Zenit reports: Benedict XVI named Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, retired prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, as his special envoy to the Aug. 29 celebration of the 1,500th anniversary of the Marian shrine at Mentorella. The Shrine of Holy Mary … Continue reading
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Register Online for the SBC Conference!
The most current information on the conference is on our SBC Conferences site. You can now register for the conference online at store.Catholicism.org. Keep your eye on Catholicism.org for the final conference schedule with complete list of speakers, times, etc.
Archdiocese Rips Mexico City Judges as “Reckless,” Mayor Files Suit Against Cardinal Sandoval
California Catholic News: The Archdiocese of Mexico City has ripped the country’s Supreme Court for ruling to allow adoption by same-sex couples and warned that its members have become “accomplices of the psycho-emotional and moral tragedies that in the future … Continue reading
Gypsies to Bring Revered Statue of Our Lady to Lourdes Tuesday
Zenit News: The pilgrimage of the statue of Our Lady of Gypsies to the shrine of Lourdes marks the 54th annual pilgrimage of gypsies and itinerant people to the French Marian shrine. Read more here.
Priest Apologizes to Congregation for “Male Hierarchy’s” Treatment of Women
And Diogenes at Catholic Culture has a few words to say to Father Larry McNally: So let’s imagine that a man named Larry McNally runs a Chevrolet dealership in Oak Park, Illinois. And let’s imagine that he doesn’t think Chevrolet … Continue reading
The Holy Unia Blog
I would like to bring to the attention of our readers a new blog — new to me, anyway — called The Holy Unia Blog. It’s an Eastern-Rite and pro-extra ecclesiam nulla salus blog that is “Promoting Holy Unia. Rejecting … Continue reading
What Great Good Do Mark Wahlberg and Zsa Zsa Gabor Have in Common Today?
Ninety-three year-old Zsa Zsa Gabor asked for a priest to give her last rites a few days ago. She has chosen to leave the hospital and die in the good graces of the Church at her home. “Marky” Mark isn’t … Continue reading
Cardinal Says He Has Proof Mexico City Judges Were Bribed for Their Vote
Catholic Online reports: A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara yesterday told reporters that the Cardinal Archbishop of that city has proof to back up his contention that the justices of the Supreme Court were in some way “fed” by … Continue reading
Adult Stem Cells Found to Rebuild Damaged Heart Tissue
Catholic Culture reports: Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, working together with Belgium experts, have demonstrated in lab tests that adult stem cells from bone marrow can repair and rebuild damaged heart tissue. The discovery was published yesterday in the Journal … Continue reading
Mexican Cardinal Blasts Judges, Accuses Them of Taking Gifts for Vote on Same Sex “Marriage”
LifeSite News: The cardinal archbishop of Guadalajara is accusing the justices of the Mexican Supreme Court of being “well fed” by international organizations and receiving “gifts” in exchange for their votes, following the Court’s recent decisions approving the constitutionality of … Continue reading
China: Safety Nets Placed Below Windows at Workers’ Dorms, Suicide Prevention in the People’s Republic
MyWay.com: Young workers who normally spend their days assembling iPhones and other high-tech gadgets packed a stadium at their massive campus Wednesday, waving pompoms and shouting slogans at a rally to raise morale following a string of suicides at the … Continue reading
Xavier University in New Orleans to Host Speech by President Obama
LifeNews reports: Xavier University, a Catholic college, will host a speech on August 29 by pro-abortion President Barack Obama. The speech will mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina but the college is coming under fire because it violates a … Continue reading
Making Moslems Better Moslems, “Christian” Ecumaniacs Donate Korans for Moslem Prisoners
So much for Christ’s mandate to teach the Gospel to all nations. The donation was made at the request of Australian Oblate Father David Shelton “who wants to help in the religious formation of Indonesian Muslims in Australian jails.” UCANews … Continue reading
Holy Father Speaks on the Grace and Vocation to Martyrdom
In his Wednesday Angelus talk Pope Benedict said: “The strength to give one’s life comes from “profound and intimate union with Christ,” Benedict XVI clarified, “because martyrdom and the vocation to martyrdom are not the result of human effort, but … Continue reading
Indian Hindu Legislator Calls for Weeding Out Christianity
Catholic Culture reports: Christians in India’s southern Karnataka state have decried the public call by a Hindu-nationalist legislator for a campaign to purge Christians. Read more here.