LifeNews: Last weekend, a militant group of more than 300 pro-abortion activists attacked a much smaller group of pro-life demonstrators, who had gathered to pray peacefully in front of a hospital in Paris where abortions are done. Read more here.
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Lesbian Wanna-a-Be Rabbi Teaching Old Testament Courses at Jesuit University
Campus Notes: An article in Gonzaga Magazine highlights the career of a lesbian professor in Catholic, Jesuit Gonzaga University’s religious studies department. According to the magazine, Elizabeth Goldstein is Gonzaga’s “first and only female rabbi”. From the article:
Pope Receives Gift of 500,000 Bees for Farm at Castel Gandolfo
CNS: An association of Italian farmers gave Pope Benedict XVI a special gift on Sunday: 500,000 bees from an organic farm. More here.
Ember Days Coming Next Week: What Exactly Are They?
Rorate Caeli has a very good article by Michael Foley explaining what those of us who didn’t know should have known about the ember days: A potential danger of traditionalism is the stubborn defense of something about which one knows … Continue reading
Saint Januarius’ Blood Liquified Today
We could not find a news story in English that didn’t mention the “twin” miracles of the liquefaction of San Gennaro’s blood and the victory of Napoli’s football team. Oh well, here goes: Naples, 19 Sept. (AKI) – Long-suffering Naples … Continue reading
Joe Biden Receives Communion Yesterday at Memorial Mass in DC for Archbishop Sambi
Here is a picture of the sacrilegious impostor.
Country Music Star to Be Spokesman for Schiavo Family’s Life and Hope Network
CNA reports: Country music star and Catholic convert Collin Raye is set to be the new spokesman of the Life and Hope Network founded by Terri Schiavo’s family. “I’m really excited to be a part of it,” Raye told CNA. … Continue reading
Phil Lawler Comments on Two Shepherds Who Can Dance With the Wolves
Catholic Culture: Point #1: Retired Bishop Edward Daly of Derry, Ireland, believes that the Church should relax the discipline of clerical celibacy. OK; that’s a plausible argument. Priestly celibacy is not a matter of doctrine. But at a time when so … Continue reading
100 Members of German Parliament to Boycott Pope’s Address
Catholic Culture: One hundred members of opposition parties have announced that they will boycott Pope Benedict’s speech to the German parliament. More here.
Spokane Bishop Tells Priests and Seminarians Not to Pray or Protest Outside Planned Parenthood
Apparently, for some shepherds, segregation was an evil worse than abortion. Blog by Stephanie Block: People are so inconsistent. Three years ago, Bishop Blase Cupich, then-ordinary of Rapid City, SD, wrote an article for America Magazine designed to help voters sort through the … Continue reading
Pat Robertson Says Divorcing Spouse With Alzheimer’s Is OK
USA Today: Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his 700 Club viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because the disease is “a kind of death.” More on this here.
Burmese Women Kidnapped, China’s ‘Bachelor Villages’ Need Brides
Catholic Culture: Two recent articles in the British press draw attention to one of the consequences of China’s one-child policy and preference for boys: “bachelor villages.” More on this here.
Saudi Arabia, Home of Most 9/11 Terrorists, Continues Using Anti-ChristianTextbooks in Schools
CNA report: A new report shows that Saudi Arabia, home to 15 of the 19 terrorist hijackers of 9/11, continues to promote a violent form of Islam through its school system and textbooks 10 years after the attacks. Read more … Continue reading
Irish Bishop Calls for End of Mandatory Priestly Celibacy, Rejection of New Non-Inclusive Mass Translation
Catholic Culture: Bishop Edward Daly, the retired Irish bishop who is calling for a change in the discipline of clerical celibacy, “was ‘deeply disappointed’ by an experience of celebration of the Mass in Latin some years ago, which he found … Continue reading
Canadian Judge Lets Woman Walk Who Killed Her New Born
LifeSite News: An Alberta judge has let a woman who strangled her newborn son walk free by arguing that Canada’s absence of a law on abortion signals that Canadians “sympathize” with the mother. Read more here.
