Agenzia Fides: A small village on Silk Road, inhabited by 660 people, of whom 400 are Catholic (about 130 families), has given 14 vocations to the Church in recent years: 7 priests, 1 deacon, 3 religious sisters, 2 major seminarians … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: As Pakistani Christians prayed and fasted for peace, some 40,000 Islamic militants took to the streets of Lahore on January 30 to protest against changes to the nation’s blasphemy law and against Pope Benedict. Protestors beat Pope … Continue reading
If I ever get to Rome, this is a place I’d love to visit after a good number of churches. Elizabeth Lev takes us into a world of history and culture as she explores the latest public offering of the … Continue reading
Midwest Conservative Journal: Each year, St. Paul’s College, a Roman Catholic institution for Paulist seminarians in Washington, DC, hosts what it calls the Hecker Lecture. This year’s speaker was the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Organization, the Most Rev. Katharine … Continue reading
If you hear any politician use the phrase “freedom of worship” (President Obama and Hilary Clinton are pointedly using it) understand that what this means is no freedom of religion outside church walls. The attack on Christianity in the West … Continue reading
It’s astounding that forty hateful bigots, with nothing better to do, have exerted enough pressure on a Spanish University to cause the chaplain to discontinue offering Mass there for the students and faculty. What wimps have we now in the … Continue reading
Michael Coren has a worthwhile article on the Catholic Online website. He quotes Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, saying that “we do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population ‘because it … Continue reading
In a surprisingly early release from the Holy Father of his message for the October 23 celebration of World Mission Sunday, the words are a call for all the faithful to accept the mandate of Christ to teach the Faith … Continue reading
I just posted a link to an article last week on this subject by Father Bill Kneemiller, which was published in the Davenport, Iowa, diocesan newspaper. Yoga is what opened the door for him to demonic eastern new age meditation. … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Despite the diverse situations that form the background of these events, Cardinal Bagnasco reflected, the “the Middle East is certainly the region with the highest tension; there, Christianophobia, which is the most current version of religious intolerance, is … Continue reading
A small victory of the anti-PC forces. An academic at Michigan State University makes statements critical of Islam and gets away with it when the hue and cry is raised against him. For now, anyway, one can openly criticize Islam … Continue reading
CNA reports: Hundreds of thousands of people packed the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24 to show their support for the human rights of the unborn at the annual March for Life. Full report is here.
Catholic Culture reports: Bishop John Barres of Allentown (Pennsylvania) has formed a historical commission to jumpstart the stalled beatification cause of Father Walter Ciszek (1904-84), the American Jesuit who spent decades in Russian prison camps and later wrote With God … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Some 5,200 Britons convert to Islam each year, and 62% are women, according to a survey commissioned by Faith Matters. More on this here with links.
LifeNews: More than 50,00 pro-life people — the largest crowd ever — participated in the Walk for Life West Coast on Saturday to solemnly mark 38 years of unlimited abortions under Roe v.Wade. The event has quickly become the major … Continue reading
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