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Catholic Priests in Central Vietnam go up Against Government in Land Grab Case

July 7, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Catholic Priests in Central Vietnam go up Against Government in Land Grab Case

The head priest of a Catholic monastery in central Vietnam’s Thua Thien-Hue province has sent a petition to national and foreign officials in the country protesting what it says is the local government’s illegal appropriation of its land, RFA’s Vietnamese Service has learned. Antoine Nguyen Van Duc, head of Vietnam’s Thien An Catholic monastery sent the petition dated June 27 to the provincial People’s Committee, the Roman Catholic archdiocese in Hue, the European Union commission in Vietnam, and the U.S. embassy in Hanoi, complaining about the illegal seizure of land and the disrespectfulness authorities had shown to a cross. Hoang Ngoc Khanh, the director of Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee office, told RFA that authorities there received the petition on the…Continue Reading

Remarried couples should abstain from sex, Philadelphia Catholic church says

July 6, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Remarried couples should abstain from sex, Philadelphia Catholic church says

Archbishop Charles Chaput also stated that gay Catholics should also ‘live chastely’ in new rules issued after Pope Francis urged more acceptance of others Catholics in Philadelphia who are divorced and civilly remarried will be welcome to accept Holy Communion – as long as they abstain from sex and live out their relationships like “brother and sister”. New guidelines published by the conservative archbishop of Philadelphia this month also called on priests within the archdiocese to help Catholics who are attracted to people of the same sex and “find chastity very difficult”, saying such individuals should be advised to frequently seek penance. Because same-sex attraction takes “diverse forms”, the archdiocese also said that some people can still live out a…Continue Reading

Francis: Benedict XVI’s resignation was an act of government

July 4, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Francis: Benedict XVI’s resignation was an act of government

Andrea Tornielli Vatican City “His resignation had nothing to do with personal issues. It was an act of government. His last act of government.” Pope Francis said this in an interview with Argentinian newspaper La Nación on 28 June this year, which was published in the Sunday 3 July issue. In the interview, which was conducted by Joaquín Morales Solá, there is a strong focus on Argentinian affairs: the Pope’s alleged clashes with President Macri, the question of the rejected funds which the government had intended for the Scholas Ocurrentes foundation and the presence in Argentina of people who are considered to be the Pope’s “spokesmen”, when they are actually not.

Pope at Jubilee Audience: Mercy Without Works Is Dead

July 3, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope at Jubilee Audience: Mercy Without Works Is Dead

‘Today, the Lord Invites Us to Make Serious Examination of Conscience,’ Francis Tells Pilgrims Zenit.org•June 30, 2016•Deborah Castellano Lubov•Pope and Holy See “Today the Lord invites us to make a serious examination of conscience.” This morning, the Pope said this when he held his eighth “Jubilee Audience.” The jubilee audiences are open to the public and are generally scheduled one Saturday a month during the Year of Mercy, but last weekend Pope Francis was on his 14th Apostolic Visit abroad to the nation of Armenia, July 24-26. The Holy Father reflected during his address on works of mercy, drawing inspiration from today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew 25:31. “In fact, it is good never to forget that mercy is…Continue Reading

Governor Chris Christie Vetoes Bill to Send $7.4 Million to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

July 2, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Governor Chris Christie Vetoes Bill to Send $7.4 Million to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today vetoed a bill the New Jersey legislature approved that would have sent $7.5 million to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion business. Christie repeatedly has cut funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business — slashing millions in taxpayer funds for a group that was caught engaging in fraud using taxpayer dollars. Christie, who is pro-life, vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times before he ran for re-election in a state that is not known as a bastion of conservatism. Now he’s vetoed it a 6th time, to the delight of Marie Teasy of New Jersey Right to Life. “I have great news! Yesterday, our Pro-Life Governor Chris Christie once again vetoed two bills which would…Continue Reading

Donald Trump Condemns Pro-Abortion Supreme Court Ruling

June 30, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Donald Trump Condemns Pro-Abortion Supreme Court Ruling

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump today condemned the decision the Supreme Court handed down on Monday reversing part of a pro-life Texas law that protects women’s health and has also saved the lives of thousands of unborn children and closed abortion clinics that can’t ensure adequate protection for women. The high court ruled 5-3 against the Texas pro-life law with Justice Stephen Breyer writing the decision. In new comments today, Trump condemned the Supreme Court ruling and said the result would be “the opposite” if he is elected president and can appoint Supreme Court justices, like one to replace pro-life Justice Antonin Scalia.

On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

June 29, 2016 breaking Comments Off on On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

•June 29, 2016•ZENIT Staff•Angelus/Regina Caeli “Out of love for Christ, they left their homeland and, heedless of the difficulties of the long trip and of the risks and diffidence that they would meet, they came to Rome. Here they made themselves heralds and witnesses of the Gospel among the people, and they sealed their mission of faith and charity with martyrdom.’ BEFORE THE ANGELUS Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today we celebrate the feast of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, praising God for their preaching and their testimony. The Church of Rome is founded on the faith of these two Apostles, which has always venerated them as Patrons. However, it is the whole universal Church that looks at…Continue Reading

Full text and video of Pope Francis’ call for Christian apology to homosexuals

June 28, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Full text and video of Pope Francis’ call for Christian apology to homosexuals

June 27, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – We here present Pope Francis’ full remarks echoing Cardinal Marx’s call for Christians to apologize to homosexuals in the wake of the Orlando massacre. You can find a full English transcript of the pope’s plane interview at Catholic News Agency here.   Cindy Wooden, CNS: Holiness, within the past few days Cardinal Marx, the German, speaking at a large conference in Dublin which is very important on the Church in the modern world, said that the Catholic Church must ask forgiveness to the gay community for having marginalized these people. In the days following the shooting in Orlando, many have said that the Christian community had something to do with this hate toward these people. What do…Continue Reading

Supreme Court overturns landmark Texas pro-life law 5-3

June 28, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Supreme Court overturns landmark Texas pro-life law 5-3

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – The Supreme Court has reversed a landmark Texas pro-life law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges and abortion facilities to meet more stringent health standards. An eight-justice Supreme Court has reversed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (formerly Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole), 5-3. The case was brought by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of independent abortion facilities in Texas. The case involves Texas’ H.B. 2, a pro-life law that, aside from restricting

Papal press conference touches a host of issues

June 27, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Papal press conference touches a host of issues

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis spoke on the Armenian genocide, the relation of the Church to homosexuals, and Britain’s vote last week to leave the European Union, as well as a host of other topics in a wide-ranging press conference on his flight back to Rome following his Apostolic Voyage to Armenia. Sunday’s in-flight press conference began with questions about the Apostolic Voyage to Armenia that Pope Francis had just concluded. Asked about his message for Armenia for the future, the Holy Father spoke about his hopes and prayers for justice and peace, and his encouragement that leaders are working to that end. In particular, he talked of the work of reconciliation with Turkey and with Azerbaijan. The Pope will be…Continue Reading