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.
Category: News
Trouble Brewing for 100,000 Homeless in Moscow
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
Men of Faith, Men of Science and Medicine, Catholic Pioneers / Atlantis?
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
Spanish Lawmaker Stands Before Crucifix While Taking Oath of Office
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.
780 Year-Old Relic of Saint Anthony Stolen From California Church
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
Chile Model of Success as Latin America’s Most Pro-Life Nation
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
Boston Parish Advertizing Mass to Celebrate Pride in Moral Depravity
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.
Sharing Pulpits / Sharing “Holy” Books
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.
Billboards and Ads Kick Off Latino Pro-Life Event in Los Angeles
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
Cathedral Heavily Damaged by Terrorist Bomb in Nigeria
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
54 Anglican Converts to Be Ordained Priests for UK Ordinariate
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
Outspoken Pro-Life Catholic Elected Speaker for Canadian Parliament
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
Land of Saints and Scholars Has Become a Spiritual Wasteland
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
Illicit Episcopal Consecration of Patriotic Association Priest Postponed
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
Chinese Secretary of Propagation of Faith Says China’s Clergy Must Not Compromise
In an interview with Asia News Archbishop Savio Hon was undaunted: According to Mgr Hon, those who have resisted the will of the party, like Mgr Li Lianghui (Cangzhou, Hebei), are now in isolation, forced to undergo political education classes … Continue reading
