Cut to the chase: It’s a pack of lies. In what is perhaps the worst Vatican PR nightmare since the Williamson Affair — now back in the news with a vengeance — the world’s media are abuzz with prurient headlines … Continue reading
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Head of China’s Catholic Patriotic Assoc Unconcerned Over Vatican’s Warning Against Illicit Consecration
AsiaNews: The vice-president of the Patriotic Association, Liu Bainain confirmed to the media that the ordination of Fr Joseph Guo Jincai as Bishop of Chengde (Hebei) will take place tomorrow November 20. The ordination of the 42-year old priest, the … Continue reading
Iraqi President Opposes Death Penalty for Tariq Aziz, a Catholic Who Served in Saddam Hussein’s Cabinet
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says he won’t sign off on a death penalty sentence against Tariq Aziz, seen by many as the international face of Saddam Hussein’s government. Read more here.
Two Chinese Catholic Bishops Being “Educated” to Join in the Illicit Consecration of Schismatic Priest
Catholic Culture: Priests in Hebei reported to UCANews that two bishops– Bishop Peter Fen Xinmao of Jingxian and Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian—have been taken to an undisclosed location by local government officials. The priests fear that the bishops are … Continue reading
Chinese Government May Soon Order Assembly of All Catholic Bishops
Asia News: Rumours are increasing that “by the end of the year”, and perhaps even by the end of November, the Beijing government will order the eighth meeting of the representatives of Chinese Catholics take place, a meeting that has … Continue reading
Contraceptives: Polluting Women’s Bodies and the Environment
[Article by Cristina Alarcon, originally published on Mercator.net, republished under the terms of a Creative Commons license.] There is a huge effort today to protect the physical environment from the unintended effects of human activity. We have international agreements and … Continue reading
Pro-Abortion Advocates Admit They Reject Reason and Science, It’s All About Opinion
This is a very powerful article that needs to be disseminated among those fighting the pro-life cause for the preborn. It could be a tool for waking up those who run away from the issue because of guilt or because … Continue reading
Archbishop Timothy Dolan of NY Elected to Head USCCB
Catholic Online reports: In a surprising and historic turn of events, the Bishops of the United States, gathered in Baltimore, Maryland for their annual meeting, broke with the “custom” of the past, of electing the seated Vice president to succeed Francis … Continue reading
Only One Military Chaplain for Every 230,000 Catholic Servicemen
CNA reports: Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio told bishops at their annual gathering in Baltimore that the U.S. military is facing an alarming shortage of priests that is increasingly leading Catholic servicemen to seek help from Protestant pastors. Read more here.
The Flight of Iraqi Christian Refugees and Problems Getting Asylum
Time.com: With numerous attacks against Iraq’s Christians in recent weeks — including a Halloween day massacre in a Baghdad church, which left 52 dead — the country’s religious minority fears for its survival within the boundaries of the Middle Eastern … Continue reading
President Congratulates Moslems on Their Festival Honoring Abraham and Ishmael, Not Isaac
President Barack Obama has offered greetings to Muslims worldwide on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, a festival that commemorates Abraham’s willingness (according to the Qur’an) to sacrifice his son Ishmael to Allah. The Old Testament, on the other hand, recounts Abraham’s … Continue reading
Apostolic Nuncio Urges US Bishops to “Evangelize”
Catholic Culture: Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, urged the bishops assembled at the fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to evangelize. Read more here.
Cardinal George Tells US Bishops More Details About the Terrorist Attack in Iraq’s Catholic Cathedral
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Francis George, speaking at the fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, told those assembled that the two priests slain in the Syrian Catholic cathedral on October 31 were killed while offering Mass and … Continue reading
In Support of Catholic Culture’s Drive for the Cause of Chicago’s Modern-Day Martyr
Phil Lawler writes: Tomorrow, November 13, marks the 8th anniversary of the brutal killing of Mary Stachowicz. Three years ago I suggested that the Chicago archdiocese should open a cause for her beatification. Bishop Thomas Paprocki, who knew her personally, … Continue reading
50 Anglican Clergy and Hundreds of Laity to Join Five Bishops in Entering the Church
The Telegraph: Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, will reveal on Friday the Vatican’s plans to welcome the departing priests – including five bishops – who are expected to be received into the … Continue reading
