POZNAN, Poland, SEPT. 14, 2009 (Zenit.org).- As many as 50% of medicines sold in Africa could be fake, according to the president of the Vatican’s health care council. Full article here.
Category: News
Teen Girl 8 Months Pregnant Shot and Killed Waiting for Bus
Why? One can only assume that this horrible crime had to do with her intent to carry her baby to term. The killer and motive have not been discovered yet, so I am only assuming here. There has been a … Continue reading
Murderer of Pro-Life Activist Attempts Suicide
Correction concerning the news report of this crime which I posted last Friday: the other victim of James Pouillon, Mike Fuoss, was not killed for pro-life work but because of some dispute he had with the killer. LifeNews reports: Owosso, … Continue reading
Pope Addresses Newly Consecrated Bishops With Challenging Words
Included in his inspiring homily was this evocation: CWN: “The duty of the bishop is to promote and defend the faith, the Pontiff continued. He listed three characteristics of a good bishop: faithfulness, prudence, and goodness.” Read more here with … Continue reading
Stolen Relic of St. Anne and Monstrance Found in New Hampshire River
Worst of all, this sacrilegious vandalism, which occurred ten months ago, included the stealing of consecrated Hosts from the tabernacle. Union Leader. com: BERLIN – The prayers of the city’s Catholic parish offered 10 months ago after its church was … Continue reading
More Information on Slain Pro-Life Activist
Owosso, MI (LifeNews.com) — Jim Pouillon was known as the sign guy by resident of this otherwise sleepy local community 45 minutes northeast of Lansing, Michigan. But Pouillon was shot Friday morning as he did what he did best — … Continue reading
New Information on Flying China’s Flag at Capitol
Fox News: The White House on Friday dismissed as inaccurate reports from China that the administration will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic by flying the Chinese flag on the South Lawn. Read more here.
Two Pro-Life Workers Shot to Death in Michigan
This news is just coming in. CWN’s initial report is here.
Father McBrien Finds Eucharistic Adoration Useless for Educated People
Father McBrien just keeps marching on, treading new paths, looking for new frontiers so to expand his evolving theology. Of course I don’t read his column, but occasionally some traditional Catholic writer whom I do read takes him to task … Continue reading
Palestinian Nun to be Beatified
JERUSALEM (Zenit.org) – Holy Land Christians are rejoicing over the forthcoming beatification, the first to take place in their country, of Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, which is planned for Nov. 22 in Nazareth. Read more here.
Vatican Moves Against 41 Dissident Priests Who Backed Killing of Comatose
LifeSiteNews: 41 Catholic priests have been issued a formal warning by the Vatican for signing an open letter approving the removal of food and hydration of helpless patients like Eluana Englaro. Full story here.
China’s Communist Flag to be Hoisted at White House September 20
To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Communist takeover of China in 1949, the red five-star flag will fly over the South Lawn of the White House. The red color, the Reds admit, symbolizes the bloody revolution; the large star, … Continue reading
Archbishop Says New Law in Venezuela Will Enable State to Push Communist Ideology in Schools
CNA reports: The vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, warned this week that under the new law on education passed by the Chavez government, “just as occurs in the Cuban educational system, here schools will … Continue reading
Why Did the Outspoken Bishop Martino Retire When He Was Only Sixty-Three?
Phil Lawler of CWN has an interesting analysis. That’s the easy question. Bishop Joseph Martino was pushed into resignation at the age of 63. No intelligent observer can credit the official explanation: that Bishop Martino retired because of health problems. … Continue reading
Communion in the Hand, Priest Facing People — May be History
These are just a couple of innovations that may be changed back to the former rubrics in Pope Benedict’s plan to restore the sacred to the Western liturgy. There have been conflicting reports about these discussions at the Congregation … Continue reading
