New Orleans, Mar 8, 2008 / 03:25 am (CNA).- Senator John McCain made efforts on Friday to do more than just distance himself from the anti-Catholic teachings of John Hagee by repudiating any comments made by the well known televangelist. … Continue reading
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Interfaith Leaders: Jewish groups may be overreacting to Catholic prayer
NEW YORK (RACHEL ZOLL – Associated Press, Thursday, March 6, 2008 11:56 PM PST) —- The Anti-Defamation League was “deeply troubled” by the prayer. Conservative Jewish rabbis said they were “dismayed and deeply disturbed” by its language. But some veteran … Continue reading
McManus: Policing the World Not the Job of Our Nation’s Military
U.S. naval vessels fired missiles into Somalia on March 2 in a strike aimed at a Kenyan man wanted as the suspected perpetrator of attacks on a Kenyan hotel and an Israeli airliner in 2002. Is this the proper use … Continue reading
Rehabilitating Luther? Lawler Mauls the London Times over Inaccurate Sensationalism
Mr. Lawler’s comments reflect my own thoughts. When I first read this story yesterday, I emailed a friend: “Prediction: The Pope will NOT say that Luther ‘was not a heretic.’” And you can bank on that or my name isn’t … Continue reading
California: Major Assault on Home Schooling
Parental rights assaulted. Go here for the story in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Homeschoolers’ setback in appeals court ruling.” Sign the petition of the Home School Legal Defense Association.
“They Want to Kill Us All Slowly”
Asia News posts an interview here with a Catholic priest in Gaza. The plight of these poor people is horrific. They need our prayers desperately.
Daggers Not Allowed
One would think in the spirit of ecumenism, an honored invitee would not bring a dagger to the table of dialogue. Think again.
McCain Attacked Bush in 2000 Over Anti-Catholic Endorsement
A strange wrinkle in the Hagee-endorsement controversy.
Cardinal Varela, a Conservative, Elected Head of Spain’s Episcopal Conference
(EuroNews) He is known for his staunch opposition to social reforms pioneered by Spanish leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. And now, just days before the country goes to the polls, Madrid’s Cardinal Archbishop has been elected head of the Roman … Continue reading
Father Alfred Kunz Remembered
From the Capital Times: The Rev. Alfred Kunz was a unique priest, Monsignor Delbert Schmelzer told about 100 people assembled for Mass at Holy Redeemer Church in downtown Madison Tuesday night to remember Kunz, 10 years to the day he … Continue reading
Making Government Indoctrination Compulsory
A California court has ruled that a homeschooling family must send their children to school, saying, “We find no reason to strike down the Legislature’s evaluation of what constitutes an adequate education scheme sufficient to promote the ‘general diffusion of … Continue reading
Caritas Calls for End to Gaza Violence
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 5, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Caritas Internationalis has called for an end to the spate of military attacks and killings in Gaza that have left 118 Palestinians killed and more than 300 injured in just six days. Three Israelis … Continue reading
Russian Orthodox spokesman counsels against ecumenical prayer
Moscow, Mar. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) – A leading spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church has recommended against ecumenical prayer initiatives, the AsiaNews service reports. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, the deputy director of external affairs for the Moscow patriarchate, tossed cold water … Continue reading
Obama’s Sermon on the Mount citation inaccurate, say religious leaders
Washington DC, Mar 6, 2008 / 05:09 am (CNA).- Democrat presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama in a speech before a Hocking College crowd on Sunday claimed that the Sermon on the Mount justifies his support for legal recognition of same-sex … Continue reading
Video: Bishop Athanasius Schneider on Communion in the Hand
“As a bishop I cannot be silent”. The auxiliary bishop of Karaganda in Kazakhstan has spoken with Gloria.TV about his new book “Dominus est” in which he sharply criticises the practice of communion in the hand.