CNS reports: Pope Benedict XVI received a cake on his 83rd birthday from the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, which also presented him with a list of the projects they have funded in his name this year. Read more here.
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Interview With Study Director on Cardinal Bertone’s Political Incorrectness
Zenit News reports: Numbers might not be politically correct, but they shouldn’t offend anyone, according to an author who says the current discourse on pedophile priests is a typical example of a “moral panic.” Massimo Introvigne, director of the Center … Continue reading
Eugenics? Horrific Abortion Case in Florida Shows It’s Already Here
Jennifer Hartline of Catholic Online: By injecting deadly chemicals directly into the baby’s heart, Dr. Kachinas did as they asked and killed the baby. Problem was, he killed the wrong baby. A week later, the woman had another ultrasound and … Continue reading
Play on Great Catholic Coach Lombardi Coming to Broadway
Catholic Online reports: Vince Lombardi’s life was profoundly shaped by his deep Catholic faith; his life is now the subject of a Broadway play.Lombardi was the eldest of five children born to a Catholic family in Brooklyn, New York. As … Continue reading
Cardinal George Gives Lifetime Acheivement to Controversial Priest
Diogenes reports: The ink was barely dry on the Lifetime Achievement Award that Cardinal George presented to Father Michael Pfleger, when the notorious Chicago priest was at in the news again– this time, for a Sunday sermon in which he … Continue reading
Vatican Press Spokesman Reports to Secretary of State Not to the Pope
Catholic Culture reports: The director of the Vatican press office– often identified in the media as a spokesman for the Pope– actually takes his directions from the Secretariat of State, a BBC story reveals. More here with links.
The Attacks on the Church and Our Sins Are Our Call to Penance, Says Pope Benedict
Catholic Culture reports: Now, under the attacks of the world, which speak to us of our sins, we see that to be able to do penance is a grace – and we see how necessary it is to do penance, … Continue reading
Pope Stresses Centrality of the Eucharist, the True Presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament
Here is a clip from the Holy Father’s address today to the Brazilian bishops in Rome for their ad limina visit: Addressing how people should participate in the liturgy, Pope Benedict said that a Christian’s “primary attitude” during the liturgical … Continue reading
Maine’s “Catholic” Governor and First Lady Defy Church in Support of Anti-Life/Anti-Family
Catholic Culture reports: Three weeks after the Diocese of Portland withdrew it support of Preble Street’s Homeless Voices for Justice because of the group’s support for same-sex marriage, Governor John Baldacci– a Catholic who supports abortion and homosexual marriage– served … Continue reading
Moslem Terrorists Bomb Cathedral, Terrorize Isabela City in Philippines, Several Dead
CNA reports: Abu Sayyaf militants conducted a bombing assault on Isabela City in the Philippines on Tuesday morning, killing several people and severely damaging the Cathedral of St. Isabel. The local bishop said the cathedral was “totally” damaged. Read more … Continue reading
250,000 Iraqi Christian Refugees Suffer and Wait in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon
Catholic News Service: “About 150 Iraqi Christian refugees gathered with excitement outside the Melkite Catholic compound in Damascus. Many of the women were dressed in black, a sign of mourning for a husband or family member lost to violence in … Continue reading
Lawyers for Brit Atheists Preparing Brief in Hopes to Have Pope Arrested in England
CNA reports: Dismissing an atheist campaign to arrest Pope Benedict XVI as “a stunt to get public attention,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Frederico Lombardi has said the Pope’s September visit to Britain will go forward. One campaign leader has in the … Continue reading
Pro-Life Leaders Praise Poland’s President for His Staunch Support of Life, Family, Morality
Janice Shaw Crouse, of Concerned Women of America, said, “President Kaczynski was an outstanding leader for pro-life, pro- marriage, and pro-family issues in Europe.” LifeNews reports: President Lech Kaczynski of Poland died when the airplane carrying him and other top … Continue reading
Milquetoasts and Radical Anti-Family Advocate to Address Graduates at Jesuit SFU
California Catholic News: On May 21-22, the 2010 commencement exercises at the Jesuit University of San Francisco will take place, and, in keeping with a pattern that has developed over the years, the university has invited controversial speakers to address … Continue reading
Hoodlums Deface Outer Walls of Boyhood Home of Pope With Obscenities
Catholic Culture reports: Vandals had painted obscene slogans on the outer walls of the house where Pope Benedict XVI lived as a child. A police spokesman said that it was fair to assume that the damage to the home in … Continue reading