World News: Reuters reports that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling party lost 77 seats in parliament in an election held on Sunday, according to projections made by the Central Election Commission based on preliminary results. Putin’s United Russia is … Continue reading
CNA reports: Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has invited the public to a “Holiday Tree Lighting” ceremony next Tuesday at the State House, leaving many, including Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, to question the governor’s choice of such secular terminology … Continue reading
UCANews: “Underground” Coadjutor Bishop Anthony Zong Changfeng of Kaifeng in central Henan province was laid to rest during a funeral ceremony in his Zhouzhi home town on November 29. Read more here.
AsiaNews: The day after the Episcopal ordination in Yibin of Mgr Peter Luo Xuegang (pictured right, with Mgr Chen, ordinary bishop of the diocese), which saw the attendance of excommunicated Bishop Paul Lei Shiyin of Leshan, who came wilfully disregarding … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews: In the interview published today, Cardinal Burke declared that “it is a war” and “critical at this time that Christians stand up for the natural moral law.” Should they not, he warned, “secularization will in fact predominate and it … Continue reading
LifeNews.com: More than a dozen nurses in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against a hospital that has been pressuring them to assist in abortions. One of the nurses in the case has spoken out about the pressure she faced … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The director of the Holy See Press Office has welcomed the ordination of Father Peter Luo Xuegang as coadjutor bishop of Yibin but condemned the participation of an excommunicated bishop, Paul Lei Shiyin, in the ordination. More on … Continue reading
AsiaNews: China’s economy is on the “brink of bankruptcy” and “every province is a Greece.” Even though, this is factual, “under this system, we are not allowed to speak the truth.” These remarks are not from a dissident or a … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Amid security scans and police dogs, Father Peter Luo Xuegang was ordained coadjutor bishop of Yibin, a city of 4.5 million in south-central China, on November 30. The Diocese of Yibin has seven priests and 30,000 Catholics. More … Continue reading
Abby Johnson, LifeNews.com: Since becoming pregnant, I have learned a hard reality. I have private insurance because I am self employed. I knew that my insurance plan did not offer maternity coverage. I called 18 health insurance companies, including insurance … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Nohad Halawi, a Christian woman who worked at Heathrow Airport for 13 years until she was fired in July, alleges she lost her job after complaining of frequent harassment by some of her Muslim colleagues. More on … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Not even in the Soviet times could the mummified corpse of Lenin boast such numbers. Political leaders, aware of the importance of the event, took advantage of the occasion to boost their visibility ahead of the legislative election on … Continue reading
Imagine. People had to wait in line in freezing cold for 24 hours. Yahoo News: Braving freezing cold temperatures and ice-covered sidewalks, tens of thousands of Russians stood in line Wednesday to see and kiss a newly arrived relic of … Continue reading
Hudson New York: Muslims now make up one-quarter of the population of Brussels, according to a new book published by the Catholic University of Leuven, the top French-language university in Belgium. More statistics on Eurabia demographics here.
“As I’ve got older I have become more aware of the simplicity of our faith,” she said. “If Jesus has said, ‘there’s only one thing needed’, we cannot grow as Christians without incorporating that ‘one thing’ into our daily lives … Continue reading
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