Category: News

And she’s “studied” the issue of abortion “for a long time.”  That’s how she answered Tom Brokaw’s question last week on Meet the Press.

Denver, Aug 25, 2008 / 11:51 pm (CNA).- Tim Gill, a billionaire from Colorado who has funded homosexual activism throughout the United States, spoke at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Delegates Caucus at the Democratic National Convention on … Continue reading →

Denver, Aug 25, 2008 / 06:41 pm (CNA).- Around 5,000 Latinos gathered in Denver on Sunday afternoon to show their support for marriage and the family, making the gathering the largest to-date. While far smaller protests received local media coverage, … Continue reading →

Beijing, Aug. 25, 2008 (CWNews.com) – China’s most prominent “underground” Catholic bishop was arrested on Sunday, August 24: the day that also saw the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding was taken … Continue reading →

“The next Republican that tells me I’m not religious, I’m going to shove my rosary beads down their throat.”  Yes, the man actually said this, as quoted in 2005 by the Cincinnati Enquirer.  More of the same here.

C-Fam reports: A recent report from the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) of the European Union (EU) has called for binding EU regulations that would equalize the legal status of married heterosexual couples with that of same-sex and opposite-sex couples across … Continue reading →

Vatican, Aug. 19, 2008 (CWNews.com) – The Vatican has announced plans for the beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux. Louis Martin and Zelie Marie Guerin Martin will be beatified on October 19, with the ceremony taking place … Continue reading →

Dr. Jackson may get his chance to reexamine the Shroud and prove its authenticity. The Church would have to cooperate. He is one among other experts who believe the 1988 testing was flawed. This very interesting two page L A … Continue reading →

CWN Reports: Bangalore, Aug. 18, 2008 (CWNews.com) – A Carmelite priest has been murdered and disfigured– in a way that suggests torture– in India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state. Read more here.

We were recently forwarded this email from an American Dominican priest working in Ecuador. What it reports bodes ill for the Church in Ecuador:

From the USCCB newsletter: “Catholics understand that all previous covenants that God made with the Jewish people have been fulfilled in Jesus Christ through the new covenant established through his sacrificial death on the cross,” the talking points say. “The … Continue reading →

Catholiconline news “There’s a very serious attempt on the part of Episcopal clergy in the Diocese of Forth Worth to petition Rome for some kind of recognition,” said the Rev. Courtland Moore, who is retired as rector of St. Alban’s … Continue reading →

ULAANBAATAR (UCAN) — Lucia Otgongerel has neither hands nor legs, but after becoming a Catholic, her life changed from depression to joy. Otgongerel’s joy comes from teaching seven special children at Faith Center, a little school that St. Mary’s Parish in Ulaanbaatar … Continue reading →

From National Catholic Register As the world looks forward to the Olympic Games in Beijing, little is known about the human cost of staging the event. That’s why Father Bernardo Cervellera, the director of Asia News and a veteran expert … Continue reading →

Clip from LifeSite News: In one of the recent incidents of intimidation, Medina received a shoebox in the mail containing a dead rat and the message “death to prolifers” and also had a long letter containing death threats nailed to … Continue reading →