CWN reports: The Vatican has released the text of Caritatis in Veritate, the long-awaited social encyclical in which Pope Benedict XVI calls for “a profoundly new way of understanding business enterprise” and a global economic system that values the common … Continue reading
In his Making a Monkey Out of Darwin, the formidable Buchanan reviews a recent book by Eugene Windchy, The End of Darwinism: And How a Flawed and Disastrous Theory Was Stolen and Sold. You gotta give it to Pat; he’s … Continue reading
It would take too long to point out all that’s wrong with Laurie Goodstein’s New York Times piece, “U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny,” so I’ll cut to the chase. The last sentence of the article reads: But the investigation of … Continue reading
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — In a new editorial column appearing in the Washington Times, Charmaine Yoest, the president of Americans United for Life, makes the case that Sonia Sotomayor is worse on abortion than David Souter, the Supreme Court justice … Continue reading
LIfesite news reports: Pro-Life Groups in Wichita, Kansas face Death Threats Following George Tiller Shooting Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) — Three pro-life organizations based in Wichita, Kansas have received death threats in the weeks following the shooting death of late-term abortion … Continue reading
Wichita, Kan., Jun 24, 2009 / 07:15 am (CNA).- The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is preparing to investigate an alleged miracle in Wichita, Kansas, where doctors are baffled by the unexplained recovery of a young man who had … Continue reading
Just after I posted an appreciation of the recent USCCB document clarifying the Church’s teaching on her mission and the Jewish People, I checked my familiar news sources to catch up on what’s going on. Coincidentally, I discovered that “ADL … Continue reading
In the pages of the Boston Globe, Mordechay Lewy, the Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See, defends both Pope Pius XII and Pope Benedict XVI. Catholic World News reports: Israeli Vatican ambassador defends Pope Benedict, says Pius XII not ‘Hitler’s … Continue reading
It looks as if the people have spoken, and they are not so much in favor of counterfeit marriage. Poll: Support For Gay Marriage Dips – Political Hotsheet – CBS News.
“Priests ought never to be resigned to empty confessionals or the apparent indifference of the faithful to this sacrament. In France, at the time of the Cure of Ars, confession was no more easy or frequent than in our own … Continue reading
CWN reports: Amid controversy over scheduled priestly ordinations in Germany, Bishop Bernard Tissier De Mallerais of the Society of St. Pius X is quietly ordaining 13 priests on June 19 in Minnesota. Bishop Bernard Fellay, the society’s superior general, will … Continue reading
CNA reports: Front Royal, Va., Jun 17, 2009 / 11:04 pm (CNA).- Pro-life leader Fr. Thomas J. Euteneur has criticized a United Nations council’s proposal for early childhood “comprehensive sexuality education” as an imposition of “hedonistic values” and a violation … Continue reading
CWN reports: The Vatican has warned against the ordination of new preists for the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), saying that the ordinations scheduled later this month would be “illegitimate.” A Vatican statement released on June 17 quoted … Continue reading
They were hoping to have their Holloween Witches Ball in a church hall. You know, in the spirit of ecumenism. I had thought these spellcasters preferred the forest for their dances and “Mother Earth” for a dance floor. Boy am … Continue reading
ROME, JUNE 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- New evidence published today by the newspaper of the Italian bishops gives more credence to the belief that Adolf Hitler had planned to either kidnap or kill Pope Pius XII. Full article here.
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