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Justice Thomas Opens Up On Life, Faith And His Interracial Marriage

January 7, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Justice Thomas Opens Up On Life, Faith And His Interracial Marriage

Justice Clarence Thomas is in his 27th term in the U.S. Supreme Court, and he agreed to become the 341st leader interviewed for my Daily Caller News Foundation series. Now at age 69, he is looking back on his life with gratitude and discernment with valuable lessons for others. People often want to define you by the bad things that happen in your life, he says, but there has been so much good amidst the challenges he told me, his wife, in this exclusive inter

Cardinal signs statement calling Pope’s reading of Amoris Laetitia ‘alien’ to Catholic faith

January 6, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal signs statement calling Pope’s reading of Amoris Laetitia ‘alien’ to Catholic faith

ROME, January 5, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Janis Pujats, Emeritus Archbishop Metropolitan of Riga, Latvia, has joined three bishops of Kazakhstan and two Italian archbishops in signing the “Profession of Immutable Truths about Sacramental Marriage,” LifeSite has confirmed. The addition of Cardinal Janis Pujats’ signature brings the number of signatories to six. Earlier this week, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxilia

The five bishops are surely not alone in being concerned about Communion

January 4, 2018 breaking Comments Off on The five bishops are surely not alone in being concerned about Communion

The news that five bishops have made a declaration upholding the Church’s teaching about marriage and its teaching about divorce is cheering news. At the same time it is depressing that only five (so far) have signed up to it. The statement can be found here. The whole thing is worth reading, but the key word to note is found in the title, namely “immutable”. The Bishops are not saying anything new, but merely restating what has been always and everywhere believed. Moreover, no one should object to this, given that we are constantly being told that “t

Bp. Athanasius Schneider and two others issue decree rejecting liberal interpretations of Amoris Laetitia

January 2, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Bp. Athanasius Schneider and two others issue decree rejecting liberal interpretations of Amoris Laetitia

After the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris laetitia” (2016) various bishops issued at local, regional, and national levels applicable norms regarding the sacramental discipline of those faithful, called “divorced and remarried,” who having still a living spouse to whom they are united with a valid sacramental matrimonial bond, have nevertheless begun a stable cohabitation more uxorio with a person who is not their legitimate spouse. The aforementioned rules provide inter alia that in individual cases the persons, called “divorced and remarried,” may receive the sacrament of Penance and Holy Communion, while continuing to live habitually and intentionally more uxorio with a person who is not their legitimate spouse. These pastoral norms have received approval from various hierarchica

Pope’s Angelus of Sunday 31 December 2017

January 1, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Pope’s Angelus of Sunday 31 December 2017

Vatican-News This Sunday, Pope Francis reflects on the Feast of the Holy Family and how St Luke’s Gospel describes the presentation of Jesus in the Temple Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! On this first Sunday after Christmas, we celebrate the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the Gospel invites us to reflect on the experience lived by Mary, Joseph and Jesus, while they grow together as a family in mutual love and trust in God. Trust is an expression of the ritual performed by Mary and Joseph with the offering of her son Jesus to God: “They brought the child to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord” (Lk 2:22), as required by the Law of Moses. The parents of…Continue Reading

Cardinal Law’s overlooked legacy: a new anti-clericalism in America’s Catholic heartland

December 23, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Law’s overlooked legacy: a new anti-clericalism in America’s Catholic heartland

In the early 2000s, when claims clerical sex abuse in Boston first surfaced, there were roughly 1,350 priests ministering to the archdiocese. At least 270 were accused of abusing children. That’s upwards of 20 per cent of all clergy, both secular and religious. Now, that does not mean one in five priests is a predator. But, then again, who knows? Cardinal Seán O’Malley, his successor as Archbishop of Boston, has called this “the greatest tragedy to befall children” in the history of Massachusetts. And he’s right. But it was the worst tragedy to befall the state’s priests, too. Every single one of the

Archbishop: ‘We support’ priest who came out as ‘gay’ in Sunday homily

December 21, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Archbishop: ‘We support’ priest who came out as ‘gay’ in Sunday homily

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, December 20, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – With the approval of his archbishop, a Catholic priest announced to his parish and to the world that he is a homosexual during Sunday Mass. The Rev. Gregory Greiten, a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese and pastor of St. Bernadette Parish, said, “I am Greg. I am a Roman Catholic priest. And, yes, I am gay!”

US Cardinal Bernard Law dead at 86

December 20, 2017 breaking Comments Off on US Cardinal Bernard Law dead at 86

The former Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard Francis Law has died in Rome. Cardinal Bernard Francis Law has died in Rome following a long illness. Archbishop emeritus of Boston and Archpriest emeritus of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, he was 86 years old. Ordained priest in 1961, he was appointed Archbishop of Boston in 1984 where he worked to promote ecumenical dialogue and Catholic-Jewish relations. In 2002 he resigned from his position in Boston following accusations that he had covered up cases of abuse against minors. BIOGRAPHY OF CARDINAL BERNARD FRANCIS LAW Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome and Archbishop emeritus of Boston (USA), was born on 4 November 1931 in Torreón, Mexico, son…Continue Reading

Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report

December 19, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report

In a far-reaching report on child sex abuse in Australia, a government commission is recommending that the country’s Catholic Church lift its celibacy requirement for diocesan clergy and be required to report evidence of abuse revealed in confession. Those are among the 400 recommendations contained in the 17-volume final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, which is wrapping up a five-year investigation – the longest in

Judge Overturns Trump Repeal of Obamacare Mandate, Forces Christians to Pay for Abortions

December 16, 2017 breaking Comments Off on Judge Overturns Trump Repeal of Obamacare Mandate, Forces Christians to Pay for Abortions

Christian groups and businesses once again may be forced to pay for birth control, including forms that may cause abortions, after a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration Friday. In October, President Donald Trump’s administration provided relief from the Obamacare birth control mandate by granting wider exceptions to religious groups. The new rules provided relief to groups like the nuns of Little Sisters of the Poor and the religious owners of Hobby Lobby, which were forced to c