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
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
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
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
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
CNA reports: Results of radiocarbon dating carried out by three laboratories in 1988 which placed the origins of the Shroud in the 13th or 14th century cannot be considered as “conclusive,” according to the Italian Society of Statistics (SIS). A … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said at a news conference in Chile that homosexuality, and not the discipline of clerical celibacy, has been linked to the clerical abuse crisis. Read more here.
LifeNews reports: Rhode Island Bishop Thoms Tobin is earning prise from pro-life advocates for removing his hospital from membership in the Catholic Health Association because of CHA’s active support for the pro-abortion health care bill. Read more here.
Very interesting interview by Yves Chiron, Editor of Aletheia, Letters of Religious Information, with renowned Roman theologian, last of the great Thomists, and critic of Vatican II. Rorate Caeli has it here. The Ecumenical Vatican Council II: A Much Needed … Continue reading
This is the latest in Israel’s efforts to depopulate the occupied West Bank of its native population of Palestinians. It could escalate into a mass deportation if the order goes into effect. Haaretz reports: A new military order aimed at … Continue reading
What a horribly sad day for Poland, Polish people everywhere, Europe, and the Church. MSNBC reports: The body of President Lech Kaczynski was returned to Poland on Sunday, where it was greeted by grieving dignitaries and thousands of Poles lining … Continue reading
CNA reports: Saturday morning saw the first visitors enter the Cathedral of Turin, taking advantage of a rare opportunity to view the ancient relic at its first exposition in close to a decade. The Holy Father welcomed the exposition as … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: A UN judge has suggested that Pope Benedict XVI should be tried before the International Criminal Court for “crimes against humanity.” Geoffrey Robinson, who served on a UN judicial panel, recommended that authorities in the United Kingdom … Continue reading
It might not be headline news, but this is the kind of spirit that gives hope for Spain. It’s Catholic action. And the words of her letter are well chosen and hit the mark center on. CNA reports: In a … Continue reading
In the pages of the Jerusalem Post comes an editorial on the journalistic pseudo-inquisition launched against the Holy Father. Former New York City mayor, Ed Koch, makes some points that deserve wide circulation: The primary explanation for the abuse that … Continue reading
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