Translator’s note: For many years several European countries have observed “Trisomy 21 Day” on March 21 to raise awareness about the genetic condition also called Down Syndrome. Several months ago the United Nations instituted a […]
From the Alliance Defense Fund website: HOUSTON, Texas — Planned Parenthood submitted “repeated false, fraudulent, and ineligible claims for Medicaid reimbursements” through the Texas Women’s Health Program according to a federal lawsuit made public […]
From Vatican Information Service, a summary of Benedict XVI’s frank talk to U.S. bishops about failure of catechesis, the serious problem of widespread cohabitation, and the need to recover an appreciation for the virtue of […]
Father Brian Mullady is a priest of the Western Province of the Dominican Order. Ordained in 1972, he has served as a parish priest, high school teacher, seminary professor, retreat master, and mission preacher. He […]
Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota has reported that during his recent ad limina visit to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI expressed approval of the order in which children in that diocese receive the sacraments […]
This morning I awoke to the good news that the Diocese of Baker, Oregon, finally has a new bishop, after a thirteen month wait, the longest current vacancy in the U.S. I was a bit […]
Yesterday the international group of hackers known as Anonymous claimed responsibility for taking down the Vatican’s website for several hours. The group – which was behind cyber-attacks earlier this year on the US Department of […]
Within the universe, man is the one being who is not complete simply by being what he is. Being what he is, he has still to become fully and completely what he is. His given […]
In 1983, astonishing accusations of satanic child sexual abuse were made against operators and employees of the Virginia McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. As the story swelled, news reports endlessly blared shocking tales of […]
From The Denver Post: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today told a standing-room-only crowd of more than 500 Catholics to have “the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity” by society’s sophisticates. Scalia, […]
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