There were five ordinations in Orissa, the very province where Hindu terrorists were hunting down Christians, killing them, and burning their churches, convents, farms, and schools two years ago. Catholic Online reports: According to Fr Ajaya Sabhasundar, the five seminarians’ … Continue reading
New York Daily News.com: The new governor began his second day in office at 9 a.m. Mass at Albany’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where he was urged to move forward with a sense of “evangelical daring” in his work … Continue reading
What kind of a hellhole is this place of slaughter? The demons of death incite the mad men daily. This poor woman (I do not know about her family) was alone when she was killed yesterday. She was interviewed by … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, has joined the mourners paying tributes to Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province who was assassinated today for his opposition to the Islamic blasphemy law. … Continue reading
Chiesa: He had been brought in to the Vatican assembly in the capacity of personal expert of the archbishop of Bologna [Giacomo Lercaro]. On September 12, 1963, the new pope, Paul VI, communicated his decision to designate four “moderators,” in … Continue reading
Did you know that? Actually, the oldest trees in the world would be in the Garden of Eden, which is hidden from men by angels. Catholic Online: In the White Mountains of East California, a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, dubbed … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Bishop Joseph Pepe of Las Vegas and retired Bishop Philip Straling of Reno concelebrated a special Mass preceding the on January 3 inauguration of Brian Sandoval, a pro-abortion Catholic, as governor. During his homily, Bishop Pepe advised Sandoval … Continue reading
No wonder the pope is deploring the lack of protection for Christians in Mid-East. This is now the second time that security forces have failed in Moslem countries and left large crowds of Christian unprotected at a holy day Mass. … Continue reading
Green Bay Pressgazette. com: Since the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay announced Dec. 8 that Our Lady of Good Help had been officially sanctioned as a place where the Virgin Mary appeared in the 19th century, the shrine has received … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Coptic Orthodox Christians clashed with police in Alexandria following a January 1 church bombing that left 21 dead. Egyptian religious and civil authorities decried the violence. Although he condemned the bombing, Egypt’s leading Muslim leader blasted Pope Benedict … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Three former bishops of the Church of England– John Broadhurst, Andrew Burnham and Keith Newton– were received into the Catholic Church at Westminster Cathedral on January 1 during a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Alan Hopes. More on … Continue reading
Inside Catholic’s Zoe Romanowski: The Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI), a pro-life outreach to members of democratically-elected legislatures, reports that Lord Nicholas Windsor has described abortion as “the single most grievous moral deficit in contemporary life.” Read more here.
Catholic Culture: In a new wave of violence against Iraqi Christians, 14 bombs were placed at the homes of Christians in Baghdad on December 30. Ten of the bombs went off, causing two deaths. Ten Christians were wounded in the … Continue reading
As usual Monsignor Pope brings up some excellent matter for Catholic reflection. Ours is an Incarnational religion. This was a major theme of all of Father Feeney’s preaching and teaching and Msgr. Pope beautifully expounds upon this truth, so necessary … Continue reading
Catholic Online interview: “Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life,” the A-list actor tells me firmly when we meet for tea in a posh hotel near his home in Beverly Hills. “The first thing I do … Continue reading
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