London, Mar. 26, 2008 (CWNews.com) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will allow reconsideration of the Act of Settlement, which bars Catholics from the throne, the Herald newspaper reports. The Act of Settlement, passed in 1701, stipulates that neither a … Continue reading
By Magdi Allam 3/25/2008 Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org) “I converted to the Christian Catholic religion, renouncing my previous Islamic faith. Thus, I finally saw the light, by divine grace. On my first Easter as a Christian I not only discovered … Continue reading
On March 25, 2004 Catholic President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines signed Proclamation No. 586 which states, among other things, that March 25, and every year thereafter, is declared as the the “Day of the Unborn” in the Philippines. … Continue reading
San Antonio, TX, Mar 25, 2008 / 10:36 pm (CNA).- An influential Texas pastor who endorsed Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain has denied allegations he is anti-Catholic. Rev. John Hagee, pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, … Continue reading
Rome, Mar. 25, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Some of the 138 Muslim intellectual leaders who signed an appeal for dialogue with the Catholic Church have now criticized the publicity that greeted the conversion of Magdi Allam, the Italian journalist who was … Continue reading
Maybe I am missing something here, but was this a denial of permission for Catholics to build a Church in Saudi Arabia or a refusal by the royal family to build one? I cannot fathom how the latter prospect could … Continue reading
Bogota, Mar 24, 2008 / 11:19 am (CNA).- The Colombian daily “El Tiempo” revealed on Holy Saturday that a crisis that could have ended in an open conflict between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela was averted by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe … Continue reading
Diogenes, listing the many woes which constitute “The Void” in the Church’s life, pays tribute to Karl Rahner’s contribution: Or again, think of the Church’s missionary outreach to the unevangelized: once a prime concern for Catholics everywhere, now emptied of … Continue reading
Bravo to Mr. Michael Hirsh for his short, well articulated poke at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Here is an excerpt: Founded in 1981, the SPLC’s Intelligence Project notes that hate groups in the United States number 888 (which, if … Continue reading
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (MARCH 24, 2008) – The Fraternity of St. Peter is happy to announce the following ordination information: Ordinations to the Deaconate: Saturday, May 31, 2008. Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Congregation of Divine Worship, will ordain 7 … Continue reading
From The Christian Post: “Over the last few days some media have been disseminating fantasies – I can’t use any other word – about my secret Catholicism, citing my visit to the Sacro Convento friary, where the remains of St. … Continue reading
This is a footnote to my earlier piece on Mr. Allam’s conversion. In a moving profession of Faith in which he traces his path to baptism, the new convert says how he will hold his head up high in the … Continue reading
For all those lately expressing their outrage at the Catholic Church for one reason or another, Mr. John Robson proposes a radical course of action: If you reject Christianity, don’t join the church Who would have thought it? Without actually … Continue reading
Rabbi Walter Homolka, is executive director of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam, Germany, has accused Pope Benedict XVI of “accepting” “anti-Semitic tendencies.” The comments were published on Good Friday and pertained to the new prayer for … Continue reading
“I see no reason to apologize for what God says, that homosexuality is a sin, I will not apologize. I did not say anything false. I did not say anything malicious or hateful.” By John-Henry Westen OKLAHOMA CITY, March 20, … Continue reading
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