Asia News: Increasingly, the Narmada Samajik Kumbh, a Hindu gathering in Madhya Pradesh of some two million people set to end on Sunday, is turning anti-Christian and anti-Muslim in its tone. Organised by associations that include armed Hindu groups, the … Continue reading
It was the Jesuit Doctor of the Church Saint Peter Canisius who replaced the Sentences of Peter Lombard with the Summa of Saint Thomas Aquinas as the preferred Theology book in the Catholic universities he was appointed to revitalize in … Continue reading
Whispers in the Loggia: As foreseen yesterday, this morning the Pope accepted the retirement of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar as major-archbishop of Kiev and head of the 5 million-member Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church worldwide. Read full report here.
Catholic Culture reports: The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the head of NATO are calling upon the Afghan government to release Musa Sayed, an ex-Muslim Red Cross worker who faces the death penalty for converting to Christianity. Sayed says … Continue reading
Thanks to Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture for pointing out the feast of the recently canonized Sudanese saint, Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of South Sudan. Read Mr. Lawler’s column here.
Speaking for the German Bishops Conference Father Hans Langendörfer, SJ, its secretary issued a response to the heretical manifesto of protest signed by 140 “Catholic” theologians who teach in Germany’s universities. Catholic Culture: “In a number of issues, the memorandum … Continue reading
The headline reads “Egyptian Christians Worry about Radical Islamic Takeover.” The worry is a legitimate one. Instability in the Arab world, caused by revolutions against western-backed strong men, could well empower fanatical Islamists. The downfall of our US-backed Persian strong … Continue reading
Zenit News: Ukrainian seminaries are having to turn away up to half of the young men seeking to become priests due to a lack of space. Coadjutor Bishop Jaroslav Pryriz of the Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych reported to Aid to the Church … Continue reading
Katrina Fernandez, scholar of the history of art, has written an illuminating article, well worth reading, on the importance of beauty in the house of God and the sanctuary of the home. Patheos: Beauty makes the soul soar and is … Continue reading
This one from The New American. Excerpt: Smells of a Smear But nowadays the SPLC has become infamous for its commando-aggressive, slick campaigns against mainstream Americans who support constitutional government, the Second Amendment, sound money, traditional marriage, and legal immigration. … Continue reading
CNA reports: Catholic health care workers are facing a worldwide erosion of spiritual and moral standards in their profession, according to the leader of a Vatican-affiliated organization for Catholic nurses. Read full report here.
Rorate Caeli has the post with one commenter listing all the parishes.
AsiaNews reports: Filipino bishops have announced a campaign of “civil disobedience” against the possible passage of the law on reproductive health. Yesterday, Msgr. Arturo Bastes bishop of Sorgoson said: “We, together with our priests are willing to go to jail, … Continue reading
Catholic Online: News of a massacre of two Christian Coptic families by Islamists just emerged from Upper Egypt with the return of the Internet connections after a week of Internet blackout by the Egyptian regime. The massacre took place on … Continue reading
Wittenburg: And all 144 of them signed their names to the protest. Catholic Culture reports: One third of the Catholic theology professors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have signed a declaration calling for women’s ordination and lamenting “traditionalism” in the … Continue reading
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