by Edward Pentin
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:08 PM
Adolf Hitler (wikipedia)
There have long been rumors that Adolf Hitler wanted to kidnap or kill Pope Pius XII. In 1972, former SS General Karl Wolf referred to such a plan in a meeting he said he had with the wartime Pope on May 10, 1944. However, Wolf’s story could never be verified.
But now the Italian bishops’ newspaper Avvenire — and later L’Osservatore... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:41 PM
In this Fox Forum commentary, Andrea Tantaros laments a disturbing trend — the nasty rhetorical diatribes and ugly jokes being directed by media figures against prominent women who support traditional morality.
Recent examples include the attack on beauty queen Carrie Prejean for expressing support for defining marriage as a heterosexual-only... READ MORE
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by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:00 AM
Parents wondering what their hard-earned money is supporting at Catholic colleges and universities might be interested in the latest findings from the Cardinal Newman Society.
The organization has discovered 10 Catholic colleges and universities that are promoting student internships with organizations whose missions or activities are directly... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:01 AM
A young Catholic couple in County Tyrone are giving a remarkable pro-life witness.
Reports the Belfast Telegraph:
The parents of Northern Ireland’s only sextuplets have not ruled out having more children.
Austin and Nuala Conway from Dunamore in Co Tyrone became the proud parents of six bundles of joy last month.
Ursula, Austin, Shannon,... READ MORE
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by Edward Pentin
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:21 AM
Archbishop DiNoia (CNS)
Pope Benedict XVI today appointed Dominican Father Joseph Augustine DiNoia to be Secretary to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Archbishop-elect DiNoia, who turns 66 next month, was born in New York of Italian parents and grew up in the Bronx. He was ordained a priest in the Dominican Order in 1970. With... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Monday, June 15, 2009 3:18 PM
Focolare's 'Genfest' at WYD 2000 in Rome: Evidence of Europe's Catholic vitality. (movimento-dei-focolari)
Reports of the “death” of Christian Europe are greatly exaggerated.
That’s the opinion of Philip Jenkins, in this article in the June 2007 issue of Foreign Policy.
Jenkins has given the matter considerable thought; the Penn State University professor of history and religious studies is author of the 2007 book, God’s Continent:... READ MORE
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by Edward Pentin
Monday, June 15, 2009 2:38 PM
A spokesman for President Barack Obama affirmed today that the president attaches a high priority to the relationship between the Vatican and the United States.
In an e-mail comment to the Register, Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications said: “The Holy See is very important to our foreign policy... READ MORE
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by Edward Pentin
Monday, June 15, 2009 1:42 PM
Obama visits Cairo's Sultan Hassan Mosque June 4. (CNS/Reuters)
The Vatican and the White House are close to agreeing on a date for President Barack Obama to meet Pope Benedict XVI in early July. The president will be in Rome while he attends the G8 summit in the Italian town of L’Aquila July 8-10.
According to informed sources, there’s “work in progress” on a time and date but no official... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Monday, June 15, 2009 10:26 AM
Archbishop Gregory Aymond (CNS)
Archbishop-elect Gregory Aymond of New Orleans will become the archdiocese’s first native-born archbishop when he is installed Aug. 20.
Go here to read the article posted about Archbishop Aymond by the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Friday, the day Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to succeed retiring Archbishop Alfred Hughes.
With Archbishop... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Monday, June 15, 2009 9:00 AM
Benedict signs his second encyclical, Spe Salvi. (CNS/Reuters)
From Zenit News Service:
Pope Gives Insight Into Next Encyclical
VATICAN CITY, JUNE 14 — Benedict XVI said Saturday that his next encyclical, which “will soon be published,” will outline the work Christians must do in order to bring about “truly free” human coexistence.
The Pope spoke of his third encyclical on Saturday when he received in... READ MORE
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