LifeNews reports: This is what our new Solicitor General, Elena Kagan, wrote in a law review article in 1995: “It is an embarrassment that the President and Senate do not always insist, as a threshold requirement, that a nominee’s previous … Continue reading
LifeNews reports: President Barack Obama named pro-abortion Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court today to replace retiring pro-abortion Justice John Paul Stevens. Kagan, if confirmed by the Senate, would join the current 5-4 majority that has kept Roe … Continue reading
PANAJI, India (UCAN) — A Catholic priest in Goa, who saved his three young parishioners from drowning, died of a massive heart attack May 9 during the rescue in rough seas. Father Thomas Remedios Fernandes, 37, assistant parish priest of … Continue reading
Let’s hope this was a mishap and that the Knights will cancel this outrageous rental of a Catholic organization’s facilities. LifeJohn reports: NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire, a major Pro-Abortion group, are scheduled to hold a Choice Chocolate 2010 Celebrating Your … Continue reading
The last paragraph of this article mentions a meeting in Italy at Frascati of 48 members of the scientific community at which they discussed the Shroud and other images “not made by human hands,” such as Our Lady of Guadalupe … Continue reading
Bishop’s Mother’s Day Message Column for The St. Augustine Catholic
New York Magazine (mildly) critiqued the journalism of the Times for its anti-Vatican vendetta journalism. Because Cardinal Levada bashed the Times for its dishonest and malicious attacks on the Holy Father, the Times turned its cheeky ire on His Eminence, … Continue reading
LifeNews reports: Republican Leader John Boehner choked up last night as he received an award at a reception sponsored by Americans United for Life. Boehner received the 2010 Henry J. Hyde Defender of Life Award for standing up against government-funding … Continue reading
CNA reports: “Fatima is a particularly significant place for this Pope,” said Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi on Tuesday, noting that it was also a destination for two former Popes. The Holy Father has a thorough knowledge of the history … Continue reading
Professor José Raga of the Pontifical Academy of the Social Sciences hits the nail on the head with his critical analysis of the modern schools’ fixation on utilitarianism, rather than educating the whole person as a responsible member of society, … Continue reading
“In like manner these men also defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and blaspheme majesty” (Jude 8). The Hollywood Reporter says that Comedy Central is soon to produce a new show mocking Our Lord: Comedy Central might censor every image … Continue reading
Both my brothers went to Seton Hall College back in the late sixties. I also applied but was turned down on account of my low SAT score. The Hall was liberal then. One of my brothers quit divinity school because … Continue reading
CNA reports: The Pontifical Swiss Guard plans to swear-in 30 new recruits during a Thursday ceremony which will also commemorate the 147 guards who died in the Sack of Rome. More here.
Agenzia Fides: In a country paralysed by three days of general strikes, Christians pull out their “special weapon”: the Rosary beads. “We pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede that peace may prevail and bloodshed be avoided, that our … Continue reading
Catholic Online reports; The African nation of Niger faces starvation for at least half of its 13.5 million inhabitants. The United Nations World Food Program says it will double its assistance to victims of this year’s drought. Full story is … Continue reading
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