Catholic Culture: A group of dissident Austrian priests has announced plans to engage in open defiance of Church law. The Priests’ Initiative, which claims the support of 329 clerics, has argued in favor of administering Communion to Catholics who are … Continue reading
Dan O’Neil, president of Mercy Corps: Why is it that the US media takes a storm (bad as it might be) and beats it to death? Reporters dramatically leaning into the wind and rain … The real news is 12 … Continue reading
FaithWorld: The hardline Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the centre of contention over China’s Catholics, giving him an influential role in another sensitive religious issue. … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The Chinese government yesterday condemned Fr. Wang Chengli – diocesan administrator of the underground community in Heze Diocese (Caozhou) in Shandong province – to three years of “re-education through labour”, probably because he refused to join the Chinese government’s Catholic … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Not only does China want to take 85% of the waters of Southeast Asia, but since 2010 it has been inacting an expansionist program in all developed countries of the continent. This is the opinion of experts in history, … Continue reading
CatholicOnline: General Electric has agreed to send several technologically advanced components and instruments to China as part of a plan to position the company strongly in the growing Chinese market. China’s booming economy and strong forecast means the Chinese aviation … Continue reading
AntiWar.com: Here is a clip from Alison Weir summary article. It is a must read if you want the facts about what is going on today in the land where the Word was made Flesh 2000 years ago. If they … Continue reading
UCANews: Security officials have detained a number of underground Church leaders from Tianshui diocese in northwestern Gansu province during the weekend. They include diocesan administrator Father John Baptist Wang Ruohan; retired Bishop Casmir Wang Milu; Father John Wang Ruowang; as … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: None of this (really, not a single point) is news to our readers – but, since we like to keep a running record of reports, this is what Vaticanist Andrea Tornielli mentions now: Continue reading here.
This is in one day. Philly.com: Six people were injured during a shootout – one critically – at a local league basketball game attended by 500 people in the city’s Kingsessing section Monday night, police said. More on this here. … Continue reading
LifeNews: Vice-President Joe Biden is in China to attempt to revive the financial image of the United States after a first-ever downgrade in its financial rating. In attempting to explain some of the financial concerns the U.S. faces, Biden failed … Continue reading
CNA reports: Hollywood actor Matt Marsden said that young Catholics need to get involved in movie-making and other artistic ventures if they want to change the culture. Full report is here.
CNA reports: Pope Benedict XVI has honored the 16th century Spanish priest St. John of Avila by naming him the 34th Doctor of the Catholic Church. Read more here.
Catholic Culture: On the eve of Pope Benedict’s arrival in Madrid, riot police clashed with thousands of protestors, some of whom were chanting “God yes, Church no” and “we are not the Pope’s youth.” Eight protestors were arrested, and nine … Continue reading
CBCP News: An exorcist has led a ritual outside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Sunday to ask for God’s forgiveness for those who “dishonored the image of Christ.” Fr. Michelle Joe Zerrudo of the Diocese of Cubao said … Continue reading
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