more and more frequenting canonical courts for redress. So says TheTelegraph.com. The church has always had a court system, and for centuries canon law and civil law so closely paralleled that one could take degrees in both … Continue reading
Nutter’s Colorful Remarks Hit Target
Concerning a roving band of 14-16 year-old youth whose mischief ended in a murderous shooting spree, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter had some choice remarks. While he chose to use profanity in expressing himself, he hit on an important truth. One … Continue reading
Outrageous! Out of 3 Billion US Dollars Sent to Haiti for Disaster Relief Only 1% Reached Victims
CatholicOnline: US relief to Haiti totaled more than $3 billion. Actual Haitian people, the victims of the disaster who needed the most help – got less than 1 percent of that money. That means 99 of every 100 dollars sent … Continue reading
Persecution of Catholics in Punjab Pakistan by Government
Catholic Culture: Without warning, the government of the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab has demolished a Catholic nursing home, girls’ school, convent, and chapel, leading to the destruction of Bibles, vestments, and other religious objects. Read more here.
