Catholic Culture: The Diocese of Orange has offered $50 million to purchase Crystal Cathedral, the 3,000-seat Protestant church built by televangelist Robert Schuller. More on this here.
Category: News
7th Graders at Catholic School Subjected to Evil Indoctrination, Raise Money for Pro-Aborts
Saint Louis Catholic: How is it that a Seventh Grade class from Our Lady Queen of Peace School ended a week-long program about social justice by donating the money raised to, among other groups, Equality Now, which advocates for the … Continue reading
Latin Patriarch Says Christians Face Virtual Extinction in Holy Land
Catholic Culture: The Church in the Holy Land faces the prospect of extinction, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said at a conference in London. More on this here.
Seven More Priests Slated for Illicit Episcopal Consecration in China
Catholic Culture: Father Joseph Guo Jincai, who was ordained a bishop in November 2010 without a papal mandate and now serves as vice chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, has announced that seven more bishops will be ordained in … Continue reading
Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, 15 Years in the Worst of Stalin’s Labor Camps, RIP at 96
I wrote a short biography of this valiant soldier of Christ, along with other Cardinals who suffered in Communist prisons, in an article I titled “Red Is for Martyrdom: Unsung Heroes of the Sacred College.” If you scroll down the … Continue reading
Pope Benedict Urging All Nations to Help East Africa’s Starving Refugees
CNS: Pope Benedict XVI urged the international community to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa, especially Somalia, where tens of thousands have fled drought and famine. Read more here.
Homosexual Equivalency Activists Want Compliance by All or Else
Deacon Fournier Catholic Online: In the past I warned of the “Two Step” of the New Censors. The effort seeks to exclude our positions from being heard in the public square or from influencing the positive/civil law. Those who oppose … Continue reading
Saltillo Diocese Comes to Defense of Defiant Pro-Homosexual Bishop
You would not expect this perversity in a country so family oriented. And this saccharine and contemptible defense, written by Father Gerardo Escareno, has been posted on the Mexican Bishop’s Conference website. The Diocese of Saltillo, Mexico has responded to … Continue reading
Ted Kennedy Tore Up Papers Willing Hyannis Compound to Benedictines
Daniel J, Flynn of The American Spectator: The Kennedys fought with the likes of Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Hoffa , and Robert Bork over the duration of thirteen presidential administrations. Now that no Kennedy holds political office in Washington, they’re fighting … Continue reading
Beijing Escalates Its War Against the Church, Another Episcopal Consecration Coming
Zenit News: The French agency Eglises d’Asie is reporting that China’s next illicit ordination will happen in the coming few days. This will be the third episcopal ordination without the Pope’s approval since June 29. Read full report here.
Catholic Aid Agency Appeals for Donations as Ten Million Face Starvation in East Africa
CNA reports: The U.K.-based Catholic Agency for Overseas Development is appealing to the world on behalf of 10 million East Africans facing starvation and death due to a severe drought. Read full report here. More details updating the mounting seriousness … Continue reading
Comboni Missionary Bishop Dies at Mass in South Sudan While Consecrating
Zenit News: Just one week after welcoming the independence of South Sudan where he had been a missionary for three decades, Bishop Cesare Mazzolari of Rumbek died Saturday while celebrating Mass. Read more here.
Catholic Author Lambasts L’Osservatore Romano For Positive Review of Harry Potter
LifeSite News: “The positive review of the latest Harry Potter film in L’Osservatore Romano is symptomatic of serious problems in the condition of many modern Catholics,” Michael D. O’Brien, author of “Harry Potter and the Paganization of Culture,” told LifeSiteNews … Continue reading
Protestors in Mexico Want Defiant Pro-Homosexual Bishop Out
CNA reports: In March of this year, Bishop Vera published a statement on the diocesan website expressing support for the “sexual, family and religious diversity forum.” The event was aimed at “eradicating what some sectors of the Church believe about … Continue reading
Archbishop Chaput Will Take Over Philadelphia Diocese
CNA reports: Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver on July 19 to lead the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Full report is here.
