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
The saintly Ukrainian Archbishop, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, is the subject of much recent study in Ukraine. Scholars are uncovering evidence that challenges and refutes long-held stereotypes of the Metropolitan, stereotypes emanating from interested Polish, Soviet, and even Ukrainian parties. Natalia … Continue reading
Two days before Brother André Marie penned his The Persecution of the Church in Iraq: We Were Warned, Christopher Ferrara posted The Church is Chastised in Iraq, Courtesy of the United States of America. Let us take this opportunity to … Continue reading
Chiesa’s Sandro Magister: “Learn from Saint Francis.” He really knew what true liturgical reform is, writes Benedict XVI in a message that is a severe rebuke to the Italian Catholic hierarchy. Where, in the liturgical field, Ratzinger’s opponents continue to … Continue reading
CNA/EWTN News: Doctors said Joseph Nguyen was dead. His heart rate was dropping beyond recovery, and all brain activity was gone. But while they wrote his death certificate, Joseph’s parents were asking an old family friend for help: a Vietnamese … Continue reading
This is a clip from his interview with Jihad Watch: As a Christian, and especially as a Middle-Eastern Christian– and this is the unanimous opinion of the Middle-Eastern Christians, Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants– I see that the concept of the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: A senior Iranian religious leader told Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran on November 11 that he expects Pope Benedict to consider the Qur’an as holy as the Gospels and to condemn US actions in the region. Cardinal Tauran is … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: The research of Ukrainian historians has led to renewed interest in the Servant of God Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky (1865-1944), who led the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for over four decades and saved the lives of Jews … Continue reading
LifeNews reports: New documents uncovered about the Planned Parenthood Federation of America reveal the president of the national abortion business makes almost $400,000 annually in combined salary and benefits. More on this here.
Rorate Caeli: In an act that has been almost completely ignored by the press and even the blogosphere (whether secular or religious) outside of Spain, the Spanish government decided on November 3 to ban the entry into the Benedictine-run Basilica … Continue reading
New York Times: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York on Tuesday proposed closing 31 elementary schools and a high school next year in what church officials said was the largest school system reorganization in its history. Read more here.
Pat Buchanan hits the nail on the head. The recent murders of Christian Iraqis by fanatical Islamists are part of a reaction that was clearly foreseen by a few sane, rational, and informed voices before we foolishly invaded the nation … Continue reading
What is the secret of Senomyx? Movie buffs old enough will find that question eerily reminiscent of the teaser from the 1973 dystopian sci-fi thriller, Soylent Green. That film was set in 2022, but here it is 2010 and we … Continue reading
A top Vatican official met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Teheran and gave him a letter from Pope Benedict XVI, a Vatican spokesman said. Read more here.
Taki Magazine:Pat Buchanan: “The Murderers of Christianity” Sunday, on the eve of All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, 2010, the faithful gathered at the Assyrian Catholic Church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad. As Father Wassim Sabih finished the mass, … Continue reading
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