The murder of pre-born babies is just another “issue” for ND President. Catholic Culture reports: University of Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins has issued a statement defending the university’s decision to invite President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement … Continue reading
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Local Bishop Declines Invitation Attend Notre Dame Commencement
South Bend, IN (LifeNews.com) — Bishop John M. D’Arcy who oversees the part of Indiana that includes the University of Notre Dame says he will not attend the Catholic college’s commencement because it invited pro-abortion President Barack Obama. The president … Continue reading
More Coverage of Foolish Row over Pope’s anti-Prophylactic Remarks
Drew Zahn has written a good piece on the controversy for World Net Daily : Guess who says pope was right about condoms, AIDS. Here is a brief excerpt: Dr. Edward C. Green, director of the AIDS Prevention Research Project … Continue reading
The Nannie State Profiles Pro-lifers and Ron Paul Supporters as Possible Terrorists
According to a new report by a government information collection agency, “militia members” could include pro-lifers, Ron Paul supporters, libertarians, and other law-abiding Americans. The liberal ACLU is crying foul, and so are conservatives. Fox News reports:
Cardinal Pell of Australia Hopes That Ad Orientem Be Made Mandatory
For the Canon, at least, the cardinal said in an interview that the priest should not face the people. The faithful at Mass should all be facing the altar where the holy sacrifice is taking place. Some interesting remarks. Read … Continue reading
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg: Noble, Royal Victim of ‘Progress’
We reported earlier on the supposed “constitutional crisis” that occasioned progressivists in Luxembourg to call for the removal of Grand Duke Henri’s powers as that nation’s monarch. Writing for The Remnant, Brian McCall tells us that the liberals had their … Continue reading
Catholic Notre Dame University to Give Obama Honorary Degree on May 17, Against USCCB Policy
By Kathleen Gilbert NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 20, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – White House Secretary Robert Gibbs stated today that President Obama will give the commencement address at Notre Dame University this year. The school confirmed the announcement, stating on its … Continue reading
Harvard AIDS Expert Says Best Evidence Supports Pope About Condom Proliferation
(LifeSiteNews.com) – Edward C. Green, director of the AIDS Prevention Research Project at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, has said that the evidence confirms that the Pope is correct in his assessment that condom distribution exacerbates the … Continue reading
Three to Ten Years for Saying God Will Punish You
Yes, this is in America, not China. CNA reports: Benton Harbor, Mich., Mar 20, 2009 / 08:52 am (CNA).- The Washington D.C.-based Becket Fund, a nonpartisan interfaith public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions, … Continue reading
The Truth is Knowable and the Church Must Proclaim It
The following is an excellent article by Bishop Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin wherein he stresses that the Church is in the business of proclaiming the truth, no matter what, or how widespread, current opinions are arrayed against it. The Church … Continue reading
Opponents of Natural Law Furious Over Pope’s Condemnation of Condom Use
As expected, when the Holy Father gave the only morally right solution to the AIDS pandemic in Africa, health ministers across Europe painted him as a dangerously doctrinaire. Catholic Culture reports with numerous media site links here.
Two Redemptorist Priests Murdered in Colombia
They were running a school for the indigenous poor near the border with Venezuela. No motive has yet been ascertained, but the suspicion is that it may have been the drug lords sending a warning to the Church to stay … Continue reading
Pope Exhorts Priests to Model Thier Spiritual Fatherhood After Saint Joseph
Yaounde, Cameroon, Mar 18, 2009 / 06:45 pm (CNA).- Before a crowd of bishops, laity and leaders of other Christian faiths, Benedict XVI spoke on Wednesday evening at the Marie Reine des Apôtres Basilica, where he reminded the faithful to … Continue reading
Obama Administration Sends $50 Million of Taxpayer Money to UN Population Fund
This UN fund contributes to China’s forced abortion and sterilization programs. Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The American economy is in turmoil but the Obama administration sent a $50 million check yesterday to the United Nations Population Fund. That’s the pro-abortion … Continue reading
“I Come to You as Pastor” Pope Tells All Africans
In his first stop at Cameroon the Holy Father stressed that the Catholic Church is the “best hope” for Africa. The Holy Father stressed that “in the face of suffering or violence, poverty or hunger, corruption or abuse of power, a … Continue reading