Speaking of deacons, one blogger noted on Deacon Greg Kandra’s The Deacon’s Bench that the mining company for which the thirty-three men worked is called San Esteban (St. Stephen), the first martyr and a deacon. Too, Greg Hall, the engineer … Continue reading
Whispers in the Loggia’s Rocco Palmo: An auxiliary bishop of Chicago since 2003, Gustavo García-Siller has largely been a stealth figure on the wider scene, keeping a remarkably low profile while tending an 82-parish vicariate of the Windy City archdiocese, … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Violence against Christian girls is “unfortunately common” in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, according to Father Khalid Rashid Asi, vicar general of the Diocese of Faisalabad. Lubna Masih, 12, was going to a store to buy milk … Continue reading
LifeNews.com: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has apologized for a publishing a poem celebrating embryonic stem cell research that a pro-life legal group said was blasphemous. The institute is the agency funded by $3 billion in taxpayer funds, most … Continue reading
The Holy Father’s twenty minute address to the Mid East Synod gathered in Rome was unscripted and right from the heart. In particular he cited the greed of anonymous financial oligarchs who enslave men and who have a destructive power … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Liu Xiaobo, this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has been amply “rewarded” by his native China with imprisonment on political dissident charges. Now, his wife, Liu Xia has been put under house arrest. In a posting … Continue reading
MSNBC.com reports: Mario Gomez, 63, the oldest to be trapped underground and who suffers from silicosis, a lung disease common to miners. He hugged his wife, Lilian Ramirez, who fears he will return to mining, even after this ordeal, and … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: A US district judge in California has declared that the 1993 federal law on gays in the military– popularly known as the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy– is unconstitutional. Full report with link here.
My Fox New York: A healthy baby boy was born from an embryo frozen for almost 20 years in what was hailed Sunday as scientific breakthrough that could allow women to start families much later in life. Read more here.
Catholic Online: The Kober family in Buffalo, New York had an impressive painting on their wall that they nicknamed “The Mike.” Word had it that the painting, depicting Mary and Jesus was an original work by Michelangelo. A tennis ball … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Pope Benedict: “On October 11, 1962, forty-eight years ago, Pope John XXIII inaugurated Vatican Council II. Back then, October 11 was the feast of the Divine Maternity of Mary, and by this action, on this date, Pope John … Continue reading
Catholic Online: Acknowledging that American society is becoming increasingly diverse, public schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts will start to make it easier for Muslim students to honor their highest holy days. Cambridge will close schools for one Muslim holiday each year … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako of Khartoum survived an assassination attempt on October 10 while celebrating Mass, according to Sudan Catholic Radio. Read more here with link.
Catholic News Service: The Hong Kong Catholic Justice and Peace Commission was among human rights groups that campaigned for the release of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Members protested outside the Hong Kong office of China’s … Continue reading
Joe Hargrave has a fantastic little article, with no apologies, on Christopher Columbus, which is posted on the American Catholic website. Catholic historians used to rave about Columbus. They told what a brave sailor and explorer he was, and, above … Continue reading
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