AsiaNews: At least 2 thousand faithful of Ho Chi Minh City have celebrated a mass and prayed for the Catholics arrested by Vietnamese police during raids in recent weeks in the Diocese of Vinh and Thanh Hoa (see AsiaNews 08 … Continue reading
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150 Thousand Pilgrims in Paris to Celebrate Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption
Vatican Insider: According to a Vatican Radio broadcast, the Archdiocese and the City of Paris will be welcoming approximately 150 thousand worshipers, pilgrims and visitors from across the world, to celebrate the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the … Continue reading
Columnist Notes Practicing Catholics Under 30 More Traditional, More Attuned to Sacrifice
Interesting. Hopefully it is so. It is certainly true among young married Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass. Catholic Culture: Anna Williams, a USA Today editorial intern, notes that practicing Catholics under the age of 30 “are spearheading a … Continue reading
Young Girl, Comatose and on Life Support, Miraculously Recovers After Baptism by Priest
CatholicOnline: Lucy Hussey-Bergonzi was 13 years old when she collapsed with a brain hemorrhage in February of 2009. At the hospital, her parents called for a Catholic priest to baptize her before she died. As the holy water touched her … Continue reading
Pro-Life Pilgrims Denied Entrance to Montreal Basilica by Custodian Priest: ‘Pro-Vie’ T-Shirts ‘Too Political’
So, the maxim, “the corruption of the best is the worst,” proves true again — this time, with the Sulpicians of Montreal, pathetically so. Montreal would have never survived were it not for the Sulpician priests who came to the … Continue reading
Paul VI Planned to Resign at 80 and Retire to Benedictine Monastery
Catholic Culture reports: Pope Paul VI planned to resign after reaching the age of 80, and was dissuaded from that step by Vatican officials only after his most trusted aide left the Roman Curia, according to a Vatican Insider report. … Continue reading
She Has Spent Over Eight Years in Jail Time in Her Silent Fight to Save the Pre-Born
LifeSite News Steve Jalsevac: On Thursday I once again filmed and photographed Linda Gibbons being arrested for doing nothing more than peacefully trying to convince women entering an abortion clinic to not make the same mistake she herself made years … Continue reading
Chicago Archdiocese Celebrates Homosexual ‘Identity’ Pride Mass Every Week
Catholic Culture: The Archdiocese of Chicago’s weekly gay and lesbian Mass celebrates and affirms participants’ “orientations and identities,” according to a notice posted in the Windy City Times. Read more here.
Four More Undeground Priests Arrested in China
Catholic Culture: Chinese authorities have released a Catholic priest who had spent 4 months in prison in Hebei because of his refusal to join the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. But in Shandong, 4 other priests have been arrested for the … Continue reading
Israel Approves 930 New Homes for Occupied East Jerusalem Jeopardizing Hope for Two State Solution
AsiaNews: The Israeli government has given final approval to build over 900 new homes for settlers in Har Homa, an area of occupied East Jerusalem. Read more here.
Captive Chinese Priest Released After Four Months of Mental and Physical Torture
AsiaNews: An underground priest from the diocese of Xuanhua (Hebei) has been released after about four months. Local sources said that during this time he was abused and brainwashed to force him to join the Patriotic Association and reject his … Continue reading
Victory! And a Building Project
Readers may recall that Saint Benedict Center had been embroiled in litigation surrounding our chapel project that we so enthusiastically announced over six years ago. Yes, I said “had been.” The litigation is over, and we won. Now we have … Continue reading
Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon Prays to St. Thérèse During National Anthem
NYTimes’ Rich Sandomir: Jack McKeon’s baseball days begin in a pew. At 8 on Tuesday morning, the Florida Marlins’ manager attended Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, less than 12 hours after his team beat the Mets on a 10th-inning grand … Continue reading
Second American Priest in a Month Commits Suicide
Catholic Culture: A priest of the Mobile, Alabama archdiocese has been found dead, in what archdiocesan officials report was a suicide. More on this here.
Cisco Systems Fires Highly Valued Employee for Defending Marriage in Book
LifeSite News. “Why didn’t Cisco’s relentless emphasis and training on ‘inclusion and diversity’ serve to prevent [my firing]?” asked Turek. “Maybe it’s because ‘inclusion and diversity’ means something different to corporate elites than to normal Americans. ‘Inclusion and diversity’ to … Continue reading
