Catholic Culture: Sixteen of the 64 priests who minister in the Diocese of Victoria (Texas) are from Ghana. Ghanaian Archbishop Matthias Nketsiah told the southeastern Texas diocese’s newspaper that he is happy to send his priests as missionaries to the … Continue reading
CatholicVote Blog: There is a marriage showdown happening right now in Albany, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a bill today that would redefine marriage in the state. Read Kathyrn Lopez’ interview with NY archdiocesan spokesman Ed Mechmann here.
AsiaNews: For 15 years, twice a week, the Russian Orthodox parish of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Shubin, Moscow, has offered food and assistance to the homeless. For 15 years on Wednesday and Friday from 300 to 600 homeless people … Continue reading
June 13 was the birthday of Jerome Lejeune (1926-1995), devout Catholic and geneticist who discovered the cause of Down Syndrome. On her blog yesterday, Rebecca Taylor posted her father’s recollections of the time he spent with Dr. Lejeune in 1978, … Continue reading
CNA reports: Catholic lawmaker Juan Cotino took his oath of office for parliament in Spain before a crucifix to show that the faith must not be excluded from public life. Read more here.
AP report: A 780-year-old religious relic of St. Anthony of Padua has been stolen, and parishioners at a Southern California Catholic church are praying to the patron saint of lost causes and missing objects for its speedy return. More on … Continue reading
LifeNews reports: Chile protects the rights of the preborn in its penal laws and constitution and boasts that it has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the world. Recently, the Chilean government launched a marketing program called “Chile … Continue reading
Pat Archibold’s Creative Minority Report: Homosexual acts are a sin and pride is one of the seven deadly sins. So one parish in Boston decided to put the two together! What could go wrong?! More on this sacrilegious event here.
Catholic Culture: A Jesuit parish in Charlotte has canceled plans to read the Qur’an from the pulpit on June 26, the feast of Corpus Christi. More here.
Jill Staneks’ Blog: A Latino advocacy group is charging that abortion providers are targeting their communities, making their frustration known with a jumbo billboard campaign in Los Angeles, California. “It’s clear that Latinos are being targeted by organizations that promote … Continue reading
Agenzia Fides: ” St. Patrick`s Cathedral was seriously damaged, windows and doors destroyed, the whole building was shaken to its foundations by the violence of the explosion”, His Exc Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme tells Fides, Bishop of Maiduguri, capital of … Continue reading
CNA’s Deacon Fornier reports: Pentecost Sunday is when Catholics celebrate the birth of the missionary church in power. There, in the Cenacle, as the Lord Jesus had promised, the Holy Spirit fell upon the disciples who, gathered with Our Lady, … Continue reading
This is astounding. Canada’s parliament is anti-Catholic, anti-family. Priests have been brought to court and fined for condemning the sin of sodomy on account of Parliament’s “hate-crime” law. Mr. Scheer knows what he is facing and certainly needs prayers. Catholic … Continue reading
It is now two years without a priestly ordination in the archdiocese of Dublin. Zenit News: “Many outside of Ireland still believe that Ireland is a bastion of traditional Catholicism,” Archbishop Martin said. “They are surprised to discover that there … Continue reading
Asia News: The unlawful ordination of Fr Shen Guoan as bishop of Hankou was postponed to an unspecified future date. It had been set to take place this Friday. A local priest today told AsiaNews that the ordination was postponed … Continue reading
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