Vatican City, Mar 14, 2008 / 01:10 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI’s third encyclical will discuss Catholic social teaching, touching on issues as varied as poverty, peace, wars, international cooperation, energy sources, and globalization. The encyclical will be titled “Caritas … Continue reading
There is a worthwhile and informational article in the Washington Post today, discussing expectations that the Holy Father will articulate a tough message against the malfeasance rampant in Catholic institutions of higher learning. The information in the article includes a … Continue reading
LONDON – 14 March 2008 (Independent Catholic News) – The Latin Mass Society has announced that Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, President of the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome and Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy, has accepted its … Continue reading
Glasgow, Mar 14, 2008 / 06:56 am (CNA).- A Scottish bishop has said that the Catholic Church in Scotland has missed a “huge and well-orchestrated conspiracy” by homosexual activists, the Scotsman reports. Joseph Devine, the Bishop of Motherwell, said the … Continue reading
FRONT ROYAL, VA (MARCH 13, 2008) – The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL, president of Human Life International, (HLI) today called for the firing of University of Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., for his approval of the presentation … Continue reading
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI was “deeply pained” by the news that the body of a kidnapped Iraqi archbishop had been found in a grave. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of … Continue reading
“I believe its performance to be pornographic and spiritually harmful” and “If it is performed, it should be denounced.” By John Jalsevac FORT WAYNE, March 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The bishop of Fort Wayne, Bishop John D’Arcy, has released a … Continue reading
Says “fundamentalists across all the major religions, if you put them in a room, they’d have bags in common! They hate all the same things” By John-Henry Westen EDINBURGH, March 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The newly released edition of the … Continue reading
House democrats failed to override President Bush’s veto on an anti-torture bill, so torture techniques could continue being used on terror suspects, and perhaps others, in the future. [Full Story]
Madrid, Mar 12, 2008 / 06:13 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, said this week the Church would continue defending “the values that are in danger” and, concretely, would fight “against the widening … Continue reading
Pope Benedict: Hedonistic Secularist Mentality Pervades the Church Leads to “spiritual atrophy” and “emptiness of heart” By Hilary White ROME, March 11, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The secularization that so characterizes many western societies has also found its way into the … Continue reading
Bishop Joseph Devine of Motherwell ended his lecture at St. Alphonsus College in Glasgow by quoting Mel Gibson, or, should I say, William Wallace. “I’m going to pick a fight.” In a bold effort to wake up the faithful in … Continue reading
… or at least keep it only for occasional clean movies. The Boy Scouts of America offer this very good article on the benefits to family life that come from ditching TV consumption. Note: Educators I know can easily spot … Continue reading
You get the leaders you choose deserve. It is a deplorable fact that, generally speaking, most “Catholics” who vote, base their ballot selections on the candidate that promises to keep their wallets and pocketbooks fat.
The reasons? In a Monday press release, Father Jenkins wrote, “I am well aware that the performance of this play will upset many.” He said it was “particularly painful” for him that Bishop of South Bend-Fort Wayne John D’Arcy and … Continue reading
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