Washington, Mar. 27, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Americans have a strongly positive view of Pope Benedict XVI, according to a new poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus. In a survey conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, 58% … Continue reading
On the national sovereignty front: President Bush wanted Texas to adhere to a World Court ruling and the Texas courts resisted. After years of wrangling, the Supreme Court has just agreed with Texas. [Full article]
The subject of this story in the Boston Herald, Joseph R. Nolan — known around these parts as “Judge Nolan” — was a student of Brother Francis at Holy Cross College. Still a friend and supporter of the Center, he … Continue reading
There are sedevacantists who accuse the present Roman Pontiff of denying the bodily Resurrection of our Lord. They cite a passage from one of his theology books, ambiguous at best, in which then Father Ratzinger spoke of the pre-existing (not-yet-incarnate) … Continue reading
Madrid, Mar 26, 2008 / 03:39 pm (CNA).- A report by the Madrina Foundation in Spain has revealed that pregnancy is the main reason why 25% of women between the ages of 18 and 25 lose their jobs. The figure … Continue reading
Oklahoma City, Mar 27, 2008 / 05:58 am (CNA).- A young man who was injured in an all-terrain-vehicle accident woke from his coma and showed signs of life just minutes before he was to be disconnected from life support, Dateline … Continue reading
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
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