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On Married Priests, Cardinal Kasper Says Pope Wants Proposals from Bishops’ Conferences

April 7, 2017 breaking Comments Off on On Married Priests, Cardinal Kasper Says Pope Wants Proposals from Bishops’ Conferences

Today, the German Bishops’ official website, Katholisch.de, published an interview with Cardinal Walter Kasper on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his own priestly ordination. In this context, the German cardinal also made some significant statements regarding the question of the viri probati — that is to say, on the ordination of married and morally proven men. When the interviewer asked Kasper about the viri probati question, he responded, saying that there is an “urgent need for action.” There has been many a long-term discussion about this matter, but in the past, explains the cardinal, this topic “was not approved officially by Rome.” But now, adds Kasper, Pope Francis has said in a recent Die Zeit interview that “one should…Continue Reading

Cardinal Sarah: Fight against abortion is ‘part of the final battle…between God and Satan’

April 6, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Sarah: Fight against abortion is ‘part of the final battle…between God and Satan’

PARIS, April 5, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Robert Sarah says abortion is the “greatest tragedy of our time,” and the pro-life cause is “part of the final battle…between God and Satan.” Interestingly, Sarah’s speech came three days after Pope Francis called the problems faced by refugees and migrants the “greatest tragedy since that of World War II.” “The most striking objective sign indicating that we are going into the abyss, a bottomless pit, is the tragic force of the rejection of life,” he said during a March 25 lecture in France. That day, on which Catholics celebrate the conception of Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary, also marks the Intern

St. Thomas More is the St Paul archdiocese’s first immigrant sanctuary parish

April 5, 2017 breaking Comments Off on St. Thomas More is the St Paul archdiocese’s first immigrant sanctuary parish

Leaders of St. Thomas More in St. Paul announced at Masses March 25-26 that the parish intends to become a sanctuary parish for unauthorized immigrants and is willing to house people facing deportation in its parish center. It is the first Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to declare itself a sanctuary parish. According to a March 27 statement, St. Thomas More is especially interested in helping immigrants in cases that “would separate parents from their children or would separate people brought to the United States as children from the only homes they have ever truly known.” The statement was signed by St. Thomas More’s pastor Jesuit Father Warren Sazama and Sarah Mullins, the parish’s pastoral council…Continue Reading

Trump cuts funding to UN agency over forced abortion support

April 4, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Trump cuts funding to UN agency over forced abortion support

April 4, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The Trump administration has withdrawn U.S. funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) because of its participation in China’s forced abortion regime. “This determination was made based on the fact that China’s family planning policies still involve the use of coercive abortion and involuntary sterilisation, and UNFPA partners on family planning activities with the Chinese government agency responsible for these coercive policies,” according

University president fully supports institute that linked gov’t website for school kids to ‘gay’ smut

April 4, 2017 breaking Comments Off on University president fully supports institute that linked gov’t website for school kids to ‘gay’ smut

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 3, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — The University of Alberta’s president is singing the praises of a pro-homosexual institute even after revelations it runs a government website for kindergarten to Grade 12 students that provided links to graphic homosexual content. In an email to Brian Rushfeldt, founder and former president

Trump failed to defund Planned Parenthood, repeal Obamacare. What now?

April 2, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Trump failed to defund Planned Parenthood, repeal Obamacare. What now?

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — After President Trump’s replacement for ObamaCare failed to garner enough votes in the House, President Trump admonished members of his party and told them to “get on board.” Trump lobbied doubters, but in the end, several Republicans refused to vote for his plan. Among them were members of the House Freedom Caucus, who felt the plan didn’t go far enough to rid the country of socialized medicine. Pro-life organizations expressed concerns over loopholes in Trump’s healthcare plan that could be used to fund abortion with taxpayer dollars

Cardinal Sarah’s Address on the 10th Anniversary of “Summorum Pontificum”

April 1, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Sarah’s Address on the 10th Anniversary of “Summorum Pontificum”

March 31, 2017 The exclusive English translation of the message sent by the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments to the Colloquium “The Source of the Future” Cardinal Robert Sarah Colloquium “The Source of the Future” (“Quelle der Zukunft”) on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum by Pope Benedict XVI March 29 – April 1, 2017 Herzogenrath, near Aachen (Germany) Introductory Message First of all I wish to thank from

What happens when babies survive abortion? A doctor’s alarming response

March 30, 2017 breaking Comments Off on What happens when babies survive abortion? A doctor’s alarming response

Washington D.C., Mar 29, 2017 / 03:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A new undercover video shows an Arizona abortion clinic doctor saying her facility’s treatment of babies who show “signs of life” after an abortion depended on “who’s in the room.” Dr. DeShawn Taylor, who runs an abortion and Ob/Gyn clinic in Phoenix, Ariz. and who was formerly the medical director at Planned Parenthood Arizona, was filmed undercover saying that according to Arizona law “if the fetus comes out with any signs of life” at an abortion clinic, “we’re supposed to transport it … to the hospital.” However, when asked on camera, if at her clinic “is there any standard procedure for verifying signs of life?”, she didn’t answer with a

Could Dozens Of Shuttered Catholic Churches Become Immigrant Sanctuaries?

March 29, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Could Dozens Of Shuttered Catholic Churches Become Immigrant Sanctuaries?

Roman Catholic activists are calling on the Archdiocese of New York to take a stronger stance against deportation. While dozens of churches, mosques and synagogues across the city are opening their doors to immigrants, providing everything from know-your-rights training to physical sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, they say Cardinal Timothy Dolan isn’t doing his share. Some are calling on Dolan to explicitly denounce deportation, while others see an opportunity in the dozens of empty churches across Manhattan, Staten Island  

Will the Roberts Court Allow Catholic Hospitals to Keep Underfunding Pension Plans?

March 28, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Will the Roberts Court Allow Catholic Hospitals to Keep Underfunding Pension Plans?

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a series of cases with the potential to allow businesses like Catholic hospitals to avoid complying with employee benefits law by exploiting a “church plan” exemption. If the Roberts Court sides with the businesses, that could mean