AP: Students at several Philadelphia-area Catholic schools slated for closure staged rallies Monday to voice their opposition to an archdiocese plan that would shutter 48 schools. Read more here.
Category: News
14 Year-Old Fighting to Keep Her Pre-Born Baby From Death by Abortion
National Catholic Register’s Simcha Fisher: According to Courthouse News Service the pregnant girl does not want an abortion, but her parents scheduled one against her will, and family members have intimidated and physically assaulted her in order to force her … Continue reading
ADL’s Foxman: Christ the King ‘unAmerican’
Abraham Foxman, the pro-abortion, head of the ADL, recently proclaimed Our Lord Jesus Christ the King to be unAmerican. Religion, specifically Rick Santorum’s Catholic religion, has no place in American politics, according to Mr. Foxman. In a confused statement, the … Continue reading
Chinese Underground Bishop and Seven Priests Taken Into Custody For Reeducation
UCANews: Bishop John Wang Ruowang of Tianshui and some of his priests have been forced to attend “study sessions” since the end of 2011, according to Church sources. More on this here.
Boston College Among Other ‘Catholic’ Universities Hosting Pro-Abortion Campus Groups
LifeNews: A conservative student group is criticizing Boston College, a Catholic university, for hosting a pro-abortion advocacy group on campus. Read more here.
On Clarifications and Apologies for ‘Hurting the Feelings’ of Homosexual Activists
Matt Abbot has a good article on the Renew America website about an exaggerated concern over the “feelings” of hateful and militant anti-Catholic homosexuals who want to corrupt your children. Here is a clip from an unequivocal quote that he … Continue reading
3 Million Join Annual Procession in Philippine Capital Honoring Christ and Miraculous Statue
World News msnbc: More than 3 million Roman Catholic worshippers paraded with a charred Christ statue through the Philippine capital in an annual procession Monday despite a warning from the president that terrorists might target the gathering. Full report here.
AsiaNews Chooses Two Missing Chinese Underground Bishops As Collective ‘Man of the Year’
At AsiaNews, we want to go against convention and pick someone who has never been cited by the media, someone who has never had any public recognition, someone who has been forgotten despite years of struggle for the truth, dignity … Continue reading
Policeman/Newspaper Columnist Writes About the ‘Something’ Different That Moved Him to Embrace Catholicism
Washington Post Local: Before I converted to Catholicism, I believed my life was the way it was supposed to be.My life revolved around what I wanted for me, not taking others into consideration. Relationships had no sincerity. In my 23 … Continue reading
Possible Miracle: Paralyzed Priest Prays to Blessed Redemptorist Father Seelos and Now Walks
Catholic Herald.co.uk: An American priest who was paralysed from the chest down has started to walk again after praying to the 19th-century Blessed, Father Francis Xavier Seelos. Read full report here.
Renowned Abbot of Mount Athos Monastery Arrested After Returning With Mary’s Relic From Russia
This is a developing story with more to it, no doubt, than an illegal land sale accusation. The Russian hierarchy is protesting, but the Greek Patriarch has been silent. We shall see. www.chiesa: Hegumen Ephraim was in Russia last December, … Continue reading
Catholic Military Active-Duty Chaplains Drop 50%, Now Only 200 for 275,000 Soldiers
Catholic Culture: A shortage of Catholic chaplains has curtailed access to the sacraments for American troops deployed overseas. The number of Catholic chaplains in active-duty military service has dropped almost 50% in the past decade. For more than 275,000 Catholic … Continue reading
Goodbye, American Liberties
It’s not Church news, but it’s big news for Americans who still value our vanishing civil liberties. President Obama now has the power to arrest and indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without trial, using the nation’s military forces. This is genuinely … Continue reading
Nigerian Jihadists Kill Dozens of Catholics After Exiting Christmas Mass
HudsonNewYork: Several churches in northern Nigeria were bombed December 25, in what has been described as “Nigeria’s blackest Christmas ever.” The attacks, perpetrated by the Muslim militant group Boko Haram, killed at least 39 people, “the majority dying on the … Continue reading
Young Mother Forgoes Life-Saving Cancer Treatment to Save Life of Her Preborn Baby
LifeNews.com: Every so often somewhere in the world, news reports surface of mothers who practice the kind of selfless sacrifice that should be encouragement for anyone — a willingness to sacrifice their own life for their unborn child. Read full … Continue reading
