While thousands of Moslems in Egypt were risking death as human shields to protect Coptic churches at Christmas, Pakistani Moslems rallied in support of the murderer of governor who objected to death sentence against Christian mother, Asia Bibi. Catholic Online: … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Addressing representatives from bishops’ conferences in Europe and North America who were making an annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem lamented the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. Read more here … Continue reading
EWTN reports: A Manila procession of the life-sized wooden statue of the Black Nazarene drew about seven million Filipinos on Jan. 9, a higher turnout than last year. Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales of Manila explained how participants identify their daily … Continue reading
Less than three weeks after the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts began a campaign to disinvite him, WRKO talk show host Howie Carr has withdrawn as the keynote speaker at the Annual Assembly for Life. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which … Continue reading
And New Year’s fireworks account for only one of these episodes. Catholic Online: Scientists are investigating why two million fish washed up dead in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. “Natural causes appear to be the reason,” the Maryland Department of the Environment … Continue reading
Catholic Online: “But now I met Christians for whom following Christ wasn’t always comfortable (picture standing on a freezing sidewalk in front of an abortion clinic while people call you a fanatic or worse). Following Christ meant a radical reconfiguration … Continue reading
Catholic Online: “She has always been my best friend,” he said. “When I was a kid, she would take me down to Radio City Music Hall on the subway. I’m just glad that she is still around. I prayed that … Continue reading
CNA reports: Each morning, the young people go door-to-door visiting families and sharing the Gospel, explain organizers of the mission. In the afternoon, the students participate in the “social mission” by visiting hospitals, prisons, orphanages and retirement homes. More about … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Writing in Al-Ahram– a government-owned newspaper that is Egypt’s most popular– Hani Shukrallah lamented the transformation of Egyptian society from a nation tolerant of Christians to an increasingly bigoted one in which a church bombing can take … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Vietnamese police attacked Christian Marchant, a US diplomat in Hanoi, as he was speaking with Father Nguyen Van Ly, a pro-democracy activist who was recently released from prison. There were hundreds of witnesses to the attack. More here … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: If farmers in Africa had greater access to fertile, arable land safe from armed conflict and pollutants, they would not need genetically modified crops to produce food, said the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and … Continue reading
The president of the Spanish soccer association, Angel Maria Villar, and the coach of Spain’s national team, Vicente del Bosque, dedicated the country’s World Cup trophy to St. James the Apostle on Dec. 27. The Spanish soccer team won the … Continue reading
The Remnant published an article by Rev. Fr. James H. Doran, FSSPX and Mr. Nicholas A. Chapello on the sad state of things in Iraq. Read Shock and Awe: Marriage and Martyrdom for Iraqi Catholics to get an idea of … Continue reading
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
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