With the pervasiveness of evil all around us and the collapse of Catholic culture in the West it expands the heart with joy to read about the virility of the Faith in lands where Catholics are a small minority as … Continue reading
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Vietnam Hero Father Capodanno to Be Honored With Mass at National Shrine
Reading ab0ut this fearless Maryknoll Navy chaplain fills one with astonishment. The servant of God was awarded posthumously the Purple Heart for giving his life to protect a wounded Marine. CNA reports: Servant of God Fr. Vincent Capodanno, a U.S. … Continue reading
Spain’s Justice Minister Threatens Doctors Who Will Not Do Abortions
CNA reports: The Collegial Medical Organization and various pro-life groups in Spain have strongly rejected statements by the country’s Minister of Justice, Francisco Caamano, who said Thursday that “there is no room for conscientious objection” when it comes to abortion. … Continue reading
Catholic Convert World’s Oldest Pupil Dies in Kenya
He went to grade school in order to learn to read so he could read the Bible. CNA reports: The Kenyan man named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest pupil, who enrolled in classes to … Continue reading
Woman Can’t Prosecute Man Responsible for Death of Unborn Twins in Auto Accident
Diogenes comments for CWN’s Off the Record: A Vermont woman named Patricia Blair has suffered a tragedy: Her unborn twins were killed in an auto accident. Blair– who survived, obviously– thinks that the driver who caused the accident should be … Continue reading
Reported Miracle from the “Lily of the Mohawks” May Lead to Canonization
CWN reports: The Vatican has received a dossier on a reported miracle that could lead to the canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the Canwest News Service reports. Msgr. Paul Lenz, an official involved in the cause for canonization of the … Continue reading
Minnesota Archdiocese Warns Faithful About Faux “Catholic Reform” Synod
CWN reports: “The Archdiocese wishes to lovingly caution those members of the faithful participating in the ‘work/study groups’ and intending to attend the synod of the potential that the issues on which CCCR will seek reform are magisterial teachings of … Continue reading
Catholic Playwright Provides Inspiring Plays About Catholic Heroes and Saints
Cathal Gallagher is so right. In this CNA interview he cites a Hollywood producer who bragged that movies have more influence on kids than parents do. “I would go further,” he said, “We have lost our youth to entertainment. They … Continue reading
Courageous Priest Labors in the Eye of Drug Cartel Territory
CWN: The Washington Post has published an article that focuses on one priest’s ministry in the Mexican state of Michoacan, “where all forms of traditional authority– city hall, the military, police and even the Catholic Church– have been unable to … Continue reading
Bishop Cordileone of Oakland the Force Behind Proposition 8
Here is one courageous bishop, a crusader for Catholic morals. An Easy Bay newspaper has a “sneering” article aimed at publicizing the man for the work he has done in frustrating the same-sex “marriage” effort in California. First he is … Continue reading
Conference of Women Religious Invites Pro-Abortion Cokie Roberts as Keynote Speaker
You can’t get more pro-abortion than Cokie Roberts. She finds it “offensive” that anyone should oppose a woman who wants to kill her baby not only in the womb, but while being induced out of the womb. And she will … Continue reading
Hundreds of Thousands of Catholics Continue Peaceful Protests in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam, Aug 10, 2009 / 08:13 pm (CNA).- Despite a widely circulated threat of an imminent government crackdown, hundreds of thousands of Catholics from the Diocese of Vinh held massive protests on Saturday night. They demanded the immediate release … Continue reading
Italian High Court Legally Equates Marriage With Co-Habitation
CWN reports: Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, has come to the defense of the traditional family after Italy’s highest court ruled that there is “no substantial legal difference between a family founded on marriage … Continue reading
The Southern Poverty Law Center, A Danger To America
Americans for Legal Immigration have compared the Southern Poverty Law Center to Hitler and Stalin. While the SPLC’s modus operandi appears to be more … let’s call it “capitalist” … than their German and Russian counterparts, those who have dealt … Continue reading
Employment Commission Trying to Force Belmont Abbey College to Provide Contraception Coverage
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The Obama administration has ruled that a small Catholic college must provide coverage for contraception in its insurance plans for employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that Belmont Abbey College must provide the coverage, … Continue reading
