December 28-31, 2011

Religion and Faith Be Filled with Awe Papal Message for World Day of Peace 2012 The Vatican in 2012: Ten events planned throughout the year The toll of “martyrs” in 2011 Pope's 2012 calendar may include calling consistory Six years of Pontificate and the Sacred Liturgy: So this is it? Fierce faith: Priests clash at Jesus’ birth site CHINA – VATICAN Two Chinese bishop martyrs recognised as ‘Illustrious Unknown’ for 2011 Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 600 Joan of Arc A bishop in great peril What Saint Anthony found for me Effort to gain release of 'underground' Chinese bishops, in custody for years, status unknown Massachusetts diocese seeks laicization of Filipino priest The Catholic Church Built Western Civilization This is the sign of the Church always, the Sign of Blood “We are really before a monster that is destroying everything we hold dear” The Need for Peace and Liberty Christians by Numbers Around the World Consistory near: Vatican orders new cardinal's rings The crisis of the Church is a crisis of Bishops 3 - the Bishop of Antwerp on celibacy and the ordination of women Life and Lifestyle Put the Holy Family at the Heart of Your Family Feast of the Holy Family: Learning to Love, Pray and Live in the School of Nazareth Planned Parenthood Leaders Say 2011 Was Worst Year Ever Planned Parenthood Helps Fewer Pregnant Woman, Adoptions Drop Survivors of Abortion Are Changing Hearts and Minds How Pro-Life People Should Respond to Pro-Abortion “Hate” Clinic in Austin, Texas Did Abortions on Christmas Eve Building Up Girls With Values: Focus on Pretty, Not Hot Abortion Practitioners Charged With Murder in Two States Gay Nativity scene vandalized 'Octomom' in 1-child China Stuns Public Documents show how pope tried to end Irish inmates' 1981 hunger strike Planned Parenthood Helps Girls Keep Abortions From Parents Interview: Fr. Robert Spitzer - Equipping the Church to Combat the Culture of Death Teacher fired for using artificial insemination Kortney Blythe Gordon Named as Pro-Life Person of the Year Catholic school affordability: Progress made but still a long way to go Catholic Social Teaching: What is Really meant by Justice? The Holy Family: Icon of the domestic Church

International News Will Rising Tensions with Tehran Lead to War? Iran Prepares for War Nigerian bishop cancels New Year's Eve night Masses Egypt: The Copts fear the "protection" of the army, which turns on NGOs Emboldened by Monitors, Syrians Hold Huge Protests Absentee landowners? West Bank landowners can't get to their land Hundreds of Iraqis Cheer Departure of US Forces North Korea Vows No Change Despite New Leadership Japan: "Tsunami Bibles" help Japan to understand the tragedy UN agency deplores killing of Somali community leader at refugee camp Bangladesh: Indigenous groups face land-grabbing in north Turkish PM 'Regrets' Killing Of Kurdish Civilians In Air Strike Cholera outbreak in DR Congo near end in one area but ongoing in two others Asia: Natural disasters becoming costlier than ever HORN & EASTERN AFRICA Drought highlights in 2011 COTE D'IVOIRE Former pro-Ouattara rebels still need reining in Syria: Syria: protests against the head of the observers involved in the Darfur genocide Islamic Brotherhood Asks Egyptian Military to Protect Coptic Christmas Celebration Persecution of Christians intensifies in Nigeria Pakistan: After blasphemy charges against him are dropped, Christian prays for other believers in prison Science and Technology Chinese Plan Reveals Space Ambitions History Of MIT's Suppression Of Cold Fusion Beastly Fish Bites Off Men's Testicles The 10 biggest vaccine news stories of 2011 Are You A Martian? We All Could Be, Scientists Say And An MIT-Developed Instrument Might Someday Provide The Proof Six Natural Alternatives To Ibuprofen Should We Terraform Mars? Scientists Control Behavior With Light, Remote Control Of Animals And Insects Is the fabric of industrialized society starting to unravel? Highly complex civilizations are more vulnerable to collapse Year In Review: Highlights In Science And Technology Want To Play Connect 4? The Nao Robot Is Ready to be Your Board Game Buddy China: Fish and porpoise could become extinct if new dam is built on the Yangtze China's Aircraft Carrier And Submarines Are Crap USDA recalls more than 60 million pounds of conventional meat products in 2011 for bacterial contamination - and health inspectors are worried about raw milk? This Next Generation Vending Machine Has A Touchscreen And A 65-Inch HD Display (video) Great Apes Make Sophisticated Decisions The Mysterious Hominids From The Denisova Cave High Speed Train Made Of Plastic Reinforced With Carbon Fiber Can Hit 500 Km/H Venus Awakens! Amazing Flare Up From The Planet Surface Nikola Tesla Testifies at NY Grand Jury on 9/11

US National News Massive gov't prevents charities from doing work Obama Delays Request for $1.2T Debt Limit Increase In Philadelphia, The Shake-Up Begins at Home -- Chaput To Sell Archbishop’s Residence The 'Lourdes' of America Occupy Activists Plan Disruptions In Iowa Caucuses The Tea Party Movement and Catholic Social Thought Romney Says Paul Doesn't Represent Mainstream BP claims shoddy cement work by Halliburton caused Gulf oil disaster Now cops can enter homes to shut off natural gas valves In a First, Gas and Other Fuels Are Top US Export Ever wonder where your suitcase goes when you check it at the airport? Seven 2011 Events That Will Change the Church’s Story in America Knights of Columbus' Carl Anderson on the Catholic Vote There is a 'Ronald Reagan' Candidate in the Republican Primary, Rick Santorum Rick Santorum forum pt II: Wendy Jensen, volunteer angel Presidential Hopefuls: Newt Gingrich Poll Shows Republicans Tied Ahead of Iowa Caucus Vote Republicans’ Bold Proposals — Or Desperate Campaigning? My Lewinsky Moment Robert Schuller Trusts Catholic Church With Crystal Cathedral Media and Communication The Satanic 9/11 Ritual - Bill Cooper - Illuminati Agenda 2012 The Book Of Enoch: Children Of The Fallen Angels Tim Tebow Motivates, Challenges Catholics Padre Pio's favorite painting of Our Lady New York Times spams its entire email list, tries to cover it up, then apologizes Q&A with Filmmaker Jason Silva as He Preaches the Philosophy of the Singularity Radio Free Food: Kookoo Sabzi New Video Shows Victims Of Kazakh Unrest Vatican's official newspaper: science can't explain Shroud Journal article shows Vatican acceptance of St. Egidio community's diplomatic influence NBC Paints Santorum’s Pro-Life Abortion Views as Extreme Bishops maintain religious liberty media battle S.C. diocese emphasizes appropriate Internet use in new policies Archdiocese of Detroit Asks Real Catholic TV to Stop Using the Name ‘Catholic’ While Ignoring Dissenters Who Call Themselves 'Catholic' The “Social” in Social Media Country Star's New Album Like Being in Church Review - "Surrender!" by Fr. Larry Richards “This is my story”: Ben Breedlove’s astonishing testimony British media and a failure in accurate religious reporting Lady Gaga Uses Visit to Her School Promote Homosexuality

December 26-27, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope says Christmas shows God's will to save people from sin, violence Persecuted Christians Face Difficult Christmas Night Pope Speaks of Christmas Child as God Who Saves Pope's English-Language Christmas Greeting Calls to True Happiness Urbi et Orbi: Christ come to save us Traditional Proclamation of Christ's Birth Pope to Infant Jesus: Manifest Your Power "God has appeared. As a child" The True Story of the Virgin Birth The Empty Manger The History of Christmas Silent Night, Holy Night - a Christmas Story Feast of St. Stephen, First Deacon and First Martyr Daily Quote from St. Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr Make Each of the Twelve Days Festive A feast of the heart Bangladesh: Christmas among banana trees and under bamboo stars Christmas Message From the Custos of the Holy Land A Christmas Message from His Grace Archbishop Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury Discerning Vocations: Another Response to Deacon Scott Dodge Life and Lifestyle Mentally Ill Flood ER As States Cut Services Pope ushers in Christmas, decries commercialization Profile of FOCUS leader Curtis Martin A Rosary for the Christian-Lutheran Feminist/Womanist/Mujerista Movement "There are those who work for a more right society" Poor Infant Inspires Aid for the Poor Studies show junk foods change brain chemistry and are addictive like cocaine Cardinal George to gay parade: don't morph into the Ku Klux Klan Anger After Cardinal George Compares Some Gay Activists' Rhetoric to Ku Klux Klan Obama’s Christmas Present: More Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Evangelical, Jewish leaders unite against Obama birth control mandate God is pro-choice: a pro-life Christmas reflection No Place for Pro-Life on Pro-Life Violence as We Fight Abortion Europe's March for Life Martyred Christian Girl in Pakistan Reminds Us of the Dignity of Women Conference Unites Those Fighting for Life in Europe Hospitals install spying cameras to track hand washing rates among medical workers “We are really before a monster that is destroying everything we hold dear” Porn use makes teen girls five times more likely to have group sex: study Republican Candidates to Join Pro-Life Forum Next Week

International News “Governments Stand Idly By”: Christianity Now Most Persecuted Religion In The World Nigeria: Muslim terrorists bring death for Christmas Nigeria: 3 churches are targets of bomb attacks; Vatican condemns 'absurd hatred' Nigerians Fear More Church Attacks After 39 Killed Regem Martyrum Dominum: Thank you, dear Muslims, for more martyrs who will intercede for us in heaven Pope Benedict expresses his sadness at "senseless" violence in Nigeria Father Lombardi, SJ: condemns violence in Nigeria Christmas in Shanghai 3 Arrested in Death of India Catechist Thousands Attend Funerals For Syrian Bombing Victims TURKEY – EUROPEAN UNION Tensions between Ankara and Paris over the Armenian question Kim Jong Il's Son Strengthens Power With New Post In India, Requiring Violators To Swear To Obey Traffic Rules Irks Religious Leaders Twin Suicide Bombs Shake Syrian Capital, Kill 44 Iraq Spiralling Toward Full-on Sectarian War Finnish Police Find Patriot Missiles In Cargo Patriarch Kirill On Protests: 'We must live together, wearing the armor of God's truth' Vietnam: Celebrating Christmas in Thanh Hoa helping the poor and downtrodden The crisis of faith, and the response that comes from Africa More Candidates Nominated In Turkmen Presidential Race Science and Technology Vatican throws light on history as it opens secret archives Which Bethlehem was Jesus Born In? Study: Fukushima Radiation Has Already Killed 14,000 Americans Spectacular Christmas Comet Amazes Skywatchers In Chile Electric Universe: Scientists Find Solar Winds Can Degrade Or Short-Circuit Planetary Magnetic Fields The History Of U.S. Bioweapons Research Using Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Scanadu Raises $2M For Medical Tricorder (video) 3D Printing Is A Billion Dollar Industry And Is Almost Ready To Explode Into The Mainstream Technology Areas To Watch In 2012 Through 2016 Earth On Extreme Tilt Away From Sun Earth Must Have Another Moon, Say Astronomers Report: Vatican document adds new details to 'wisemen' EPA report concludes that natural gas 'fracking' causes groundwater contamination Studying skulls at a Catholic church Facebook uses YOUR face to promote products to other users White House Xmas UFO Card Not A Hoax: 2012 UFO Disclosure Begins Michael A. Cremo - Forbidden Archeology ,Video Highly Reliable Anti-Theft System Identifies Car Owners By Their Butts Japanese Roboticists Are Building The Tallest Humanoid Ever Major Speed Bump For Faster Than Light Neutrinos In IceCube Experiment

US National News The American Fascist Sandwich: Indefinite Detention and Internment Camps Speaking of our Despicable Ruling Class… Federal Judge Rules Arpaio Deputies Cannot Detain Suspected Illegals In Swing Ohio, Gingrich Gaining the "Not-Romneys" Obama Succeeds Abroad When He Follows Bush, Clinton Washington State Court Stops Autopsy After Religious Objections Cardinal George wants to remain Faces of Jesus and Mary Appear on Log Sniper Detectors Coming To Americas Heartland TSA screener confiscates 'wicked good cupcakes' after claiming icing might be national security threat Cops Strip Man Naked Then Pepper Spray Him To Death Upon Release of Martial Law Documents, The Plan For America's Destruction Becomes Apparent Novena Anticipates Announcement of the Anglican Ordinariate in the U.S. Presidential Hopefuls: Rick Santorum U.S. In Talks To Buy Up Libya’s Missiles Spying on Americans rising rapidly as warrantless use of undercover police, drones increases Don't look now, but even cops in Fargo are arming for battle against terrorists Pennsylvania Gov. Signs Bill to Stop More Kermit Gosnells Catholic Bishop of Fargo Says USA Religious Freedom Under Attack By Elements of Communism and Nazism More Iowa Endorsements for Santorum Campaign Media and Communication Fr. Groeschel on the martyrdom of St. Stephen and devotion to Christ The Importance of Good Archdiocesan "Communications" Christmas, Pagan Romans, & Frodo Baggins Rorschach Test for our Attitudes on Religion Ghostly apparition inspires Civil War book Chesterton: A Century of 'Thursday's' Christmas vs. Christopher Hitchens Roswell - New Witness Comes Forward FEMA Guide: Space Aliens Could Attack U.S. 7 Incredible Fan-Made Short Films Is CNBC Experiencing A Brain Drain? The Christmas Conspiracy RealCatholic TV Instructed Not to Use 'Catholic' Name Bethlehem: thank goodness it’s not Hollywood Ecumene in Music. Bach the Lutheran on the Bishops' TV 8 Stories Buried By The Corporate Media That You Need To Know About NFL players sue league for allegedly drugging up players with dangerous painkiller drugs in order to conceal concussions Writers' Union Condemns Deadly Shooting In Western Kazakhstan Vatican Radio pays tribute to painter, critic Schloss Grammy Nominee Matthew West Sings the Heart of Christmas

December 24-25, 2011

Religion and Faith Love is Born on Christmas Morn - and the Whole World Begins Again Today the Savior is Born: Congregation for the Clergy on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Homily of Pope Benedict at Mass on Christmas Eve Pope Benedict: The countdown to Christmas English Propers for the Mass for Christmas Day Sex abuse scandal in the Netherlands brings requiem for Dutch Catholicism Renewed Faith Needed for Reform, Pope Says in 'State of the Church' Speech SSPX-Rome The Child Jesus is God: neglecting this is the whole problem The Pope’s schedule for the Christmas season Pope Benedict's State of the Church Address For pope, 2011 was year of evangelization, travel and technology India: Christmas in Orissa for Hindu prisoners Cardinal Brady Reflects on the Darkness of Christmas Pope on Mary and mystery of Christmas Where Mary Fits in the Review of 2011 Praying for souls who send 'signs' Jerusalem Patriarch's Christmas Message Faith Fatigue Isn't Everywhere, Assures Pope Pope: 'Celebrate a truly Christian Christmas' Pope: Christmas Is More Than an Anniversary Why Jesus Might Have Been Born In December Life and Lifestyle Cardinal George to gay parade: don't morph into the Ku Klux Klan Anger After Cardinal George Compares Some Gay Activists' Rhetoric to Ku Klux Klan Obama’s Christmas Present: More Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Evangelical, Jewish leaders unite against Obama birth control mandate God is pro-choice: a pro-life Christmas reflection No Place for Pro-Life on Pro-Life Violence as We Fight Abortion Europe's March for Life Martyred Christian Girl in Pakistan Reminds Us of the Dignity of Women Conference Unites Those Fighting for Life in Europe Hospitals install spying cameras to track hand washing rates among medical workers “We are really before a monster that is destroying everything we hold dear” Porn use makes teen girls five times more likely to have group sex: study Republican Candidates to Join Pro-Life Forum Next Week Tide is Turning on Abortion, Pro-Life Movement is Winning The Church’s Surprising Stance on Capital Punishment – Part 3 New “My Life” Campaign Seeks to Normalize, Justify Abortion Family Stopped From Forcing Teen Girl to Have Abortion Sixty Religious Leaders Unite Against Obama Insurance Mandate Straw Dogs and Same Sex "Marriage" One Body, Two Heads: Brazilian Babies Born with Rare Condition

International News Finnish Police Find Patriot Missiles In Cargo Patriarch Kirill On Protests: 'We must live together, wearing the armor of God's truth' Vietnam: Celebrating Christmas in Thanh Hoa helping the poor and downtrodden Twin Suicide Bombs Shake Syrian Capital, Kill 44 Iraq Spiralling Toward Full-on Sectarian War The crisis of faith, and the response that comes from Africa More Candidates Nominated In Turkmen Presidential Race Reports: Turkish Troops Kill 21 Kurdish Militants Jailed Belarusian Presidential Candidate Allowed To See Wife For First Time Pope Benedict: Vaclav Havel a visionary leader What the Church Is Doing at UNESCO Prince Philip Hospitalized With Chest Pains US Missiles Shipped To China Via Germany! 500,000 German children to sing carols, collect funds for needy children Caritas warns of massive hunger in North Korea Mayans Celebrate Renewal, Not The End Zambia: religious leaders blast US over link between gay rights, foreign aid Jerusalem patriarch has Christmas hopes for peace, democracy China Celebrates Ten Years of Cheating the US Science and Technology Report: Vatican document adds new details to 'wisemen' EPA report concludes that natural gas 'fracking' causes groundwater contamination Studying skulls at a Catholic church Facebook uses YOUR face to promote products to other users White House Xmas UFO Card Not A Hoax: 2012 UFO Disclosure Begins Michael A. Cremo - Forbidden Archeology ,Video Highly Reliable Anti-Theft System Identifies Car Owners By Their Butts Japanese Roboticists Are Building The Tallest Humanoid Ever Major Speed Bump For Faster Than Light Neutrinos In IceCube Experiment Is The Human Race Far Older Than We Thought? The 10 Reasons The F-35 Lightning Fighter Will Dominate 21st Century Skies | Before It's News Franky Zapata’s Invention Lets You Swim Like A Dolphin - Check It Out (Video) Spherical Object Drops From The Sky In Namibia NORAD and LANL To Track Santa's Magical Journey, You Can Follow Along IBM Predicts 'Mind-Controlled' PCs Within Five Years Searl Magnetics Nearing Eureka -- Personal UFOs Coming Soon? Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images Of Vesta Petman – Finally A Robot That Looks Like Terminator Researchers discover massive methane 'fountains' in arctic ice - a genuine threat to the atmosphere? 21-Year-Old Man Wakes From Coma Before Doctors Take Organs

US National News Upon Release of Martial Law Documents, The Plan For America's Destruction Becomes Apparent Novena Anticipates Announcement of the Anglican Ordinariate in the U.S. Presidential Hopefuls: Rick Santorum U.S. In Talks To Buy Up Libya’s Missiles Spying on Americans rising rapidly as warrantless use of undercover police, drones increases Don't look now, but even cops in Fargo are arming for battle against terrorists Pennsylvania Gov. Signs Bill to Stop More Kermit Gosnells Catholic Bishop of Fargo Says USA Religious Freedom Under Attack By Elements of Communism and Nazism More Iowa Endorsements for Santorum Campaign The Fickleness of New Hampshire Philadelphia: Prosecutors Seek Wider Testimony from 'Whistle-Blower' Priests U.S. Bishops Share Their Christmas Messages Hispanic American Bishops Write Letter to 'Undocumented Immigrants' Herman Cain's God, Mormonism, and Christmas The coming Latino Catholic majority Military Chaplains Get 'Religious Exemption,' but Does it Do the Job? Wal-Mart Pulls Formula After Baby Dies in Missouri United States -- from republic to oligarchy? The Gingrich-Roosevelt Ticket American Dictatorship Media and Communication The Christmas Conspiracy RealCatholic TV Instructed Not to Use 'Catholic' Name Bethlehem: thank goodness it’s not Hollywood Ecumene in Music. Bach the Lutheran on the Bishops' TV 8 Stories Buried By The Corporate Media That You Need To Know About NFL players sue league for allegedly drugging up players with dangerous painkiller drugs in order to conceal concussions Writers' Union Condemns Deadly Shooting In Western Kazakhstan Vatican Radio pays tribute to painter, critic Schloss Grammy Nominee Matthew West Sings the Heart of Christmas Spielberg’s “War Horse” Shines Spotlight on Four-Legged Soldiers A Family War Movie? 'War Horse' Delivers! 5 male celebrities I support, and why CNN: Ron Paul Is Shaking Things Up The Age of Revelations: JFK, 9/11, UFOs, And Beyond Dominican Chant for Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus Christ Vatican xxx address Taken By Unknown Buyer For Church Sex Videos? Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament Of George Harrison "Haute Sphere" Is a Hot Mess Video Shows Kazakh Police Firing At Fleeing Protesters Where Have All the Catholic Writers Gone?

December 23, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope Benedict: Revitalizing faith is essential to Church reform Pope: 'Celebrate a truly Christian Christmas' Pope: Christmas Is More Than an Anniversary Why Jesus Might Have Been Born In December “This Christmas we ask for the gift of reconciliation” How is Pope Benedict XVI like an AIDS victim? Christmas Light in Winter's Darkness How St. Francis changed the way we celebrate Christmas Five myths about Christmas The Family Of Jesus Christ Is Revealed? The Temptation of Lot's Wife Nun took a vow of poverty – but is suing for pay Fr. Barron comments on Christmas Europe suffers from 'faith fatigue," says Pope in year-end summary How the Christians saved Hanukkah for the Jews Burst of light: did friars build churches to honor the solstice? The night before the birth of Christ Vatican: No plans to limit Sistine Chapel visitors Vatican hosts unusual Christmas Latin test Religions: Christianity is the most widespread in the world Life and Lifestyle Hospitals install spying cameras to track hand washing rates among medical workers “We are really before a monster that is destroying everything we hold dear” Porn use makes teen girls five times more likely to have group sex: study Republican Candidates to Join Pro-Life Forum Next Week Tide is Turning on Abortion, Pro-Life Movement is Winning The Church’s Surprising Stance on Capital Punishment – Part 3 New “My Life” Campaign Seeks to Normalize, Justify Abortion Family Stopped From Forcing Teen Girl to Have Abortion Sixty Religious Leaders Unite Against Obama Insurance Mandate Straw Dogs and Same Sex "Marriage" One Body, Two Heads: Brazilian Babies Born with Rare Condition Appalling report on teenage group sex Test-tube testicles offer relief for infertility 'Miracle' as Filipino woman swims in flood and gives birth on roof Nevada personhood ballot measure rewritten by Judge NAACP Abandons Blacks by Opposing Ban on Race-Based Abortion Court to Hold Hearing on Nurses Forced to Assist Abortions Planned Parenthood Botches Abortion, Sends Woman to Hospital Abortion Industry Drooling over Latin America FRC Voting Guide: Bachmann, Perry, Santorum Most Pro-Life

International News US Missiles Shipped To China Via Germany! 500,000 German children to sing carols, collect funds for needy children Caritas warns of massive hunger in North Korea Mayans Celebrate Renewal, Not The End Zambia: religious leaders blast US over link between gay rights, foreign aid Jerusalem patriarch has Christmas hopes for peace, democracy China Celebrates Ten Years of Cheating the US Veteran Irish diplomat will be first non-resident ambassador to Holy See Bishop Down Under Turns Things Right-Side-Up Christmas 1981: A Flame for Freedom in Poland New Fears in Orissa Prompt Cautions on Christmas Celebrations Holy Land patriarch voices concern for Christians Half a million German children to carol for charity Report Faults Indian Authorities in '08 Anti-Christian Violence Japanese debris begins hitting Canadian coast Christian population in Holy Land shrinks The Vatican's diplomatic offensive against Taiwan The hidden whys of the Pope's visit to Cuba Korean Children Thank Pope for Serving Humanity The grey sky over Berlin Science and Technology Spherical Object Drops From The Sky In Namibia NORAD and LANL To Track Santa's Magical Journey, You Can Follow Along IBM Predicts 'Mind-Controlled' PCs Within Five Years Searl Magnetics Nearing Eureka -- Personal UFOs Coming Soon? Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images Of Vesta Petman – Finally A Robot That Looks Like Terminator (video) 21-Year-Old Man Wakes From Coma Before Doctors Take Organs Researchers discover massive methane 'fountains' in arctic ice - a genuine threat to the atmosphere? 2012 End-of-the-World Countdown Based on Mayan Calendar Starts Today Vatican Library turns to NASA for system to put 1,800-year-old manuscripts in digital format CDC Issues New Guidelines for Tuberculosis As Drug-Resistant Forms Spread Is Jupiters Core Liquifying? The 1,700-Foot Tsunami That Struck Alaska in 1958 2 Planets Survived Red Giant Roasting When Star Expanded Says Iowa State Astronomer Kawaler Michigan maple trees endangered by acid rain Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency To Visit Drc: Measles immunization campaign targets 1.7 million children Lab-Created Bird Flu Virus Poses Massive Threat Flu shot fantasies: How influenza vaccines halt flu infections (even when they don't) Exposed: Genetically-modified salmon found to be contaminated with infectious salmon anemia

US National News Spying on Americans rising rapidly as warrantless use of undercover police, drones increases Don't look now, but even cops in Fargo are arming for battle against terrorists Pennsylvania Gov. Signs Bill to Stop More Kermit Gosnells Catholic Bishop of Fargo Says USA Religious Freedom Under Attack By Elements of Communism and Nazism More Iowa Endorsements for Santorum Campaign The Fickleness of New Hampshire Philadelphia: Prosecutors Seek Wider Testimony from 'Whistle-Blower' Priests U.S. Bishops Share Their Christmas Messages Hispanic American Bishops Write Letter to 'Undocumented Immigrants' Herman Cain's God, Mormonism, and Christmas The coming Latino Catholic majority Military Chaplains Get 'Religious Exemption,' but Does it Do the Job? Wal-Mart Pulls Formula After Baby Dies in Missouri United States -- from republic to oligarchy? American Dictatorship Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'ObamaCare' during three days in March CNN: Ron Paul Projected Winner in Iowa with 52% Ron Paul Challenges His Party's Mindless Militarism Alabama's Bishops Urge Governor to Change Immigration Law Media and Communication Facebook uses YOUR face to promote products to other users Vatican Radio pays tribute to painter, critic Schloss Grammy Nominee Matthew West Sings the Heart of Christmas Spielberg’s “War Horse” Shines Spotlight on Four-Legged Soldiers A Family War Movie? 'War Horse' Delivers! 5 male celebrities I support, and why CNN: Ron Paul Is Shaking Things Up The Age of Revelations: JFK, 9/11, UFOs, And Beyond Dominican Chant for Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus Christ Vatican xxx address Taken By Unknown Buyer For Church Sex Videos? "Haute Sphere" Is a Hot Mess Video Shows Kazakh Police Firing At Fleeing Protesters Where Have All the Catholic Writers Gone? Robert Barron's Catholicism to be shown in New York in 2012 Ron Paul Runs New Pro-Life Campaign Ad With Former Patients Some Good Points in the Catholics Come Home Campaign Need to Be Reinforced by Catholic Parishes Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament Of George Harrison Rapping Priest’ not the norm in any way, but Father Norman has ‘em shouting ‘Amen!’ Tim Tebow SNL Skit Saturday Night Live Google Shoots Down One Company’s Plans To Turn Street View Into A First Person Shooting Game (video)

December 22, 2011

Religion and Faith 'Exuberant jubilation' greets news Blessed Kateri to be canonized Covering the Crucifix Faith-filled hands pound nails for their priests Pope : Greetings for a Christian Christmas, God is near Pope Benedict: Respond to the Lord's call O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Is This Miraculous Glowing Halo The Place Where Moses Saw God? St.Mary Icon Weeping Holy Oil at St.Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Ain Shams-Cairo Egypt Latin Makes a Comeback SSPX Response to 'Doctrinal Preamble' Surprises Vatican A Medieval Liturgical 'Commentary' on the O Antiphons - part 2 Nativity 'Permeates All of History,' Pope Reminds Audience The global shift in Christians Pray for the spirit of love to dominate your family this Christmas St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor Thank God for Catholic Education Washington boy is subject of Bl. Kateri miracle Chinese cathedral hosts baptism of 270 catechumens End of the world predicted (again), for today! Life and Lifestyle Nevada personhood ballot measure rewritten by Judge NAACP Abandons Blacks by Opposing Ban on Race-Based Abortion Court to Hold Hearing on Nurses Forced to Assist Abortions Planned Parenthood Botches Abortion, Sends Woman to Hospital Abortion Industry Drooling over Latin America FRC Voting Guide: Bachmann, Perry, Santorum Most Pro-Life Study: young couples not marrying due to fear of divorce Salvation Army USA Mad As Hell Over Salvation Army International 's Stance on Abortion Denver school creates action figures of saints for kids Percentage of married Americans at all-time low Planned Parenthood Loses $200K Tax-Funded Grant in Michigan Huntsman Would Veto Any Budget Funding Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood: Promote Our Agenda at Your “Holiday” Table Pro-Life Billboard: Toys Will Have Fewer Kids This Christmas India: 50,000 Girls Become Victims of Abortion Monthly Pro-Lifers Sing Christmas Carols at Chicago Abortion Clinics State Rep.: my cousin died after abortion at ‘House of Horrors’ clinic Former abortion worker: my sleep was haunted by dismembered children Viral video: ‘I had you aborted,’ mom tells gospel singer The Church’s Surprising Stance on Capital Punishment – Part 1

International News Castro Notes Satisfaction at Papal Visit State Media: Millions Mourn Kim Jong Il Asia Bibi Seen at Risk of Mental Illness Kremlin Leaves Havel Tributes To Others England: Catholics and Anglicans share a church Iraq PM Urges Kurds To Hand Over Accused Vice President European Court Finds Russia Botched Theater-Siege Rescue Ukrainian Activists Allegedly Kidnapped, Terrorized In Belarus Found Survey Says Pakistan is Deadliest Asia: Christianity is the world’s largest religion North Korea: North Korean soldiers stealing food from people, as everyone fears the worst Japan: Sendai, Christmas among the tsunami survivors Thailand: Christmas among Lahu and Akha tribals of Fang Russia: Blogger Alexei Navalny released: "The country has changed" Korea: In Pyongyang, people cry for food, not Kim China: Wukan residents ready for anything now that police has imposed a “hunger” siege Papua New Guinea: Population growth fuels conflict A priest in Antarctica: missives from the ice Indians flock to see 'apparition' of Jesus China gets into Christmas spirit Science and Technology Vatican Library turns to NASA for system to put 1,800-year-old manuscripts in digital format CDC Issues New Guidelines for Tuberculosis As Drug-Resistant Forms Spread Is Jupiters Core Liquifying? The 1,700-Foot Tsunami That Struck Alaska in 1958 2 Planets Survived Red Giant Roasting When Star Expanded Says Iowa State Astronomer Kawaler Michigan maple trees endangered by acid rain Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency To Visit Drc: Measles immunization campaign targets 1.7 million children Lab-Created Bird Flu Virus Poses Massive Threat Flu shot fantasies: How influenza vaccines halt flu infections (even when they don't) Exposed: Genetically-modified salmon found to be contaminated with infectious salmon anemia Study: Antidepressant drugs actually cause many people to have worse depression Flame retardant chemical found in US soft drinks Skeletons Point To Columbus Voyage For Syphilis Origins Russia Ramps Up New 'Satan' Nuke After U.S. Talks Breakdown New Invisibility Cloak. Not Only Invisible, But Also Inaudible. As If Nothing Was There Perpetual Motion Machine 2011 - Boyle's Self Flowing Flask Extreme Weather-More to Come? Pictures: Mysterious Viking-Era Graves Found With Treasure

US National News United States -- from republic to oligarchy? The Gingrich-Roosevelt Ticket American Dictatorship Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'ObamaCare' during three days in March CNN: Ron Paul Projected Winner in Iowa with 52% Ron Paul Challenges His Party's Mindless Militarism Alabama's Bishops Urge Governor to Change Immigration Law Bishop Lahey Will Receive Double Credit for Jail Time Before Sentencing Notre Dame Univ. proposes Obamacare compromise Kim Jong Il may be dead, but his illustrious great spirit lives on in police state USA US Treasury Reports 38th Straight Month of Deficits... South Bend sells property to Catholic high school Another Bishop Informs the Obama Regime… America is a land of contrasts The Role of the State Church opposes NY bill that opens indefinite lawsuit window Philadelphia Catholics at funeral consoled for 'death in family' A Conservative/Just War Foreign Policy Last U.S. Forces Leave Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta In Libya Media and Communication Where Have All the Catholic Writers Gone? Robert Barron's Catholicism to be shown in New York in 2012 Ron Paul Runs New Pro-Life Campaign Ad With Former Patients Some Good Points in the Catholics Come Home Campaign Need to Be Reinforced by Catholic Parishes Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament Of George Harrison Rapping Priest’ not the norm in any way, but Father Norman has ‘em shouting ‘Amen!’ Tim Tebow SNL Skit Saturday Night Live Google Shoots Down One Company’s Plans To Turn Street View Into A First Person Shooting Game (video) TV hosts 'To Cook And Eat Own Flesh' On Air Scientists Say Turin Shroud Is Authentic Burial Robe Of Christ Two Four Star Generals Write New York Times Op-ed Against NDAA And Indefinite Detention Of Americans Cinema’s Role in The Great Conversation: An Interview with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Changing Times In Nativity Art: Images Throughout History Carry Social And Political Messages As Well As Spiritual Ones Duggar Stillborn Baby Photo Provokes Mixed Reactions, Christian News Wall St. Journal Spreads Margaret Sanger's Abortion Propaganda Founder of Medjugorje magazine dies Bad Poetry, Bland Theology: Let's Write a Hymn! Fine Wit in the Service of Plain Hatred Gift Books of Christian Wisdom: A Syllabus for Our Era Documentary Film 'The Calling' Keeps Winning Awards and Changing Lives

December 21, 2011

Religion and Faith Advent Reflection: The Manger and the Cross - Calvary Begins in Bethlehem 'Lily of the Mohawks' came to know, love Christ over clan's objections The Salvation Army Loses Its Sight Saint Dominic of Silos: Patron of Pregnant Women 2012 Fota Conference Theme Announced: "Celebrating the Eucharist: Sacrifice and Communion" Half world's 2.3 billion Christians are Catholic Blessed Kateri, Marianne Cope to be canonized And the Winner Is… Islam Divine Office at Le Barroux Online Protestant Minister Says Blessed Virgin Mary May Hold the Key to Christian Unity... SSPX update: response to Doctrinal Preamble delivered Our Lady's life as seen by the mystics Operation Gutiérrez Pope to Children: Tell Your Friends You Have Found Jesus Pope Tells Prisoners That Divine Justice Isn't Like Man's St. Peter's Christmas Tree Seen as Ecumenical Symbol Pope Visits Prisoners, Says Poor Conditions Amount to 'Double Sentence' Missionaries Take Message of the Cross to Prison Pope Congratulates New Legionary Priests When atheists are left outside the Court Life and Lifestyle Planned Parenthood Loses $200K Tax-Funded Grant in Michigan Huntsman Would Veto Any Budget Funding Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood: Promote Our Agenda at Your “Holiday” Table Pro-Life Billboard: Toys Will Have Fewer Kids This Christmas India: 50,000 Girls Become Victims of Abortion Monthly Pro-Lifers Sing Christmas Carols at Chicago Abortion Clinics State Rep.: my cousin died after abortion at ‘House of Horrors’ clinic Former abortion worker: my sleep was haunted by dismembered children Viral video: ‘I had you aborted,’ mom tells gospel singer The Church’s Surprising Stance on Capital Punishment – Part 1 Advocates Use 'Posada' to Draw Attention to Immigration Reform Students Defend Christian Life Movement Program from Professor's Attack Canadian bishop faces January 4 sentencing on child-porn charge Final Report on Abuse Underlines Failures of Cloyne Diocese Retired Dutch Bishop Charged With Abuse A Democrat Reaches Across the Aisle on Medicare Cheering for Incest?!? Some Healthy Shame Would Do Us Some Good Mich.: Catholic student bullied by gay teacher Planned Parenthood Closes Four Abortion Referral Clinics GOP candidates renew pledge to defend unborn

International News China Celebrates Outwitting U.S. In the WTO Belgian bishop grieves for victims of shooting massacre Prague archbishop remembers Havel as friend, 'fellow prisoner' Nigerian Bishops Plead for Peace As Boko Haram Bombings Continue Castro Set to Welcome Papal Visit to Cuba As Iraq War Winds Down, Christian Community Finds Itself 'Devastated' Egyptian Women Protest Abuse by Military S. Korean bishops renew hope for reunification India Tribunal Indicts Local Government for Anti-Christian Violence Brit. Prime Minister: U.K. is a Christian nation Canada: Disgraced bishop's sentencing continues Christian Peacemakers denounce Israeli army raid in Hebron R.I.P. Vaclav Havel: But must we adore him? Israeli rabbi's Hannukah letter addresses violent Hilltop Youth Mustached Pakistani Man Emerges From Hiding, 'Handlebars' And All Kyrgyz Supreme Court Upholds Rights Activist's Life Sentence Syria Imposes Death Penalty For 'Arming Terrorists' Clinton Says U.S. Hopes North Korea Will Choose 'Peace' EU Delays Signing Ukraine Association Agreement Philippines: Typhoon Washi, Manila declares a national emergency. First burials en masse Science and Technology Flu shot fantasies: How influenza vaccines halt flu infections (even when they don't) Exposed: Genetically-modified salmon found to be contaminated with infectious salmon anemia Study: Antidepressant drugs actually cause many people to have worse depression Flame retardant chemical found in US soft drinks Skeletons Point To Columbus Voyage For Syphilis Origins Russia Ramps Up New 'Satan' Nuke After U.S. Talks Breakdown New Invisibility Cloak. Not Only Invisible, But Also Inaudible. As If Nothing Was There Perpetual Motion Machine 2011 - Boyle's Self Flowing Flask Extreme Weather-More to Come? Pictures: Mysterious Viking-Era Graves Found With Treasure 5 Wars Raging Behind the Bioethics Debates India: HIV/AIDS patients in Mother Teresa’s home in Kolkata Report: boy's cancer, nineteen tumors vanish after apparition visit HAARP Activity== Atlanta Georgia Latest Victory For Regenerative Medicine: Pituitary Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells Playback: 130-Year-Old Sounds Revealed Of Alexander Graham Bell And Others The NAO Humanoid Robot Gets Slimmer And Smarter With NAO Next Gen (video) 16th Century Priest Hailed as Model in Faith-Science Friendship Japan: Fukushima: doubts raised about the nuclear plant shut down

US National News Illinois bishops to Gov. Quinn: Catholic conscience must be consistent Practical Distributism: Subsidiarity and Social Security Kim Jong Il may be dead, but his illustrious great spirit lives on in police state USA US Treasury Reports 38th Straight Month of Deficits... South Bend sells property to Catholic high school America is a land of contrasts Another Bishop Informs the Obama Regime… The Role of the State Church opposes NY bill that opens indefinite lawsuit window Philadelphia Catholics at funeral consoled for 'death in family' A Conservative/Just War Foreign Policy Last U.S. Forces Leave Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta In Libya Why the Modern President Can’t Belong to a Church Congressmen can't say 'Merry Christmas' in mail US religious freedom commission reauthorized at last minute United States: The American Mother Teresa is one step closer to being canonised Occupy Wall Street Protesters March Against Trinity Church Senators Who Love The Government But Hate America Media and Communication Bad Poetry, Bland Theology: Let's Write a Hymn! Fine Wit in the Service of Plain Hatred Gift Books of Christian Wisdom: A Syllabus for Our Era Documentary Film 'The Calling' Keeps Winning Awards and Changing Lives “Dolphin Tale” Makes a Small-Screen Splash Every Artist Should Buy and Read this Book: Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting, by Aidan Hart KC Star Risks Credibility With Bias Against Accused Priest Disciples Go Hollywood Book Notice: Anton Baumstark - On the Historical Development of the Liturgy Kansas City Star accused of bias against priest Korea: North Korean television broadcasts images of Kim Jong il's remains Singer Rebecca St. James defends sexual purity and Tim Tebow on Fox’s Hannity Top Five Most Influential Pro-Life Celebrities of 2011 Christian Bale and The Chinese Governent The Roman Rite: Old and New - X Conclusion & 6 years of RORATE CÆLI From Mind Control To Superstardom: The Meaning Of Lady Gaga’s “Marry the Night” Why Is Catholic Music Such a Mess? Masquerades in the News Founder Of Internet Fears 'Unprecedented' Web Censorship TOWN HALL Tebow mania leads to abortion drive

December 19-20, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope Visits Prisoners, Says Poor Conditions Amount to 'Double Sentence' Is Mary the key to unity? Is Jesus Meeting Your Expectations? O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Pope Benedict XVI: Bl Kateri Tekakwitha, six others to be canonized Papal Health Concerns? Pope Benedict XVI is Tired - But Still Working Hard Catholic Social Teaching: The Truth of Christ Compels Us They also speak aggresively of the Pope Against the abyss: a Dominican anniversary Cardinal Amato beatifies 23 Spanish civil war martyrs Cardinal Amato beatifies 23 Spanish civil war martyrs Pope Benedict: Mary and the mystery of Christmas Pope Benedict: Respond to the Lord's call Vatican Lights Up Its Christmas Tree Vatican Lights Up Its Christmas Tree Mary’s virginity guarantees Christ’s divinity, Pope teaches Making Mary: The Gifts of Christmas The Happy Priest: Mary and the Mystery of the Incarnation Pope says Christianity trumps secularism in building good societies Vatican: Pope: God's justice is not that of men Archbishop Fulton Sheen on the final days of Advent Week Four of the New Translation of the Mass - So How Are We Doing? Life and Lifestyle Cheering for Incest?!? Some Healthy Shame Would Do Us Some Good Mich.: Catholic student bullied by gay teacher Planned Parenthood Closes Four Abortion Referral Clinics GOP candidates renew pledge to defend unborn A Democrat Reaches Across the Aisle on Medicare Pope Asks Teachers to Understand Their Students Abortion numbers fall in Illinois Oklahoma maternity home expands teen support Guatemala: Kids living in garbage dump still believe in Santa Claus Pakistan: Women, the first victims of Taliban violence in Pakistan's tribal areas When the conversation on women’s ordination is really about women’s appreciation Pope Benedict to prisoners: I carry you all in my heart before the Lord Prison according to Peter Popes in prison Video Shows Sebelius’ Role in Planned Parenthood Rape Coverup Saga of 12-year-old foster boy reveals state's psychiatric drug abuse of children The Constitution, States' Rights, and the Right to Life: Iowa, Please Get it Right! Record drop in US marriages caused by social changes Chief gynecologist at Catholic hospital debuts website to promote abortifacient contraceptives D.C. City Council Wants to Kill More Black Babies in Abortions Gingrich, Bachmann Spar on Abortion in Republican Debate

International News Philippines: Hundreds dead in Mindanao storm as authorities caught off guard ‘Blue Bra Girl’ Atrocity: Egyptian Military Police More Than Brutal 42 Christians Arrested in Saudi Arabia Dutch bishops blamed for “organising” paedophiles Cuba, “There is a need for freedom” Violence Rocks Cairo For Third Straight Day North Korea: Kim Jong Il Dead, Son Is 'Successor' Kim Jong Il, A Cold War-Era Leader in Modern Times Vaclav Havel, 'Confused Intellectual' Who Triumphed Over Czechoslovakia's Communist Rule, Dead At 75 NATO Ends Iraq Training Mission Philippines: Hundreds killed in flash flooding With Morgues Full, Philippine Flood Victims Buried China: Lufeng, Wukan protest widens China: Chinese government admits to re arresting Gao Zhisheng Four Killed, 49 Missing After Russian Drilling Rig Sinks Putin And Kudrin: Russia's Real Tandem Russia: Nuncio in Russia: this Christmas of crisis a chance to recover sense of eternity Obama Raises Russia Vote Flaws Irish Government is willing to Invite Pope to visit, if Vatican requests this Israel To Free 550 Palestinians In Shalit Swap Science and Technology India: HIV/AIDS patients in Mother Teresa’s home in Kolkata Report: boy's cancer, nineteen tumors vanish after apparition visit HAARP Activity== Atlanta Georgia Latest Victory For Regenerative Medicine: Pituitary Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells Playback: 130-Year-Old Sounds Revealed Of Alexander Graham Bell And Others The NAO Humanoid Robot Gets Slimmer And Smarter With NAO Next Gen (video) Where is the Ark of the Covenant? 16th Century Priest Hailed as Model in Faith-Science Friendship Japan: Fukushima: doubts raised about the nuclear plant shut down Russian Spacecraft Filled With Toxic Fuel And Radioactive Material Set To Crash-land On Earth Formerly healthy, energetic boy still suffers from extreme narcolepsy two years after getting swine flu vaccine Gardasil boys come marching in - 4 new Gardasil deaths reported to VAERS A Word From Scientic American On Belief And Placebo Effects Archaeology: "First Europeans Were Cannibals" California regulators frame Organic Pastures and force raw milk shut down over fabricated E. Coli scare 1 Mio. Watt Cold Fusion Reactor Running In Italy 2011 On God, Santa Claus, And a Truly Scientific Approach to Faith Homeopathic treatment slows progression of Alzheimer's disease UN welcomes news that stricken Japanese nuclear plant is now stable Microsoft Can Turn You Into A Hologram At Its Secret Research Facility

US National News Another Bishop Informs the Obama Regime… The Role of the State Church opposes NY bill that opens indefinite lawsuit window Philadelphia Catholics at funeral consoled for 'death in family' A Conservative/Just War Foreign Policy Last U.S. Forces Leave Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta In Libya Why the Modern President Can’t Belong to a Church Congressmen can't say 'Merry Christmas' in mail US religious freedom commission reauthorized at last minute United States: The American Mother Teresa is one step closer to being canonised Occupy Wall Street Protesters March Against Trinity Church Senators Who Love The Government But Hate America Is America Just a Protestant Botch? Time to Send for Santorum: Could the Candidate Left in the Field be Chosen? Presidential Candidate Ron Paul 1st To Call For “False Flag” Criminal Charges To Be Filed Against Eric Holder Woman spends six hours cooking meth inside Walmart before anyone takes notice and calls police U.S. Senate Passes Defense Bill That Targets Pakistan Aid, Iran Another woman in her 80s says TSA sexually molested her at JFK airport Media and Communication Singer Rebecca St. James defends sexual purity and Tim Tebow on Fox’s Hannity Top Five Most Influential Pro-Life Celebrities of 2011 Christian Bale and The Chinese Governent The Roman Rite: Old and New - X Conclusion & 6 years of RORATE CÆLI From Mind Control To Superstardom: The Meaning Of Lady Gaga’s “Marry the Night” Why Is Catholic Music Such a Mess? Masquerades in the News Founder Of Internet Fears 'Unprecedented' Web Censorship TOWN HALL Tebow mania leads to abortion drive Church defends controversial billboard NFL QB Preaches with Actions The New Oxford Review Does Fatima — Badly Anti-Irish, anti-Catholic cartoonist up for honor 'Keep Christ in Christmas' ads in full swing again The most famous photos of St. Padre Pio Batman Star Christian Bale Attacked for Visiting Chen Guangcheng Duggars hold memorial service for tiny baby Jubilee; photos of baby stir controversy U.S. WikiLeaks Suspect Soldier To Face Military Hearing The Golden Fish — A Conversion Story Writer, Critic, And Pundit Christopher Hitchens Dead At 62

December 18, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak Advent and the Eucharist: Prepare to Receive the Risen Lord Saint of the Day: Prophet Daniel Fr Lombardi, SJ: Pope Benedict XVI and the capacity for mercy St. Adelaide Moral Education Is Theme of Pope's Annual Message for World Day of Peace Pontiff Invites Students to Consider What Christmas Is About Vatican: PEACE 2012 Without God there is no peace. The end of relativism and the Christianity of "values" Vatican: PEACE 2012 Pope: only by "raising our eyes to God” can we educate young people to justice and peace For the record: SSPX-Rome - where matters currently stand, as viewed by the SSPX Theologians of the 1900's. The Three on the Winners' Platform Pope’s message to young people: Your commitment is the solution to the crisis Sister Magdalena of the Cross -The nun who made a pact with the devil The colour of the sheep in Bethlehem Of liturgy and life: Jesuit scholar reflects on his 46 years in Rome British Catholic Priest embraces Islam Catholics, Orthodox Unite in Defending Religious Freedom An ecumenical Christmas tree at the Vatican Yes, There Are Christmas Haters About that Guadalupe tilma Life and Lifestyle Popes in prison Video Shows Sebelius’ Role in Planned Parenthood Rape Coverup Saga of 12-year-old foster boy reveals state's psychiatric drug abuse of children The Constitution, States' Rights, and the Right to Life: Iowa, Please Get it Right! Record drop in US marriages caused by social changes Chief gynecologist at Catholic hospital debuts website to promote abortifacient contraceptives D.C. City Council Wants to Kill More Black Babies in Abortions Gingrich, Bachmann Spar on Abortion in Republican Debate Minnesota: complaint that Church was “lobbying” concerning true marriage dismissed Room at the Inn: Pro-Lifers Care for Mother and Child UN issues first report on human rights of gay and lesbian people Obama’s Push to Legalize Abortion in Kenya Broke U.S. Law Bishops Urge EU Not to Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Romney Defends His Pro-Life Conversion During GOP Debate U.S.: Sister who authorized a therapeutic abortion forgiven Sri Lanka: The mission of Sr Eliza, the nun of Mother Teresa accused of “selling children” Virginia: adoption agencies get conscience protection Maryanne Godboldo finally gets daughter back from state child abductors; all charges confirmed as unwarranted Solidarity with the poor has guided Catholic Charities director’s ministry Obama admin. denies federal money to Texas unless state funds Planned Parenthood Uruguay bishops defend pro-life couple

International News After abuse report, Dutch Catholic Church expresses shock and shame Bankers Rule The World: "The Network Of Global Corporate Control" France to criminalize denial of the Armenian Genocide Uzbekistan’s sad accomplishment 100,000 northern Peruvians celebrate Marian feast day Pope to NZ-Pac bishops: focus on New Evangelization Pope: Interdependence Not a Threat, But an Opportunity Commission Finds That 800 Dutch Priests, Religious Committed Abuse US Worried Iran On Brink of Underground Nuclear Activity Clashes Between Military Police And Protesters Injure 50 In Cairo Torrent of Bad Financial News Flows Out of Europe Syria: Catholic patriarchs call for peace in Syria as Moscow puts pressure in the United Nations PALESTINE – ISRAEL Confessional conflict a real danger after settlers torch West Bank mosques ICC Prosecutor: Qaddafi's Death Could Be War Crime Security Council calls for greater Iraqi efforts to resolve post-invasion issues with Kuwait Russia Joins World Trade Organization India: A catechist killed in Orissa: Hindu radicals are playing with terror Donors pledge $482 million for UN efforts to help displaced, stateless people Cardinal Denounces Proposed UK Welfare Cuts IMF Chief: Global Economic Outlook 'Gloomy' Youth can offer new hope to the world Science and Technology California regulators frame Organic Pastures and force raw milk shut down over fabricated E. Coli scare On God, Santa Claus, And a Truly Scientific Approach to Faith Homeopathic treatment slows progression of Alzheimer's disease UN welcomes news that stricken Japanese nuclear plant is now stable Microsoft Can Turn You Into A Hologram At Its Secret Research Facility Star of David Captured on Satellite Image of Tehran Supernova Dust Found In Meteorites A Revolt In The Heavens: Young Star Rebels Against Its Parent Cloud Ekso Exoskeletal Device Successfully Tested In 6 Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury South Korea: Japan: South Korean Bishops call for justice for "comfort women" Micro-Robot Takes 'Fantastic Voyage' Through The Body With Precision Control | Before It's News Monsantos Roundup Ready Crops Leading To Mental Illness, Obesity Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protesters With Low Frequency Speakers Digital Advent Calendar from down under Efficiency of livestock systems must be improved Durban disappoints with climate change deal Drilling Into Core of Teotihuacan Pyramid, Scientists Find Ancient Offerings Fountains' Of Methane 1,000m Across Erupt From Arctic Ice Why Do They Call Higgs Boson The "God Particle"? The World In 2100: NASA Maps Show Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts

US National News Why the Modern President Can’t Belong to a Church Congressmen can't say 'Merry Christmas' in mail US religious freedom commission reauthorized at last minute United States: The American Mother Teresa is one step closer to being canonised Occupy Wall Street Protesters March Against Trinity Church Is America Just a Protestant Botch? Senators Who Love The Government But Hate America Time to Send for Santorum: Could the Candidate Left in the Field be Chosen? Presidential Candidate Ron Paul 1st To Call For “False Flag” Criminal Charges To Be Filed Against Eric Holder Woman spends six hours cooking meth inside Walmart before anyone takes notice and calls police U.S. Senate Passes Defense Bill That Targets Pakistan Aid, Iran Another woman in her 80s says TSA sexually molested her at JFK airport Congressmen Urge President Obama to Discuss Religious Freedom in Iraq SEC Charges Ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs With Fraud Ariz. Prosecutor Wants Immigration Checks Restored House Passes $1T Budget Bill, Avoids Shutdown Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips US policy contributes to illegal immigration, Wisconsin bishops say US Bishops' Campaign Draws Attention to Domestic Poverty Cardinal Foley laid to rest in his native Philadelphia Media and Communication TOWN HALL Tebow mania leads to abortion drive Church defends controversial billboard NFL QB Preaches with Actions The New Oxford Review Does Fatima — Badly Anti-Irish, anti-Catholic cartoonist up for honor 'Keep Christ in Christmas' ads in full swing again The most famous photos of St. Padre Pio Duggars hold memorial service for tiny baby Jubilee; photos of baby stir controversy U.S. WikiLeaks Suspect Soldier To Face Military Hearing The Golden Fish — A Conversion Story Writer, Critic, And Pundit Christopher Hitchens Dead At 62 Prominent Journalist Gunned Down In Russia's Caucasus Hans Memling's Simultaneous Paintings Tribute to Cardinal Foley: his personal memories of Vatican II China: Chinese police besiege the village in revolt. Blackout of news about Wukan Colombian Prelate Criticizes Adoption of Boys by Gay US Journalist Training for Church leaders in a Media Age “Dolphin Tale” Shines Spotlight on Homeschooling Catholic Herald's Missed Opportunity Lowe’s Errs in Pulling TLC Ad All-American Muslim TV Show is Nothing But Islamic Propaganda...

December 17, 2011

Religion and Faith St. Adelaide Moral Education Is Theme of Pope's Annual Message for World Day of Peace Pontiff Invites Students to Consider What Christmas Is About Vatican: PEACE 2012 Without God there is no peace. The end of relativism and the Christianity of "values" Vatican: PEACE 2012 Pope: only by "raising our eyes to God” can we educate young people to justice and peace For the record: SSPX-Rome - where matters currently stand, as viewed by the SSPX Theologians of the 1900's. The Three on the Winners' Platform Pope’s message to young people: Your commitment is the solution to the crisis Sister Magdalena of the Cross -The nun who made a pact with the devil The colour of the sheep in Bethlehem Of liturgy and life: Jesuit scholar reflects on his 46 years in Rome British Catholic Priest embraces Islam Catholics, Orthodox Unite in Defending Religious Freedom An ecumenical Christmas tree at the Vatican Yes, There Are Christmas Haters About that Guadalupe tilma Taking stock of prophecy: rumblings, lights? A woman among the leaders of the South African Church When Benedict XVI visits a Roman prison he follows suit... Britain's Chief Rabbi Calls Europe to Rediscover Its Soul Life and Lifestyle Video Shows Sebelius’ Role in Planned Parenthood Rape Coverup Saga of 12-year-old foster boy reveals state's psychiatric drug abuse of children The Constitution, States' Rights, and the Right to Life: Iowa, Please Get it Right! Record drop in US marriages caused by social changes Chief gynecologist at Catholic hospital debuts website to promote abortifacient contraceptives D.C. City Council Wants to Kill More Black Babies in Abortions Gingrich, Bachmann Spar on Abortion in Republican Debate Minnesota: complaint that Church was “lobbying” concerning true marriage dismissed Room at the Inn: Pro-Lifers Care for Mother and Child UN issues first report on human rights of gay and lesbian people Obama’s Push to Legalize Abortion in Kenya Broke U.S. Law Bishops Urge EU Not to Fund Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Romney Defends His Pro-Life Conversion During GOP Debate U.S.: Sister who authorized a therapeutic abortion forgiven Sri Lanka: The mission of Sr Eliza, the nun of Mother Teresa accused of “selling children” Virginia: adoption agencies get conscience protection Maryanne Godboldo finally gets daughter back from state child abductors; all charges confirmed as unwarranted Solidarity with the poor has guided Catholic Charities director’s ministry Obama admin. denies federal money to Texas unless state funds Planned Parenthood Uruguay bishops defend pro-life couple

International News Pope: Interdependence Not a Threat, But an Opportunity Commission Finds That 800 Dutch Priests, Religious Committed Abuse US Worried Iran On Brink of Underground Nuclear Activity Clashes Between Military Police And Protesters Injure 50 In Cairo Torrent of Bad Financial News Flows Out of Europe Syria: Catholic patriarchs call for peace in Syria as Moscow puts pressure in the United Nations PALESTINE – ISRAEL Confessional conflict a real danger after settlers torch West Bank mosques ICC Prosecutor: Qaddafi's Death Could Be War Crime Security Council calls for greater Iraqi efforts to resolve post-invasion issues with Kuwait Russia Joins World Trade Organization India: A catechist killed in Orissa: Hindu radicals are playing with terror Donors pledge $482 million for UN efforts to help displaced, stateless people Cardinal Denounces Proposed UK Welfare Cuts IMF Chief: Global Economic Outlook 'Gloomy' The Cuba That Will Welcome Benedict XVI (Part 1) Hopes for 2012 Papal Visit to Ireland Rekindled Execution of arrest warrants vital for ending crimes in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor UN tribunal charges former Serb official with contempt for refusal to testify Swiss Ambassador highlights history of excellent relations Youth can offer new hope to the world Science and Technology California regulators frame Organic Pastures and force raw milk shut down over fabricated E. Coli scare On God, Santa Claus, And a Truly Scientific Approach to Faith Homeopathic treatment slows progression of Alzheimer's disease UN welcomes news that stricken Japanese nuclear plant is now stable Microsoft Can Turn You Into A Hologram At Its Secret Research Facility Star of David Captured on Satellite Image of Tehran Supernova Dust Found In Meteorites A Revolt In The Heavens: Young Star Rebels Against Its Parent Cloud Ekso Exoskeletal Device Successfully Tested In 6 Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury South Korea: Japan: South Korean Bishops call for justice for "comfort women" Micro-Robot Takes 'Fantastic Voyage' Through The Body With Precision Control | Before It's News Monsantos Roundup Ready Crops Leading To Mental Illness, Obesity Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protesters With Low Frequency Speakers Digital Advent Calendar from down under Efficiency of livestock systems must be improved Durban disappoints with climate change deal Drilling Into Core of Teotihuacan Pyramid, Scientists Find Ancient Offerings Fountains' Of Methane 1,000m Across Erupt From Arctic Ice Why Do They Call Higgs Boson The "God Particle"? The World In 2100: NASA Maps Show Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts

US National News Is America Just a Protestant Botch? Senators Who Love The Government But Hate America Time to Send for Santorum: Could the Candidate Left in the Field be Chosen? Presidential Candidate Ron Paul 1st To Call For “False Flag” Criminal Charges To Be Filed Against Eric Holder Woman spends six hours cooking meth inside Walmart before anyone takes notice and calls police U.S. Senate Passes Defense Bill That Targets Pakistan Aid, Iran Another woman in her 80s says TSA sexually molested her at JFK airport Congressmen Urge President Obama to Discuss Religious Freedom in Iraq SEC Charges Ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs With Fraud Ariz. Prosecutor Wants Immigration Checks Restored House Passes $1T Budget Bill, Avoids Shutdown Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips US policy contributes to illegal immigration, Wisconsin bishops say US Bishops' Campaign Draws Attention to Domestic Poverty Cardinal Foley laid to rest in his native Philadelphia The Catholic case for Gingrich, for now Obama to fill Gitmo with Americans as NDAA law passes The Barna Group - U.S. Lacks Notable Christian Leaders Newt Bubble Bursting? Iowa Poll Shows Drop, Romney Leading The Government As Lawbreaker, Again Media and Communication NFL QB Preaches with Actions The New Oxford Review Does Fatima — Badly Anti-Irish, anti-Catholic cartoonist up for honor 'Keep Christ in Christmas' ads in full swing again The most famous photos of St. Padre Pio Duggars hold memorial service for tiny baby Jubilee; photos of baby stir controversy U.S. WikiLeaks Suspect Soldier To Face Military Hearing The Golden Fish — A Conversion Story Writer, Critic, And Pundit Christopher Hitchens Dead At 62 Prominent Journalist Gunned Down In Russia's Caucasus Hans Memling's Simultaneous Paintings Tribute to Cardinal Foley: his personal memories of Vatican II China: Chinese police besiege the village in revolt. Blackout of news about Wukan Colombian Prelate Criticizes Adoption of Boys by Gay US Journalist Training for Church leaders in a Media Age “Dolphin Tale” Shines Spotlight on Homeschooling Catholic Herald's Missed Opportunity Lowe’s Errs in Pulling TLC Ad All-American Muslim TV Show is Nothing But Islamic Propaganda...

December 16, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope Benedict XVI Urges Intense Prayer to the Father on Behalf of All Who Suffer A close look at those who interpret Fatima secrets Archbishop Carlson Sees Signs of Encouragement for US Vocations New Doctor of the Church? About that Guadalupe tilma Indonesia: Central Java: statue of the Virgin decapitated Excommunicating Gherardini? Vatican Approves Miracle No. 2 for Blessed Marianne Cope Archbishop Carlson Sees Signs of Encouragement for US Vocations St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli Pope’s preacher sees job as simply delivering the Gospel Papal Preacher's Advent Sermons Focus on Evangelization Creating a Culture of Vocations Philadelphia Archdiocese Initiative to Examine Parishes' Futures Pope Urges Sick to Find Comfort in Christmas Pope ends individual speeches to new Vatican ambassadors Cardinal says Pope's visit to Cuba will be a special grace Pope encourages scandal-marred Legion Dates Chosen for WYD 2013: July 23-28 ACTS: Together in Christ with our Hispanic Sisters... Vatican office wishes seafarers a Holy Christmas Life and Lifestyle Maryanne Godboldo finally gets daughter back from state child abductors; all charges confirmed as unwarranted Obama admin. denies federal money to Texas unless state funds Planned Parenthood N.Planned Parenthood Hiring 14-Year-Old Kids to Push Sex EdY. may lift statute of limitations on abuse Cardinal Burke: Attacks on Unborn are Rooted in ‘Contraceptive Mentality’... Uruguay bishops defend pro-life couple Solidarity with the poor has guided Catholic Charities director’s ministry Red Cross: Women Should Have “Access to Safe Abortions” Pro-Abortion News Web Site May be Violating IRS Rules Drug Cartels Spare No Expense, Make Tunnels High Tech (video) Guadalupe and defeat of Planned Parenthood Number of adults married at all-time low: new study Colombian bishops join gov't in U.S. adoption case Vatican paper article backs parents over schools as educators in sexual matters Archbishop Kelly, retired Louisville archbishop, dead at 80 Sexual and Domestic violence widespread in the U.S. 30,000 Youth to Attend Taizé Meeting in Berlin Internet Press Comments on " artsy picture of the fetal corpse" Of Couple's Lost Child Lesbian parents reject school's admission offer Minn. bigot lawyer hurls more outlandish slurs

International News U.S. Officials Cite 'Nationwide Awakening' In Russia Egypt's Christians Wary as Voting Continues Pope Benedict: Globalisation and our shared responsibility IRAQ – UNITED STATES US flag comes down in Baghdad after nine years of war Former French President Chirac Found Guilty On Graft Charges Bethlehem witness: Women's tales to be on posters on separation wall Satellite Spots China's First Aircraft Carrier At Sea Obama Urged to Address Religious Liberty With Iraqi Prime Minister Burma: 50,000 displaced Christians flee military Obama announces end of Iraqi War: Two Christians murdered JAPAN – EUROPEAN UNION Europe’s crisis dampens confidence in Japan Nigeria, the schools seized after the war are returning to the Church Asia: A Christmas of emergencies African entrepreneurs win UN-backed award for eco-friendly initiatives Vietnam: Christmas in Bac Ninh: music and solidarity to bear witness to the birth of Jesus Millions of rural poor to receive banking services under UN-backed initiative Rabbi Sacks worries Europe is losing its Judeo-Christian 'soul' Kenya: Number hit by floods tops 100,000 UN peacekeeping force to stay in Cyprus for another seven months MYANMAR – LAOS UN report warns of growing opium production Myanmar and Laos Science and Technology Micro-Robot Takes 'Fantastic Voyage' Through The Body With Precision Control | Before It's News Monsantos Roundup Ready Crops Leading To Mental Illness, Obesity Efficiency of livestock systems must be improved Drilling Into Core of Teotihuacan Pyramid, Scientists Find Ancient Offerings Fountains' Of Methane 1,000m Across Erupt From Arctic Ice Why Do They Call Higgs Boson The "God Particle"? The World In 2100: NASA Maps Show Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts New Gene Therapy Stops The Bleeding In Hemophilia Patients (video) NASA Planning For Possible Landings On Europa Anthropology: "Cave Art" Genetics testing for Alzheimer's Centuries-Old Witches' Cottage And Mummified Cat Unearthed In Britain NASA Developing Comet Harpoon For Sample Return Humans Smell Better Than Neanderthals Thanks To Our Brains Say Evolutionists Chinese Company Continues Plan To Replace Workforce With 500,000 Robots A Small Step For Lungfish, A Big Step For The Evolution Of Walking Digital Advent Calendar from down under EPA finally acknowledges fracking dangers Endangered orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans

US National News Obama to fill Gitmo with Americans as NDAA law passes The Barna Group - U.S. Lacks Notable Christian Leaders Newt Bubble Bursting? Iowa Poll Shows Drop, Romney Leading The Government As Lawbreaker, Again Belmont Abbey College Takes on Caesar: Has a New Catholic Resistance Begun in the US? Is Europe Our Dystopian Future? NARAL Pro-Abortion Group Takes Aim at Mitt Romney Senate blocks Obama's gay-advocate ambassador US Set to Try Soldier Over Leaks, Targets Assange Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America Florida evangelical pastors charged with sex crimes What kind of Catholic is Newt Gingrich? Should you leave the USA before the collapse? Words of wisdom from someone who tried When Clarence Thomas Came for a Visit Bishop urges Congress to heed needs of jobless and their families Corruption Threatens Democracy in Egypt and in the United States Accepting ‘Help’ Only to Find Rights Forfeited Panetta Says U.S. 'Winning' In Afghanistan Professor Barack H. Obama Electricity Bills Soar Nationwide… Media and Communication Hans Memling's Simultaneous Paintings All-American Muslim TV Show is Nothing But Islamic Propaganda... Lowe’s Errs in Pulling TLC Ad Colombian Prelate Criticizes Adoption of Boys by Gay US Journalist China: Chinese police besiege the village in revolt. Blackout of news about Wukan Training for Church leaders in a Media Age “Dolphin Tale” Shines Spotlight on Homeschooling Catholic Herald's Missed Opportunity 'Dolphin Tale' shines spotlight on homeschooling Chelsea Clinton Is One Slick Operator Susan Boyle claims to see her mother's ghost Randall Terry Campaign: Pro-Life Ads Now Airing in Key Election States Film review: Consuming Kids - a must-see documentary for all parents State board rejects legal complaint against archdiocese's pro-marriage DVD “States do not always publish information on religious persecution” Russia: Kommersant Vlast magazine purged over Putin criticism Korea: Seoul, a TV working for Kim Jong il 25-Year Old Kyrgyz Broadcaster Wins Regional Awards Tribute to Cardinal Foley: his personal memories of Vatican II

December 15, 2011

Religion and Faith "The Shroud is not a fake" Our Lady Of Guadalupe: The Mystery of the Eyes Our Lady of Guadalupe Guides and Unites Latin America St. John of the Cross: 'Do Not Seek Christ Without the Cross' The crisis of the Church is a crisis of Bishops Believe in God's Love for You As Life Unfolds, Pope Counsels Vatican: Pope: pray without expecting the fulfillment of our own will, but that of God Pope Benedict: Trusting in God’s answers to our prayers Breast-Beating During the Confiteor A Benedictine Monk Reflects on Becoming a Light and Source of Joy for Others During Advent Create a space for silence, Bishop Hugh Gilbert tells us Christmas is about re-birth Atheism and the Myth of Love Nuns on the Pill? Researchers Flaunt Their Ignorance Cardinal De Paolis ordains 49 priests for Legion Irish Bishops: True Meaning of Christmas Is Accessible Dublin archbishop says lapsed Catholics should admit their non-belief Vietnam: Two Buddhist activists jailed for asking for religious freedom Mass attendance in Dublin, Ireland down to 14% The blind are Christ's special witnesses, archbishop says Life and Lifestyle Obama Bashed For Blocking Planned Parenthood De-Funding GOP Presidential Candidates Sign New Pro-Life Pledge From Planned Parenthood to Catholicism, a Conversion Story A Study in Illogic: Fr. Spitzer Analyzes Roe v. Wade Ex Staffers Ready to Expose Planned Parenthood to Congress Obama Administration wants anyone of any age to be able to buy 'morning after' pill without prescription Excommunication lifted for nun that ok'd abortion More Research Shows Unborn Babies Can Learn in the Womb The devastating choice: to abort or not to abort our unborn child with a lethal condition Philadelphia Catholic college revises code after firing homosexual prof. Church school rejects child of same-sex parents Nigeria’s bishops praise ban on public expression of homosexuality Planned Parenthood encourages ‘young children’ to masturbate 3 more myths about pro-lifers, and how to refute them Ontario anti-bullying bill subverts curriculum Health: Malaria treatment in pregnancy - reassuring research Pope Encourages Individual-Society Balance The Rich Are Getting Richer; So Are the Poor Is In-Vitro Fertilization Really About the Children? Pro-Life Voters More Energized to Defeat Obama in 2012

International News Italy's bishops willing to revisit tax idea Philippines: UN relief official in funding appeal for displaced in Mindanao U.S. teenager flees his kidnappers in Philippines to find his way to safety Australia, Indonesia to announce new Vatican ambassadors China: Beijing cuts the number of executions, but keeps world record at 4,000 a year China’s “Superior” Economic Model? SOUTH KOREA – CHINA Sino South Korean tensions rise in Yellow Sea, as Japan considers action Iraq: More Christian bloodshed in Mosul, husband and wife killed in ambush Syria: Elections, confused but useful to forget the crackdown COL Report: Secret weapons of Syrian protesters revealed Explainer: Iran's Threat to Blockade The Strait Of Hormuz Indonesia: Ambon, more Muslim Christian violence: 16 injured, houses burnt PIME missionaries say Third World is saving itself President ousts Peruvian official who supported abortion Central African Republic: A healthcare crisis, says MSF Indian Catholics Express Solidarity With 'Untouchables' SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN Refugees stream into Upper Nile state Vatican Official in Chile: State of Bilateral Relations Is Excellent NATO: Video Shows Kosovar Serbs As Leaders Of Attacks Ukraine Drops Murder Case Against Ex-President Kuchma Science and Technology Durban disappoints with climate change deal Fountains' Of Methane 1,000m Across Erupt From Arctic Ice New Gene Therapy Stops The Bleeding In Hemophilia Patients (video) Genetics testing for Alzheimer's NASA Developing Comet Harpoon For Sample Return Humans Smell Better Than Neanderthals Thanks To Our Brains Say Evolutionists Chinese Company Continues Plan To Replace Workforce With 500,000 Robots A Small Step For Lungfish, A Big Step For The Evolution Of Walking EPA finally acknowledges fracking dangers Endangered orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans Indian study proves that fluoride consumption causes brain, neurological damage Mysterious Prehistoric Wood Pole From Lake Huron Retrieved By U-M Divers Building The Universe Inside A Supercomputer Scientists Claim Glimpse Of 'Higgs' Particle Billions for a Boson -- The Absurdity of Big Science Ultimate Slow Motion Makes Light Look Slow: Camera Takes One Trillion Exposures Per Second Portable brainwave reading machine set to tackle inaccurate ‘vegetative state’ diagnoses Whale bones in desert: was it a catastrophic event? Ancient hunting trails found on bottom of Great Lakes Canada Pulls Out Of Kyoto

US National News Is Europe Our Dystopian Future? Ron Paul: Defense Bill Establishes Martial Law In America Should you leave the USA before the collapse? Words of wisdom from someone who tried Bishop urges Congress to heed needs of jobless and their families Corruption Threatens Democracy in Egypt and in the United States Accepting ‘Help’ Only to Find Rights Forfeited Panetta Says U.S. 'Winning' In Afghanistan Professor Barack H. Obama Electricity Bills Soar Nationwide… New delays on the U.S.-Mexico border Why Newt Gingrich is right about 'Palestine' U.S. Senate blocks appointment of homosexualist as ambassador to El Salvador Evidence of alleged miracle credited to Archbishop Sheen heads to Rome Springfield bishop holds repentance ceremony Florida: Voodoo murderer gets no bond at hearing Obama Administration Bans Knowledge of Islam USCCB seeks answers to why plan to help trafficking victims was denied 'You are not alone,' Hispanic bishops tell undocumented immigrants Hispanic Bishops Call on Americans to See Christ in Immigrants Santorum in Iowa: Catholic bishops are wrong on immigration Media and Communication Jewish Writer Labels to Dispel Anti-Semitic Myth… Pro-Abortion News Web Site May be Violating IRS Rules Randall Terry Campaign: Pro-Life Ads Now Airing in Key Election States Film review: Consuming Kids - a must-see documentary for all parents State board rejects legal complaint against archdiocese's pro-marriage DVD “States do not always publish information on religious persecution” Russia: Kommersant Vlast magazine purged over Putin criticism Korea: Seoul, a TV working for Kim Jong il 25-Year Old Kyrgyz Broadcaster Wins Regional Awards John Paul II and the Olympics Abortion Gang: donate $10 to pro-abort group every time Tebow scores touchdown Tim Tebow: God's Quarterback... Ted Turner defunds pro-abortion website Feds urge churches to peddle flu shots to members, partner with drug stores to sponsor flu clinics Kremlin-Connected Oligarch Fires Publishing Execs Over Vote Coverage S.C. diocese's abuse policy covers social media Iowa nuns begin immigration billboard campaign Interactive maps reveal London's history in unprecedented detail The Fishwrap and Sr. Fiedler bow to Hillary Clinton’s Magisterium The not-ready-for-prime-time Clinton

December 14, 2011

Religion and Faith Msgr. Gherardini: Vatican II is not a super-dogma The importance and the limits of the authentic Magisterium The Story of Guadalupe: Hope for Our Violent World St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr True Magnificence of The Mass Should priests be firmer with non-practising Catholics? Benedict XVI Offers Christmas Preparation Advice Learning Evangelization From a Mother Pope Benedict XVI Supports Teacher Accused Of Showing Graphic Images Of Apocalypse 5.3 million visited Guadalupe this year “The Church wanted to buy our silence” Mass marks end of probe into Sheen 'miracle' Wisdom in God's Country Catholic chaplain finds UK troops in Afghanistan hungering for religion Eucharistic Adoration Takes Off in Lebanon Cardinal John Foley, the 'Voice of Christmas' at the Vatican, Dies at 76 Remembering Cardinal Foley The Station Churches of Advent Secretariat of State gains power over Roman Curia Vatican Diary / Cardinal Bertone has another gear Fellay: “Even if Rome tells us to accept we cannot” 'Fountain of Your Joy' Draws the Faithful to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Life and Lifestyle Pro-Life Voters More Energized to Defeat Obama in 2012 Obamacare Could Obliterate Most Health-Care Conscience Protections, Experts Say Obama’s Blocking Planned Parenthood De-Funding Hurts Women Catholic Leaders Praise Reversal of 'Plan B' Approval for Preteens Santorum suggests legalizing gay 'marriage' would harm parental rights Kentucky Democrats Withhold Funds From Catholic Hospital Over Pro-Abortion, Pro-Gay Ideology Democrats Demand Sebelius Explain Morning After Pill Decision Kermit Gosnell’s Wife Pleads Guilty to Abortion Horrors Ron Paul: Pro-Life But Questioned on States’ Rights Approach After Almost 40 Years of Abortion, Christians Must Speak Up After my abortion, the remaining drops of my sanity evaporated Cardinal Wuerl Leads Vigil Outside LeRoy Carhart's Maryland Business Democrat Christmas Party at Planned Parenthood Faces Protests Popular pro-abort site asks: ‘Why not do a self-abortion?’ Australia: Catholic agency accused of big fraud When Blessed John Paul II spoke up for human rights Father Spitzer's 10 Universal Principles Asylum seekers: unwelcome and unprotected Male Nurse Claims He Was Fired for Treating Muslim Women Three more African countries to roll out new meningitis vaccine, UN says

International News UN Says More Than 5,000 Have Been Killed Since Syria Protests Began Russia's Lavrov Says Western Stance On Syria 'Immoral' Burning down the house - the coming global financial firestorm India: Pastor Who Baptized Muslims Appears Before Shariah Court Iran Dismisses U.S. Request To Return Spy Drone Pakistani Police Rescue Dozens Of Students Chained In Islamic Seminary Pope Benedict speaks to Latin America Pope speaks to Italian bankers on economic issues Confirmed: Fukushima disaster contaminated ocean with 50 million times normal radiation, leaks still ongoing Switzerland's Newest Bishop Ready to Evangelize Crisis forces Swiss bishops to cut spending "Latin America - eradicate drug trafficking and poverty" Peruvian Cardinal Urges Acceptance of Pope's Decision on University N. Korea furious over border Christmas lights China: The disfigured face of freedom German bishops sell “Weltbild” Russia against Putin? The Orthodox Church Warns Against 'Revolutions' Top U.S. Lawmaker Sees Influence Of Arab Spring In Russian Protests Moscow Court Says Opposition Activist's Arrest Legal Stalin Monument 'Beheaders' Sentenced In Ukraine Science and Technology Mysterious Prehistoric Wood Pole From Lake Huron Retrieved By U-M Divers Building The Universe Inside A Supercomputer Video: Scientists Claim Glimpse Of 'Higgs' Particle Billions for a Boson -- The Absurdity of Big Science Ultimate Slow Motion Makes Light Look Slow: Camera Takes One Trillion Exposures Per Second Portable brainwave reading machine set to tackle inaccurate ‘vegetative state’ diagnoses Portable brainwave reading machine set to tackle inaccurate ‘vegetative state’ diagnoses Whale bones in desert: was it a catastrophic event? Ancient hunting trails found on bottom of Great Lakes Canada Pulls Out Of Kyoto Pre-Colombian gold analysed for casting techniques and composition 2012 Armageddon Redux Scientist Creates Lifelike Cells Out Of Metal How The First Black Holes Grew Big Eating Cold, Fast Food Ban welcomes climate change deal reached at UN conference in Durban Ban calls on youth to act now to ensure planet's sustainable future Why DOE-Funded Floating Turbines May Change Future Of Offshore Wind Pharmacists are essential in fighting terrorism DNA sampling on backpacks can identify terrorists Upcycling cars into sandals in the Motor City Spooky Photonic Chip Paves The Way To Programmable Quantum Processors

US National News Obama Administration Bans Knowledge of Islam 'You are not alone,' Hispanic bishops tell undocumented immigrants US Catholic bishops sympathize with immigrants Hispanic Bishops Call on Americans to See Christ in Immigrants Santorum in Iowa: Catholic bishops are wrong on immigration Rick Santorum criticizes bishops' reform ideas US Bishops Call for Continued Unemployment Benefits Good Evangelical-Catholic relations key in election Catholic Campaign for Human Development 2011: Part 4 Obama Hails End Of Iraq War, Promises U.S. Partnership Catholic League files complaint on bigot-lawyer Complacency is the Enemy of Faith: Archbishop Chaput Writes to the Faithful of Philadelphia In U.S., Fear Of Big Government At Near-Record Level U.S. religious freedom commission prepares to shut down: lack of funding under Obama admin Ron Paul Says Bush Was Thrilled With 9/11 Archbishop Chaput Talks Politics ... and Philadelphia Is It Time for an Urban Version of the Homestead Act? Part 2 Another child-porn arrest stuns Pittsburgh faithful PSU Culture Explained Away Sandusky Media and Communication Tim Tebow: God's Quarterback... Ted Turner defunds pro-abortion website Feds urge churches to peddle flu shots to members, partner with drug stores to sponsor flu clinics Kremlin-Connected Oligarch Fires Publishing Execs Over Vote Coverage S.C. diocese's abuse policy covers social media Iowa nuns begin immigration billboard campaign Interactive maps reveal London's history in unprecedented detail The Fishwrap and Sr. Fiedler bow to Hillary Clinton’s Magisterium The not-ready-for-prime-time Clinton Admired media expert Cardinal John Foley dies Pope says late cardinal should inspire use of media to spread Gospel Our Lady of Guadalupe is model for communicators, says Vatican official "Ex corde Ecclesiae" twenty years in: the news is not good Movie Review: Hugo Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: book review Alice Cooper: ‘There’s nothing in the Bible that says I can’t be a rock star’ Immaculate Conception : art before the dogma Syria's Bashar Assad Speaks To Western Press “What a wonderful world” — as recited by David Attenborough Training for Church leaders in a Media Age Syria: With his unconvincing ABC interview, Assad loses support at home

December 13, 2011

Religion and Faith The Station Churches of Advent Cardinal John Foley, the 'Voice of Christmas' at the Vatican, Dies at 76 Remembering Cardinal Foley Secretariat of State gains power over Roman Curia Vatican Diary / Cardinal Bertone has another gear Fellay: “Even if Rome tells us to accept we cannot” 'Fountain of Your Joy' Draws the Faithful to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe A sign of things to come? The new Archbishop of Manila on the Church's mission Campos: Cornerstone blessing and First Mass in new Seminary Chapel Pope Benedict In His Rose Vestments For Gaudete Sunday Plus Homily Text (Advent) Spiritual preparation ensures Christmas joy, Pope tells parish Pope Benedict: Look to the light of Christ not the light of commericalism The Pope and the Rabbi: deepening the relationship Restoration of San Felipe Neri in Málaga Christmas War: Ways We Win The ascent to heaven of black Catholics Saint of the Day: Steadfast St John Roberts What we can learn from the way Muslims pray Church Notes Friendship With Followers of Jain Religion Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Guide for the New Millennium Life and Lifestyle Cardinal Wuerl Leads Vigil Outside LeRoy Carhart's Maryland Business Democrat Christmas Party at Planned Parenthood Faces Protests Popular pro-abort site asks: ‘Why not do a self-abortion?’ Australia: Catholic agency accused of big fraud When Blessed John Paul II spoke up for human rights Father Spitzer's 10 Universal Principles Asylum seekers: unwelcome and unprotected Male Nurse Claims He Was Fired for Treating Muslim Women Three more African countries to roll out new meningitis vaccine, UN says Our Lady of Guadalupe: Miracles and Hope for Human Life Our Lady of Guadalupe: Bleeding Hearts, Liberated Five Myths About Pro-Life People and How to Refute Them I Tried to Take My Life to Erase the Pain of My Abortion Killing the Sick in their Beds: Europe's progress in euthanasia The Mystery of Man and Human Freedom: Catholic Social Teaching COL Reports: Students All Set to Learn about 'Gay History' in California Schools Hope After Poor Prenatal Diagnosis Don’t Call Them Vegetables “The Lancet” suggests all nuns use contraceptive pill H. Clinton: Gay rights and human rights are same

International News North American Free Trade Agreement tramples rights of indigenous peoples Baghdad: Some Christians Reduced to Dhimmitude Iraqi PM Travels To U.S. As Troop Pullout Nears End Due To Austerity, The Italian Catholic Church May Have To Begin Paying Property Tax Côte d' Ivoire: UN envoy calls for peaceful polls, warns violence will not be tolerated South Sudan: UN urges reconciliation as 40 die in ethnic violence in Jonglei Noriega Returning To Panama To Face Murder Charges Ban welcomes swearing in of Yemen's new government Thousands Attend Funeral of Beloved Chinese Bishop Hu Says China To Focus On Expanding Imports Iran Claims Massive New Caspian Gas Field Iran Says No To Returning U.S. Drone, But Hints At Deal Russians Out In Force Against 'Election Fraud,' More Rallies Threatened DR Congo: Ban takes note of provisional results of presidential poll, calls for calm Pope says free markets must include human solidarity Pope announces Apostolic Voyage to Cuba and Mexico Pope Encourages Christians in Myanmar Pope Benedict: Co-Operatives Help Humanize the Economy Should the World Powers Embrace the Vatican’s Financial Outline? “Dialogue, reconciliation, peace and development in Myanmar” Science and Technology 2012 Armageddon Redux How The First Black Holes Grew Big Eating Cold, Fast Food Scientist Creates Lifelike Cells Out Of Metal Ban welcomes climate change deal reached at UN conference in Durban Ban calls on youth to act now to ensure planet's sustainable future Why DOE-Funded Floating Turbines May Change Future Of Offshore Wind Pharmacists are essential in fighting terrorism DNA sampling on backpacks can identify terrorists Upcycling cars into sandals in the Motor City Spooky Photonic Chip Paves The Way To Programmable Quantum Processors Spiders With Brains In Their Legs Give New Meaning To Thinking On Your Feet The Biggest Mass Extinction Swept Life From Land And Sea Within Only 200,000 Years Elephant Disappearance Caused The Rise Of Modern Man, Vanished From Middle East 400,000 Years Ago "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here" Black Holes By The Numbers 'Starquakes' Offer Vision Of How Our Sun Will Grow Old And Die World's Smallest Frogs Discovered In New Guinea Ark of Covenant 'To Be Revealed' After Leaking Roof In Ethiopian Chapel The World's Smallest Steam Engine, Just A Few Micrometers Noah's Ark Officially Found In Turkish Mountains Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury

US National News In U.S., Fear Of Big Government At Near-Record Level U.S. religious freedom commission prepares to shut down: lack of funding under Obama admin Ron Paul Says Bush Was Thrilled With 9/11 Archbishop Chaput Talks Politics ... and Philadelphia Is It Time for an Urban Version of the Homestead Act? Part 2 Another child-porn arrest stuns Pittsburgh faithful PSU Culture Explained Away Sandusky Growing estrangement between Obama and Israel over Iran Obama, Romney Change Tacks in Week of Political Risks Romney: Gingrich Should Return Freddie Mac Money Obama Hires Planned Parenthood Official to Run Campaign in NC Rick Santorum: Cut Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood Michigan hopes to revive flagging Flint with medical center Scrooge: Post Office manager throws Christmas carolers out into the cold The U.S. closes the commission that monitors religious freedom in the world The Surprising Truth About Obama's 'War on Religion' National Migration Week will focus on seeing Christ in the migrant High Court to Review Tough Arizona Immigration Law "Complacency Is the Enemy of Faith": For Chaput's Philadelphia, "Real Change" Is Coming Lawyer: Retired Philadelphia cardinal doesn’t recognize aide in abuse case, shouldn’t testify Media and Communication Admired media expert Cardinal John Foley dies Pope says late cardinal should inspire use of media to spread Gospel Our Lady of Guadalupe is model for communicators, says Vatican official "Ex corde Ecclesiae" twenty years in: the news is not good Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: book review Alice Cooper: ‘There’s nothing in the Bible that says I can’t be a rock star’ Immaculate Conception : art before the dogma Syria's Bashar Assad Speaks To Western Press “What a wonderful world” — as recited by David Attenborough Training for Church leaders in a Media Age 50 Billion Internet Connections By 2020, A Smarter Internet Is Needed St Joseph of Nazareth on Twitter Nativity scene in St Peter's Square: a sneak preview Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the Culture of Death Taxpayers to pay $3 million to promote worldwide homosexual advocacy, Lady Gaga concerts Hollywood as a Precursor to Faith 'The Greatest Miracle' Premiers in Theaters on Friday Irish Media Unearth Abuse Complaint Against Deceased Archbishop of Dublin Honduras: UNESCO chief deplores slaying of another journalist Syria: With his unconvincing ABC interview, Assad loses support at home

December 12, 2011

Religion and Faith Our Lady of Guadalupe - She Who Crushes the Head of the Serpent Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Guide for the New Millennium Gaudete Sunday: The Way to Christian Joy is Through Self Emptying Love Leadership of Pope St. Damasus I remembered Dec. 11 What Does the Advent Wreath Symbolize? Vatican: Like Mary, the Church carries Jesus, meets the opposition of a fierce adversary, pope says Pope highlights Mary as 'woman of Apocalypse' Vatican: In Mary “full of grace”, God re gave us life and freedom, pope says Fr Paul Schenck: Immaculate Conception Tells us Who Mary Is and Who We Are The Rosary: A Weapon of Mass Instruction – Part 5 The Holy Family: The Reason for Christmas Just give me plain, Jesus-lyin-in-a-manger Christmas! Jesuits address issue of homosexuality in the clergy Vatican: Pope: "We must acknowledge that we are not self sufficient, but need God" Pope Benedict wants peace, love and understanding for Christmas Church fears nothing but sin, Pope says on Marian feast Curtis Martin and Ralph Martin: Pope's US Appointees Stress Urgency of the New Evangelization St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Bl. Marianne Cope advances toward sainthood Europe's renewal tied to promoting the family, bishops say Life and Lifestyle Our Lady of Guadalupe: Miracles and Hope for Human Life The Mystery of Man and Human Freedom: Catholic Social Teaching COL Reports: Students All Set to Learn about 'Gay History' in California Schools Hope After Poor Prenatal Diagnosis Don’t Call Them Vegetables “The Lancet” suggests all nuns use contraceptive pill H. Clinton: Gay rights and human rights are same Impact of administration's gay advocacy worries human rights supporters Will U.S. Move On Global Gay Rights Hurt, Or Help? Obama Administration Feigns Concern over 'Plan B' but Promotes Abortion on Demand Obama administration makes new indictment in hunt for girl claimed by lesbian Sebelius's Surprising Plan B Decision Does Planned Parenthood Secretly Support the Plan B Decision? What kills more people every year than malaria in 21 Latin American countries? Denying Plan B Drug to Teenagers Protects Girls’ Health They’re Pro-Choice on Abortion, Unless You Won’t Perform One British Doctors Mislead Women on Abortion-Mental Health Link The day I tried to take my life to make the pain of my abortion go away Congressman joins ‘shady’ campaign to support China’s blind forced abortion opponent Ethical Stem Cell Research Shows Most Promise for Patients

International News Pope Benedict: Co-Operatives Help Humanize the Economy Should the World Powers Embrace the Vatican’s Financial Outline? “Dialogue, reconciliation, peace and development in Myanmar” Brothers of Egypt. But the Copts Are More and More Isolated China: Hu Jintao tells Chinese Navy to prepare for war Economic hardship hits nearly all, from individuals to nations Afghanistan: Al Qaeda claims Kabul massacre. Karzai cuts short European tour SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN Humanitarian crisis warning as thousands flee fighting Saudi Arabia: Blasphemy: Australian Shia sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia Ongoing investigations in the case of "Maria Goretti of Pakistan": pain is not for sale India: Orissa Christians hope for justice, Indian activist says India: Orissa: raped nun forgives aggressors and recounts her sufferings India: Christian entrepreneurs and professionals and their mission in India’s economy Bishops Confirm Papal Visit to Cuba in 2012 A crash course on Putin's ambitions for a muscular Russia UN to dispatch human rights delegation to Bahrain Explosion in southern Lebanon injures five UN peacekeepers Thai laws on insulting royals having chilling effect on freedom of expression - UN A third of Venezuelans believe Maria Lionza Myanmar: Suffering Brings Tolerance Science and Technology Ark of Covenant 'To Be Revealed' After Leaking Roof In Ethiopian Chapel Noah's Ark Officially Found In Turkish Mountains Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Explained: ‘Cloaked Spacecraft’ Spotted Next to Mercury Nikola Tesla's Free Energy Secrets Were Locked Up By Hoover When Tesla Died. Are They About To Be Released? US Military Seeks Alien Signal From Earthlike Planet A Drop-In Solution for Replacing Human Labor? Kawada’s Nextage Robot Scotland Shut Down By Icy 165mph Blasts... Fetal Cells Cross Placenta, Stay With Pregnant Mom for Life San Andreas Fault Mysteries Begin To Unravel Seven Million Tons Of Earth Soil On Mars! DHA used in infant formula products comes from genetically modified algae Mexican archdiocese’s editorial sees ‘xenophobic’ attitude in US Archeology Bombshell ? Sodom and Gomorrah Wiped Out in " Heat Event " Ancient 'Mysterious Markings' Baffle Experts Mini Pompey discovered in the Roman Curia’s back yard Fukushima fallout: Japanese company recalls powdered baby milk after detecting high levels of radioactive cesium WW3, Concentration Camps For Earth Changes And The New Modern Order Removing unaffected breast in women with cancer results in little benefit, many problems Don't worry this winter: there is still a wind/chill factor

US National News The U.S. closes the commission that monitors religious freedom in the world The Surprising Truth About Obama's 'War on Religion' National Migration Week will focus on seeing Christ in the migrant "Complacency Is the Enemy of Faith": For Chaput's Philadelphia, "Real Change" Is Coming Lawyer: Retired Philadelphia cardinal doesn’t recognize aide in abuse case, shouldn’t testify Lawyers object to Bevilacqua's pretrial testimony Ron Paul: “The PATRIOT Act Was Written Many, Many Years Before 9/11... US Bishops Pleased With New Papal Audience Format Evangelicals and Religious Liberty US Might Turn Blind Eye to Religious Freedom Gingrich's Rise Puzzles Critics of His Record Santorum: GOP Should “Not Surrender” on Pro-Life Issues Santorum: Newt Gingrich Wasn’t a Strong Pro-Life Leader 5 Reasons to Say No to Newt Is It Time for an Urban Version of the Homestead Act? Part 1 US Senate blocks pro-abortion court nominee Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul Minn.: Bigoted lawyer faces possible sanction Guadalupe Procession, Mass in L.A. Honors 'Mother of our Roots' Is Righteousness in Government Possible? Media and Communication Alexander Solzhenitsyn on the Culture of Death Taxpayers to pay $3 million to promote worldwide homosexual advocacy, Lady Gaga concerts Hollywood as a Precursor to Faith 'The Greatest Miracle' Premiers in Theaters on Friday Irish Media Unearth Abuse Complaint Against Deceased Archbishop of Dublin Honduras: UNESCO chief deplores slaying of another journalist Syria: With his unconvincing ABC interview, Assad loses support at home Hallmark now distributing vaccine shot compliance cards targeting newborns across America Powerful Pro-Life Film Features Story of Abortion Survivor Catholics protest blasphemous play in Paris Report: Pro-life groups are censorship targets 'Catholics Come Home' Begins Massive Main Stream Media Outreach to the USA Rome to host international Church media seminar Planned Parenthood Stacks PR Firms With Ex-Staffers for Media Spin Television Show Gives Pro-Life Message, Libs Freak Book asserts that many Catholic priests have been falsely accused Irish television company investigated as a result of media anti-abuse frenzy Pope's YouTube Channel Opens French Edition Pope taps tablet, lights world's largest Christmas 'tree' Five Pro-Abortion Male Celebrities Pro-Lifers Should Boycott

December 10-11, 2011

Religion and Faith Vatican: Like Mary, the Church carries Jesus, meets the opposition of a fierce adversary, pope says Pope highlights Mary as 'woman of Apocalypse' Vatican: In Mary “full of grace”, God re gave us life and freedom, pope says Fr Paul Schenck: Immaculate Conception Tells us Who Mary Is and Who We Are The Rosary: A Weapon of Mass Instruction – Part 5 The Holy Family: The Reason for Christmas Just give me plain, Jesus-lyin-in-a-manger Christmas! Jesuits address issue of homosexuality in the clergy Vatican: Pope: "We must acknowledge that we are not self sufficient, but need God" Pope Benedict wants peace, love and understanding for Christmas Church fears nothing but sin, Pope says on Marian feast Curtis Martin and Ralph Martin: Pope's US Appointees Stress Urgency of the New Evangelization St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Bl. Marianne Cope advances toward sainthood Europe's renewal tied to promoting the family, bishops say A year-long cycle for Lectio Divina according to the Classical Roman liturgy Contempalting the Gospel: Who are you? Another Kennedy acts as theologian Vatican's idea for day against Christian persecution draws praise Church should fear sin of members more than persecution, pope says Life and Lifestyle “The Lancet” suggests all nuns use contraceptive pill H. Clinton: Gay rights and human rights are same Impact of administration's gay advocacy worries human rights supporters Will U.S. Move On Global Gay Rights Hurt, Or Help? Obama Administration Feigns Concern over 'Plan B' but Promotes Abortion on Demand Obama administration makes new indictment in hunt for girl claimed by lesbian Sebelius's Surprising Plan B Decision Does Planned Parenthood Secretly Support the Plan B Decision? What kills more people every year than malaria in 21 Latin American countries? Denying Plan B Drug to Teenagers Protects Girls’ Health They’re Pro-Choice on Abortion, Unless You Won’t Perform One British Doctors Mislead Women on Abortion-Mental Health Link The day I tried to take my life to make the pain of my abortion go away Congressman joins ‘shady’ campaign to support China’s blind forced abortion opponent Ethical Stem Cell Research Shows Most Promise for Patients Michigan bishop explains how contraception decimates parishes Homophobic bullying represents grave violation of human rights - Ban Same-Sex Marriage Push Clinton Says Obama Wants Gay Rights Over Religious Freedom in Key Speech Homosexuality among church leaders discussed at Jesuit university event

International News Brothers of Egypt. But the Copts Are More and More Isolated China: Hu Jintao tells Chinese Navy to prepare for war Economic hardship hits nearly all, from individuals to nations Afghanistan: Al Qaeda claims Kabul massacre. Karzai cuts short European tour SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN Humanitarian crisis warning as thousands flee fighting Saudi Arabia: Blasphemy: Australian Shia sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia Ongoing investigations in the case of "Maria Goretti of Pakistan": pain is not for sale India: Orissa Christians hope for justice, Indian activist says India: Orissa: raped nun forgives aggressors and recounts her sufferings India: Christian entrepreneurs and professionals and their mission in India’s economy Bishops Confirm Papal Visit to Cuba in 2012 A crash course on Putin's ambitions for a muscular Russia UN to dispatch human rights delegation to Bahrain Explosion in southern Lebanon injures five UN peacekeepers Thai laws on insulting royals having chilling effect on freedom of expression - UN A third of Venezuelans believe Maria Lionza Myanmar: Suffering Brings Tolerance Somali and Sudanese issues top discussions between Ban and Kenyan leaders U.S.: Syria's Assad 'Disconnected' Or 'Crazy' UN tribunal jails Bosnian Serb for refusing to testify in genocide trial Science and Technology Ark of Covenant 'To Be Revealed' After Leaking Roof In Ethiopian Chapel Noah's Ark Officially Found In Turkish Mountains Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Explained: ‘Cloaked Spacecraft’ Spotted Next to Mercury Nikola Tesla's Free Energy Secrets Were Locked Up By Hoover When Tesla Died. Are They About To Be Released? US Military Seeks Alien Signal From Earthlike Planet A Drop-In Solution for Replacing Human Labor? Kawada’s Nextage Robot Scotland Shut Down By Icy 165mph Blasts... Fetal Cells Cross Placenta, Stay With Pregnant Mom for Life San Andreas Fault Mysteries Begin To Unravel Seven Million Tons Of Earth Soil On Mars! DHA used in infant formula products comes from genetically modified algae Mexican archdiocese’s editorial sees ‘xenophobic’ attitude in US Archeology Bombshell ? Sodom and Gomorrah Wiped Out in " Heat Event " Ancient 'Mysterious Markings' Baffle Experts Mini Pompey discovered in the Roman Curia’s back yard Fukushima fallout: Japanese company recalls powdered baby milk after detecting high levels of radioactive cesium WW3, Concentration Camps For Earth Changes And The New Modern Order Removing unaffected breast in women with cancer results in little benefit, many problems Don't worry this winter: there is still a wind/chill factor

US National News "Complacency Is the Enemy of Faith": For Chaput's Philadelphia, "Real Change" Is Coming Lawyer: Retired Philadelphia cardinal doesn’t recognize aide in abuse case, shouldn’t testify Lawyers object to Bevilacqua's pretrial testimony Ron Paul: “The PATRIOT Act Was Written Many, Many Years Before 9/11... US Bishops Pleased With New Papal Audience Format Evangelicals and Religious Liberty US Might Turn Blind Eye to Religious Freedom Gingrich's Rise Puzzles Critics of His Record Santorum: GOP Should “Not Surrender” on Pro-Life Issues Santorum: Newt Gingrich Wasn’t a Strong Pro-Life Leader 5 Reasons to Say No to Newt Is It Time for an Urban Version of the Homestead Act? Part 1 US Senate blocks pro-abortion court nominee Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul Minn.: Bigoted lawyer faces possible sanction Guadalupe Procession, Mass in L.A. Honors 'Mother of our Roots' Huge Vietnamese Catholic church built in Texas Is Righteousness in Government Possible? Goodbye, America: More Recollections of Deer Seasons Past On Civil War's 150th anniversary, historian reflects on religion's role Media and Communication Taxpayers to pay $3 million to promote worldwide homosexual advocacy, Lady Gaga concerts Hollywood as a Precursor to Faith 'The Greatest Miracle' Premiers in Theaters on Friday Irish Media Unearth Abuse Complaint Against Deceased Archbishop of Dublin Honduras: UNESCO chief deplores slaying of another journalist Syria: With his unconvincing ABC interview, Assad loses support at home Hallmark now distributing vaccine shot compliance cards targeting newborns across America Powerful Pro-Life Film Features Story of Abortion Survivor Catholics protest blasphemous play in Paris Report: Pro-life groups are censorship targets 'Catholics Come Home' Begins Massive Main Stream Media Outreach to the USA Rome to host international Church media seminar Planned Parenthood Stacks PR Firms With Ex-Staffers for Media Spin Television Show Gives Pro-Life Message, Libs Freak Book asserts that many Catholic priests have been falsely accused Irish television company investigated as a result of media anti-abuse frenzy Pope's YouTube Channel Opens French Edition Pope taps tablet, lights world's largest Christmas 'tree' Five Pro-Abortion Male Celebrities Pro-Lifers Should Boycott Tehran: U.S. Virtual Embassy A 'Virtual Den Of Spies'

December 9, 2011

Religion and Faith Church should fear sin of members more than persecution, says Pope Vatican's idea for day against Christian persecution draws praise In Siberia, Church Grows from Martyr’s Blood Pope Benedict XVI marks Immaculate Conception in Rome Pope: 'In Her Sinless Perfection, Mary Is a Great Sign of Hope' The Saints speak of Our Lady's Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception Cathedral Draws Faithful to Mary and Christ As Mother of God, our Lady is without equal,... A look at the biblical foreshadowing of The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception Pope Reflects on 'Jewel' of Jesus' Prayer Pope Appoints 2 Americans to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization Pope's US appointees stress urgency of New Evangelization Astonishing revelation to French nun paralleled famous apparition Report: 'blood' on Trinidad image is not blood Rosalind Moss' Unexpected Journey Bishop Sample's Christmas Gift to His Priests Einstein, Imagination and the New Translation Lutheran Bishop Calls Out Bigoted Catholic Bishops Archbishop Offers Window Into the Visitation of Women Religious Rupture, Reform, and Renewal Life and Lifestyle Clinton Says Obama Wants Gay Rights Over Religious Freedom in Key Speech Will U.S. Move On Global Gay Rights Hurt, Or Help? Homosexuality among church leaders discussed at Jesuit university event Rainbow Sash Movement leader issues challenge Aussie opposition leader to fight gay marriage Why Many Pro Catholic Gay Marriage Advocates Depress Me Abortion and Euthanasia Acceptance are Historical Aberrations The Brutality of "Population Control" Obama Defends Decision Denying Morning After Pill to Teens The Real Contraception Concern: Obama’s Insurance Mandate Pope Invites Married Couples to Remember Nazareth Daughter of ‘House of Horrors’ clinic victim sues Philadelphia for deadly ‘inaction’ Planned Parenthood Opening $16M Abortion Biz in Minnesota Abby Johnson Joins AUL Team to Expose Planned Parenthood Man Stabs Girlfriend 20 Times After She Refuses Abortion Father of Girl Who Died From Abortion Slams Planned Parenthood Afghan Women Wary Of Taliban Talks Macy’s fires woman for refusing ‘transgender’ man access to women’s fitting room Archbishop Dolan Discusses Church Teaching on the Dignity of Human Life Researchers suggest allowing nuns to take Pill

International News U.S.: Syria's Assad 'Disconnected' Or 'Crazy' Pakistani Human Rights Activist Gunned Down French Catholics Take a Stand Vatican confirms papal trip to Cuba England: Bishops and dioceses will pay for the crimes of priests Shia Pilgrims and Christians Attacked in Iraq Putin Accuses U.S. Of Inciting Russian Voter Unrest World Marks 20th Anniversary Of Dissolution Of Soviet Union Kazakh Leader Visits Future Site Of Central Asia's 'Largest Mosque' EU Gears Up For Crunch Summit Dealing with tribal violence just part of Kenyan bishop's daily tasks Sarkozy, Merkel Publish Proposal To Save Common Currency For Filipinos, an Abrupt Directive Alters a Christmas Ritual Hundreds Arrested On Second Night Of Opposition Protests In Russia UN Asks Baghdad To Delay Closing Camp Ashraf Greek Parliament Approves 2012 Austerity Budget Middle Eastern studies programs failed to foresee 'Arab Spring' Yemen Forms National-Unity Government Syria's Kurds Divided On Syrian Opposition Iranian nuclear weapons would change the world order Science and Technology Archeology Bombshell ? Sodom and Gomorrah Wiped Out in " Heat Event " Ancient 'Mysterious Markings' Baffle Experts Mini Pompey discovered in the Roman Curia’s back yard Fukushima fallout: Japanese company recalls powdered baby milk after detecting high levels of radioactive cesium WW3, Concentration Camps For Earth Changes And The New Modern Order Removing unaffected breast in women with cancer results in little benefit, many problems Don't worry this winter: there is still a wind/chill factor Blueseed Project To Overcome Immigration Bureaucracy By Building Startup Incubator In the Ocean Satellite Pictures Of The Empty Chinese Cities Where Home Prices Are Crashing Hive Mind: Decision Making In Bee Swarms Mimic Neurons In Human Brains Chimps 'Trade' Just Like Humans - And Some Even Indulge In 'The Oldest Profession' Tadpoles Grow Eyes On Tails After Scientists Change Bioelectric Signals Of Embryos FEMA Camps And Coffins! Americans, Wake Up! Post-Gardasil Syndrome - the new name for the spectrum of side effects following HPV vaccination Tyrannical "Health Standards" Of The New World Order Geoengineering Planet's Weather: A Warning From Scientists About Using Chemicals In The Sky Vatican Astronomer Discusses Earth-Like Planet Chinese Government Official: ETs Walk Among Us Vampire Star Reveals Its Secrets Solar Storms Could Sandblast The Moon

US National News Is Righteousness in Government Possible? A Raw Deal for Americans from Wall Street and Washington Republican: Heads Must Roll in Fast and Furious Obama Pursues Rich and Poor, Not White Working Class Barack Obama, Class Warrior? 'Terrorists' Infiltrating US Military FBI's new definition of rape ensnares TSA agents as serial rapists Loathing Conservative Christian Candidates Thousands of U.S. Troops Coming Home in Time for the Holidays Dolan: 'Bravo' to Penn State treatment center Sandusky arrested--again Distressed 'Blago' gets 14 years Girl Scouts adopt Carmelite Sisters this Christmas Detention Camp Order Follows Preparations For Civil Unrest Root Your Lives in God, LA Archbishop Tells 25,000 'Guadalupanos' Without return to Christ, U.S. will devolve into 'enclaves' Vatican confirms second miracle for Syracuse sister U.S. State Department Defends Aid To Pakistan Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor? Police confiscate and destroy medical equipment, vitamins from OWS protesters Media and Communication 'Catholics Come Home' Begins Massive Main Stream Media Outreach to the USA Rome to host international Church media seminar Planned Parenthood Stacks PR Firms With Ex-Staffers for Media Spin Television Show Gives Pro-Life Message, Libs Freak Book asserts that many Catholic priests have been falsely accused Irish television company investigated as a result of media anti-abuse frenzy Pope's YouTube Channel Opens French Edition Pope taps tablet, lights world's largest Christmas 'tree' Five Pro-Abortion Male Celebrities Pro-Lifers Should Boycott Tehran: U.S. Virtual Embassy A 'Virtual Den Of Spies' "Mother Teresa of Calcutta: A Personal Portrait" - Review CPJ Says Mideast Bad, Iran 'Worst' Journalist Jailer Android smartphone software tracks every user action and keystroke, analysis finds Every single tweet being turned over to U.S. government Tebow Makes Journalists Crazy Russia: New Book Explores Consequences Of Hiding From History Ave Maria - Jackie Evancho - YouTube Five Pro-Abortion Women Celebrities Pro-Lifers Should Boycott The Greatest Miracle: movie review Atheists' billboard elicits yawns this Christmas

December 8, 2011

Religion and Faith Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary Immaculate: Mystery of God's Love for Humanity The Medjugorje Message: Then there were two... Advent Meditation: The Villainy of Man, the Nobility of God Pope Benedict's General Audience: The Power and Prayer of Humility Archbishop Dolan on building a culture of vocations Pope Reflects on Jesus' Relationship With 'The Childlike' Eastern Catholic bishops discuss legacy of persecution Miracle that brought Gospel to millions of Mexicans Archbishop Dolan defines human dignity as 'primary doctrine' of church Pope Benedict XVI and the Gubbio Christmas tree: leading by example St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor: Brief Biography, Quotes, and Prayers Knights of Columbus honored with street name in Rome Vatican proposes a Day Against Christianophobia Pope names two US Catholic evangelists to advise Vatican council How the New Missal Is Already Fostering a Deeper Understanding of the Mass What Faith Is and What It Isn't Catholics Who Attend Mass Frequently Among the Happiest Europeans Strong response needed from Pope on child abuse in Irish Catholic Church Reminder: Fasting and Abstinence on the Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Life and Lifestyle Former Planned Parenthood Workers Back Congressional Probe Planned Parenthood Attacks Newt Gingrich’s Pro-Life Record Abortion Backers Blast Obama Administration in Rare Divide Obama’s Abortion Ideology Trumps Aid for Human Trafficking Victims Jesuit colleges' 'sexual diversity' conference questioned U.S. DEA agents admit laundering drug money, then claim they were testing how it works Obama pledges overhaul of U.S. agencies to promote normalizing homosexuality abroad Male Nurse Fired for Treating Female Muslim Patients Pope praises groups for their efforts to ban death penalty Majority of Peruvian doctors reject 'therapeutic' abortion Clinton Urges Worldwide End To Discrimination Against Gays HHS Says No to Teens Buying Plan B Without Prescription ‘More Than a Monologue’ preaches homosexuality at Catholic universities Shopping for the Holidays with a Singularity Twist – A Robot Tea Infuser for the Nerd You Love Military Chaplains Are Allowed to Opt Out of Officiating Same-Sex 'Marriages' Massachusetts Voters Likely to See Physician-Prescribed Suicide Measure Vatican university hosts unusual tattoo conference On birth control, are the bishops focused on the wrong moral actor? Obama FDA Considers Putting Morning-After Pill on Supermarket Shelves Canada: Gay-straight alliances forced on schools

International News Sarkozy, Merkel Publish Proposal To Save Common Currency For Filipinos, an Abrupt Directive Alters a Christmas Ritual Hundreds Arrested On Second Night Of Opposition Protests In Russia UN Asks Baghdad To Delay Closing Camp Ashraf Greek Parliament Approves 2012 Austerity Budget Middle Eastern studies programs failed to foresee 'Arab Spring' Yemen Forms National-Unity Government Syria's Kurds Divided On Syrian Opposition Iranian nuclear weapons would change the world order Chinese, U.S. Defense Officials Meet In Beijing Cameron Threatens To Block EU Treaty Over U.K. 'Safeguards' Terror in Afghanistan: Karzai interrupts foreign trip UN relief fund allocates $6 million to alleviate food crisis in Niger Malaysia’s ‘Peace Bill’ puts religious freedom at risk Bishop reported to the European Court by concubine priest North Korea may soon be able to strike USA with ultimate doomsday weapon that deactivates (nearly) all electronics Mexico: A new archbishop for Guadalajara Indian priest hospitalized after hunger strike against archdiocesan decision UN agencies condemn violence against Mexican peace activists Colombia Bishops Condemn Killing of 4 Kidnapped People Science and Technology FEMA Camps And Coffins! Americans, Wake Up! Post-Gardasil Syndrome - the new name for the spectrum of side effects following HPV vaccination Tyrannical "Health Standards" Of The New World Order Geoengineering Planet's Weather: A Warning From Scientists About Using Chemicals In The Sky Vatican Astronomer Discusses Earth-Like Planet Chinese Government Official: ETs Walk Among Us Vampire Star Reveals Its Secrets Solar Storms Could Sandblast The Moon Largest Dinosaur In North America Revealed, Contending For #1 In The World Research With Body Parts of Aborted Babies Won’t Cure Diseases Sovereignty And The UFO Milk thistle extract shown to halt lung cancer progression in its tracks The Human Genome Is Unravelled - Literally, In 3D - And This 'Ball Of String' Could Hold The Key To How We Work New research finds possible reason for obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics in kids: lack of vitamin D Climate Change: The latest on ice melt at the Third Pole Hundreds Of Alien Worlds Come Into View (Infographic) Fukushima 45 Tonne Radioactive Leak 'Reaches Ocean' Freezing Life: Cryogenics Is The Last Hope For Many Endangered Species Monster Black Holes Consume 5 Solar Systems In A Single Gulp Kepler 22b - The 'New Earth' - Could Have Oceans And Continents, Scientists Claim

US National News Without return to Christ, U.S. will devolve into 'enclaves' Vatican confirms second miracle for Syracuse sister U.S. State Department Defends Aid To Pakistan Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor? Police confiscate and destroy medical equipment, vitamins from OWS protesters A Debate That Will Live in Infamy School Yanks Carols Featuring Santa, God & Christmas Philly Catholic school principal placed on leave Billy Graham Released From Hospital to Spend Christmas at Home 80-Year-Old Chicago Priest Beaten, Kicked During Robbery Dead Baby Found in a Dumpster in New York. Mother is Charged with Self-Abortion Military Bishop to Spend Advent, Christmas in Afghanistan Sandusky Ordered to Pay $250K Bond on New Charges US Bishops' ad limina visits: Archbishop Myers on religious liberty Archbishop Wenski: President Obama fails to keep promises to Catholics Archbishop Wenski Speaks Up for Catholic Conscience Archbishop Chaput reflects on first months in Philadelphia San Francisco loses big tax case against Church O, Tannen-bomb: the Christmas tree controversy in Rhode Island Media and Communication Ave Maria - Jackie Evancho - YouTube Five Pro-Abortion Women Celebrities Pro-Lifers Should Boycott The Greatest Miracle: movie review Atheists' billboard elicits yawns this Christmas Glenn Beck's Interview of Newt Gingrich Calls for a Discussion of 'Good Government' RIP, Harry Morgan Scepticism of the Veracity of Network News Should Be a Given U.S. News - Prime-time religion: Catholics to air national TV ads Perry TV Ad: I Can Defend Faith from Obama’s “War on Religion" Recent Hollywood pedophilia charges just the tip of the iceberg: former child actors Huffington Post Ignores Planned Parenthood’s Racist Roots Tim Tebow: Broncos' Miracle Worker Worthy of All the Hype U.S. Launches 'Virtual' Embassy For Iran Ad Campaign Warns US Public About Threats to Religious Liberty Smartphone Pushes – Urban Airship Raises Millions of Dollars, To Send Billions of Notifications a Month After ABC Interview, Gingrich Insists Life Starts at Conception O Felix Roma - Ambrosian, Gregorian and Norbertine Chant Independent Russian Websites Hacked, Disabled On Election Day 'Sesame Street' Tries To Pave New Road In Afghanistan NFL is fumbling with Madonna

December 7, 2011

Religion and Faith "Springtime" update: Before the Council, science; after the Council, death. Reminder: Fasting and Abstinence on the Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Papal Mass for Latin America draws numerous cardinals, bishops 'Rigid hierarchy' blamed for removal of priest who fathered child Our Lady of Guadalupe Draws Runners from Mexico to New York Catholics getting ‘consubtantial’ with new Mass language? O little town of mystery: the hidden history, conflicts, and a miracle at the site of Nativity St. Nicholas Reveals the True Spirit of Giving Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! Video: who was St. Nicholas? Congregation for the Clergy: Prepare the Way Advent Reflection: Prepare to Enter Into the Paschal Mystery Irish priests struggle, feeling tarred by sins of the minority Priest Says Hell Is An Invention Of The Church To Control People With Fear Vatican thanks Knights for restoring tomb from old St. Peter's Basilica Where Theology Keeps Her Crown: Thomas More College Zefirino the Blessed gypsy saint No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions The Judgment of God, The Judgment of Man Pope, Mexican Cardinal to Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Life and Lifestyle Obama FDA Considers Putting Morning-After Pill on Supermarket Shelves Part 3 in a Series on JustFaith: The Seven Themes of Catholic Social Justice Congress to discuss sex selective abortion Planned Parenthood, NARAL Oppose Sex-Selection Abortion Ban Feminists Join Pro-Lifers Warning of Cloning Exploiting Women New alliance aims to defend marriage in Maryland legislature Are American Colleges Cheating Students? U.S. Church against agencies being obliged to let homosexuals adopt Prenatal Diagnoses: No Detecting the Joy Awaiting Youths, retired sisters make dog biscuits to benefit homeless Gay activist admits: bullying hysteria may cause suicides, not prevent them Lawsuit against New York’s homosexual ‘marriage’ law moves forward Would Planned Parenthood Obey Sex-Selection Abortion Ban? Chilean archbishop blesses mothers who refused abortion Criticism grows against Colombian priest's support for abortion Foundation Funds Pro-Homosexual Events on Catholic Campuses N.Y. Archbishop Dolan to speak at Notre Dame Univ. Massachusetts Medical Society Opposes Assisted Suicide Two Thousand Pro-Life People Pray at Carhart Abortion Biz India Set to Destroy Its Greatest Resource

International News Egypt: Churchmen Express 'Alarm' Over Election Results Syrian Resistance Increases Along With Efforts To Unite It Clinton Meets Syrian Opposition, Envoys Return To Damascus Scores Killed In Afghanistan Blasts Bonn Conference Participants Tell Afghanistan 'We Will Not Abandon You' Holy See Joins International Organization for Migration Pope prays for migrants, encourages international assistance Pakistan: Christian Couple Tortured by Police, Resist Pressure to Convert to Islam Pakistan: SWAT women face dual burden Germany, France To Push New EU Treaty At Crucial Summit Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Makes First ICC Appearance DRC-CONGO Thousands flee election tension Bangladesh: Border killings mount despite no-shooting decree Brent Scowcroft: 'Gorbachev Was Doing Our Work For Us' Is The Putin Magic Gone? U.S. Again Tells Turkey To Honor Armenia Accords India: Church to boycott state Christmas events Dutch Priest, Suspended for Living With Woman, Threatens Legal Challenge Blessed John Paul II's Relics to Visit Colombia Lord, Grant Leaders the Wisdom to Know the Difference Science and Technology The Human Genome Is Unravelled - Literally, In 3D - And This 'Ball Of String' Could Hold The Key To How We Work New research finds possible reason for obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics in kids: lack of vitamin D Climate Change: The latest on ice melt at the Third Pole Fukushima 45 Tonne Radioactive Leak 'Reaches Ocean' Freezing Life: Cryogenics Is The Last Hope For Many Endangered Species Monster Black Holes Consume 5 Solar Systems In A Single Gulp Many Earths Out There? Nearly All Kepler Planets May Be The Real Deal Robotics Meets Architecture: 50 Quadcopters To Autonomously Build 20ft Tower Virginia 3.1 Quake In Massive Fracking Field Cardinal: Failure to Address Climate Change Is 'Moral Apartheid' Extraterrestrial Contact: Negative Scenarios Pesticides are one of top three 'worst toxic pollution problems' on planet, say non-profit groups Payola fuels Big Pharma and the medical monopoly Giant Super-Earths Made Of Diamond Are Possible A New Earth? NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet In Habitable Zone Of Sun-Like Star The Earth Has A Heartbeat We Can See From Space Cosmic Purgatory: NASA's Voyager Hits Stagnation Region At Solar System Edge Terminator-Style Info-Vision Takes Step Towards Reality The First Molybdenite Microchip, Transistors Three Atoms Thick

US National News Archbishop Wenski: President Obama fails to keep promises to Catholics Archbishop Wenski Speaks Up for Catholic Conscience Archbishop Chaput reflects on first months in Philadelphia San Francisco loses big tax case against Church O, Tannen-bomb: the Christmas tree controversy in Rhode Island National Popular Vote Is a Bad Idea American Middle Class Dwindles As Household Income Drops To 1996 Levels Vatican Officials Will Not Testify in Oregon Case Free Speech Questions Surface After Clinton's Invitation to Muslim Group Obama Sees 'Make or Break' Time for Middle Class Massachusetts opens long-hidden Romney archives How Catholic Is Newt Gingrich's Immigration Position? Catholics keeping tabs on Gingrich Young Democrats launch 'faith & values' platform Updated: Where are the Stupak 12? Now They Are 4. And Why They Will Soon be 0! TSA worker arrested for wearing uniform, flashing badge while off duty in order to sexually assault woman Dems scheme for rich to pay for everyone's Social Security Huckabee Presidential Candidate Forum: Is a Santorum Surprise in Iowa Possible? Newt Keeps Pitching the America of His Imagination FBI 'entrapment' tactics questioned in web of phony terror plots and paid informants Media and Communication Recent Hollywood pedophilia charges just the tip of the iceberg: former child actors Huffington Post Ignores Planned Parenthood’s Racist Roots Tim Tebow: Broncos' Miracle Worker Worthy of All the Hype U.S. Launches 'Virtual' Embassy For Iran Ad Campaign Warns US Public About Threats to Religious Liberty Smartphone Pushes – Urban Airship Raises Millions of Dollars, To Send Billions of Notifications a Month After ABC Interview, Gingrich Insists Life Starts at Conception O Felix Roma - Ambrosian, Gregorian and Norbertine Chant Independent Russian Websites Hacked, Disabled On Election Day 'Sesame Street' Tries To Pave New Road In Afghanistan NFL is fumbling with Madonna Michael Bublé's Christmas Record goes #1 in the US Roma Downey's Little Angels Jimmy Fallon on His Catholicism Jesuit writes book on the importance of mirth Media Bias Continues on Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Studies Arabic edition of Pope's book appears this week India: Bishops ask for withdrawal of anti-Christian film Society of Jesus divided over Steve Jobs Adolescents in series

December 6, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope, Mexican Cardinal to Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Juan Diego: the saint who 'spoke like an eagle' No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions The Judgment of God, The Judgment of Man Quiet Contemplation, Inner Conversion Are Keys to Advent, Pope Tells Sunday Audience Pope: Advent Prepares Hearts for the Arrival of Emmanuel The Catholic church: A house divided? Teaching Catholic girls to become good Muslims Unitarian Universalists: the religion that believes in nothing (or anything) Image of Host thought to bleed under study by diocese Longing for Eden Faith, Reason, And Fantasy Spanish court rules Opus Dei must remove ex-member's name from archives Pope to light biggest Christmas “tree” in the world in Italian town of Gubbio As U.S. Withdraws From Iraq, a Chaplain Completes 2nd Tour Pope Benedict: Advent is a time for self-examination, repentance 100-year-old nuns: serving God made life beautiful Repentance and Preparing for Christmas John the Baptist Shows Us How to be a Witness Blessed Phillip Rinaldi Life and Lifestyle Gay activist admits: bullying hysteria may cause suicides, not prevent them Lawsuit against New York’s homosexual ‘marriage’ law moves forward Would Planned Parenthood Obey Sex-Selection Abortion Ban? Chilean archbishop blesses mothers who refused abortion Criticism grows against Colombian priest's support for abortion Foundation Funds Pro-Homosexual Events on Catholic Campuses N.Y. Archbishop Dolan to speak at Notre Dame Univ. Massachusetts Medical Society Opposes Assisted Suicide Two Thousand Pro-Life People Pray at Carhart Abortion Biz India Set to Destroy Its Greatest Resource Mission: Save Catholic Schools Heroic North Carolina legislator Larry Womble is fighting for his life Like Mitt Romney, Abby Johnson, People Can Change on Abortion China: Forced-abortion opponent Chen reportedly alive “Christians must choose sobriety and inner change” The Social Doctrine of the Church cannot be Chained Up Catholic sports league promotes character development, not just game skills Cohabitation and Marriage: Not Equal Alternatives Cardinal O’Brien helps launch Scotland for Marriage campaign Pontifical Council for the Family meets in Rome to analyze the role of parents and family

International News Violence Against Iraqi Christians Following Imam's Sermon Holy See Voices 'Great Concern' Over Syria Iraqi Islamists attack Christian-owned properties Iran claims to have shot down US spy plane Congo: bishops will monitor voting to ensure fair elections Congo: Church warns officials of violent reaction Islamists On Course To Take Almost Two-Thirds Of Egypt's Lower House Syria: Ultimatum expires, Arab League threatens new sanctions on Damascus Pakistan: Faisalabad: Christian and Muslim leaders revive peace process Slain Pakistani teenager proclaimed as martyr Obama Tells Pakistani President Airstrike Deaths 'Not Deliberate' China: The economic crisis is frightening China. New security measures to prevent social unrest South Korea: Gospel and human rights “are the path of the Church in Korea” South Sudan: Iklas Monu Ahmed, “Since I’ve been here, nobody has come to talk to me or show us where to go” Global: Unplanned explosions at munitions dumps increasing Exit Poll: Russian Ruling Party's Majority In Doubt Croatians Expected To Lean Left In National Voting In confronting Iran, the US should start enforcing its laws Maria Ko Ha Fong: “Look for the springtime of faith in the Far East” Myanmar: Pope’s envoy meets Nobel peace prize winner Science and Technology Cardinal: Failure to Address Climate Change Is 'Moral Apartheid' Extraterrestrial Contact: Negative Scenarios Pesticides are one of top three 'worst toxic pollution problems' on planet, say non-profit groups Payola fuels Big Pharma and the medical monopoly Giant Super-Earths Made Of Diamond Are Possible A New Earth? NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet In Habitable Zone Of Sun-Like Star The Earth Has A Heartbeat We Can See From Space Cosmic Purgatory: NASA's Voyager Hits Stagnation Region At Solar System Edge Terminator-Style Info-Vision Takes Step Towards Reality The First Molybdenite Microchip, Transistors Three Atoms Thick FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing Arsenic Federal appeals court reinstates corporate ownership over human genes for breast cancer Sacramento diocese acts quickly in abuse case New Extraordinary Claims Of A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough In Australia Don't be fooled by GMO-laden 'natural' cereals that pose as organic iPhone’s lack of abortion clinic advice not intentional, Apple says Toads 'Could Be Used To Predict Earthquakes' In A Star's Final Days, Astronomers Hunt 'Signal Of Impending Doom' Dwave Systems Shows Off 512 Qubit Quantum Computer Chip Top 5 Exotic Free Energy Shuffle

US National News Dems scheme for rich to pay for everyone's Social Security The Strange Journey from Mitt to Newt Huckabee Presidential Candidate Forum: Is a Santorum Surprise in Iowa Possible? Newt Keeps Pitching the America of His Imagination FBI 'entrapment' tactics questioned in web of phony terror plots and paid informants Near bankrupt Postal Service to announce cuts Monday Obama delivers very Christian message at Christmas tree lighting Missouri diocese hires child protection director TSA strip-searches 85-year-old woman in wheelchair while National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) remains shamelessly silent California Initiative Would Allow One Million Illegal Workers to Live Freely Chinese families seek good American high schools Pittsburgh diocese wisely reuses religious articles Engaging the Public Square as a Catholic Rhode Island Governor Excludes Christmas from State House Ceremony US Constitution repealed by traitorous Senators; 'Republican party now the Gestapo party' says observer White House Insider: There Is A Very Uneasy Peace Between President Obama And The American Military Can Congress Steal Your Constitutional Freedoms? Pelosi Dismisses Catholic Bishops as ‘Lobbyists’ Crossing Police Lines: US Cops Defect To OWS Obama's HHS officials deny anti-Catholic bias Media and Communication After ABC Interview, Gingrich Insists Life Starts at Conception O Felix Roma - Ambrosian, Gregorian and Norbertine Chant Independent Russian Websites Hacked, Disabled On Election Day 'Sesame Street' Tries To Pave New Road In Afghanistan NFL is fumbling with Madonna Michael Bublé's Christmas Record goes #1 in the US Roma Downey's Little Angels Jimmy Fallon on His Catholicism Jesuit writes book on the importance of mirth Media Bias Continues on Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Studies Arabic edition of Pope's book appears this week India: Bishops ask for withdrawal of anti-Christian film Society of Jesus divided over Steve Jobs Adolescents in series Prayer warrior Tebow: first place, five in a row Vatican's Gaudi exhibition proves popular Hollywood's Soda-Pop Statism UK Media Inquiry a Lesson in Tabloid Skullduggery Illinois Man Faces 75 Years In Prison For Videotaping Police A Statistical Analysis of the Miracles of Tim Tebow

December 5, 2011

Religion and Faith Pope Benedict: Advent is a time for self-examination, repentance Repentance and Preparing for Christmas Guadalupe visionary St. Juan Diego honored Dec. 9 Blessed Phillip Rinaldi Huge Virgin of Guadalupe procession Sunday Pope Benedict Reflects on Bavarian Advent Traditions Expert addresses claim Vatican II ‘ruptured’ Church teaching Liturgical Year : Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest : December 03, 2011 Moscow: Catholic and Orthodox clerics against persecution of Christians Benedict XVI: "Trinitarian monotheism ... is the source of personal and universal peace" Pope to Theologians: Focus on the Trinity Medjugorje seer Mirjana has testified at Vatican Walking in the Truth: The Second and Third Epistles of Saint John Pope Benedict XVI Crippled by Arthrosis Leg Pains Which Makes Walking Difficult Blessed Liduina Meneguzzi, The "Ecumenical Flame", Bearer of Hope and Love Freedom's Conscientious Limits: The Natural Law and Catholic Social Teaching Key Figure in Dialogue With SSPX Examines Assent Owed to Vatican II A dialogue of faith and reason beats fanaticism and relativism Vatican officials to pick logo for World Youth Day in Rio Vatican II treasure hunt: Committee seeks bishops' notes, diaries Life and Lifestyle Catholic sports league promotes character development, not just game skills Cohabitation and Marriage: Not Equal Alternatives Pontifical Council for the Family meets in Rome to analyze the role of parents and family The New Evangelization Must Begin with the Family Fordham students angry over anti-birth control policy set up rogue clinic for students to receive prescriptions Homosexuality/Pedophilia Correlation? Papal Opposition to Death Penalty Continues With Benedict XVI U.S. group campaigns for constitutional amendment to protect parental rights Vatican Calls for Universal Access to Treatment for AIDS Victims and Moral Sex Ed Abortion bill targeting unborn with risk of AIDS draws criticism Planned Parenthood Marks World AIDS Day, Told STD Man to Give Blood Case of counseling student forced to undergo pro-homosexual ‘sensitivity training’ goes to court ‘Occupy’ movement in Massachusetts targets pro-family pastor Archbishop Nichols Responds to Critics of His Civil Unions Approach White House Seeking 'Balance' Between Contraceptive Coverage, Respect for Religion Komen Affiliate in Orange County Funds Planned Parenthood Report: huge organ-harvesting program in China CUA president pleased ruling confirms legality of single-sex dorms Gianna Center's Pro-Life Medicine Seeks to Expand Beyond New York Philippines: Pro-Abortion Groups Funding RH Bill Backers

International News Coptic Patriarch Maintains Hope Amid Islamist Gains Israelis and Palestinians: Win Together or Lose Together Muslim Brotherhood Poised To Claim Most Seats In Egypt Vote Results Egypt: ElBaradei Outed By Own Movement As Western Stooge Islamists expected to become Egypt's 'most important political force' China Hiding 3,000 Nuclear Warheads In Secret Tunnels Years of social unrest on the horizon if economies fall like dominoes UN Rights Body Blasts Syria, Names Investigator Rogue UN Officials Reprimanded by UN Member States Grim UN Report Downgrades Economic Forecast for 2012 Benedict XVI Criticizes “Questionable” International Documents Study abroad can't promote 'brain drain' from poor countries, pope says Report: Russia Delivers Anti-Ship Missiles To Syria Regime Iran Diplomats Leave Britain After Embassy Attack Row U.S. Senate Unanimously Backs Sanctions Against Iranian Central Bank Merkel To Address German Parliament On Euro Crisis What If The Eurozone Collapses? White House Rejects Apology Over Pakistan Strike, Citing Probe The People’s Party is at the helm of Spain's government. What now? Ukraine's Chornobyl Veterans Continue Hunger Strike Science and Technology Federal appeals court reinstates corporate ownership over human genes for breast cancer New Extraordinary Claims Of A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough In Australia Don't be fooled by GMO-laden 'natural' cereals that pose as organic iPhone’s lack of abortion clinic advice not intentional, Apple says Toads 'Could Be Used To Predict Earthquakes' In A Star's Final Days, Astronomers Hunt 'Signal Of Impending Doom' Dwave Systems Shows Off 512 Qubit Quantum Computer Chip Top 5 Exotic Free Energy Shuffle Scientists Translate Extraterrestrial Message Before 9/11 Why Silicon-Based Aliens Would Rather Eat Our Cities Than Us: Thoughts On Non-Carbon Astrobiology Papyrus Research Provides Insight Into Job Training, Prayer And More In The Ancient World Embryonic Stem Cell Research Not Dead Yet Despite Geron Pullout Sex To Become Electronic In 2030 'Super Soldiers': The Quest For The Ultimate Human Killing Machine Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean A Celestial Procession At Stonehenge, Discoveries Provide Evidence Most Powerful Supernova Ever Witnessed ! Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All The (Geologic) Time Study finds connection between prenatal exposure to BPA and aggression during toddler years Meet The World's Heaviest Insect, Which Weighs Three Times More Than A Mouse

US National News Engaging the Public Square as a Catholic Rhode Island Governor Excludes Christmas from State House Ceremony US Constitution repealed by traitorous Senators; 'Republican party now the Gestapo party' says observer White House Insider: There Is A Very Uneasy Peace Between President Obama And The American Military Can Congress Steal Your Constitutional Freedoms? Pelosi Dismisses Catholic Bishops as ‘Lobbyists’ Crossing Police Lines: US Cops Defect To OWS Obama's HHS officials deny anti-Catholic bias US House Questions Decision to Cut Bishops' Human Trafficking Funds Religious slurs in lawyer's memo have court up in arms Bachmann Bashes Gingrich Over Comments On Human Life Newt Gingrich: Pro-Life But Says Life Begins at Implantation Cain Making Announcement About Bid Saturday Detroit-area Catholics blast plans for closings Brother Al and the Canticle Cafe Military Suicides Plague U.S. Atlanta woman and demons killed her baby When Governments Go Rogue War on drugs revealed as total hoax - US military admits to guarding, assisting lucrative opium trade in Afghanistan Occupy Turns On "Corporate Puppet" Obama Media and Communication Prayer warrior Tebow: first place, five in a row Vatican's Gaudi exhibition proves popular Hollywood's Soda-Pop Statism UK Media Inquiry a Lesson in Tabloid Skullduggery Illinois Man Faces 75 Years In Prison For Videotaping Police A Statistical Analysis of the Miracles of Tim Tebow Article: Looney Tunes: An Appreciation Renaissance in Rome; Being Made Whole Rachel Maddow On Obama's Indefinite Detention Ideas Where else will you find The Muppets and The Anchoress in one post? No More Chicken Littles: Archbishop Dolan Calls Us All to Living Faith and Hope These People Are Tweeting The Bible… For The Next 86 Years Stephen Colbert on the Altered Catholic Mass: Yahweh or No Way Michael Kinsley’s Confusion Humanitas Magazine to Have English-Language Edition Image of Christ as Navajo shepherd among church's distinctive features Giftmas is the New Civil Union Newsweek admits the obvious: America is in the grip of sex addiction Major Canadian paper demands gay-straight clubs in Catholic schools Mexican Artists Craft Figures for Vatican Nativity Scene Boy who ‘saw heaven’: Details still vivid after 8 years Catholics in Paris respond to offensive play with prayer Will Mel Gibson Baptize Chanukhah?

December 3-4, 2011

Religion and Faith Huge Virgin of Guadalupe procession Sunday Pope Benedict Reflects on Bavarian Advent Traditions Expert addresses claim Vatican II ‘ruptured’ Church teaching Liturgical Year : Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest : December 03, 2011 Moscow: Catholic and Orthodox clerics against persecution of Christians Benedict XVI: "Trinitarian monotheism ... is the source of personal and universal peace" Pope to Theologians: Focus on the Trinity Medjugorje seer Mirjana has testified at Vatican Walking in the Truth: The Second and Third Epistles of Saint John Pope Benedict XVI Crippled by Arthrosis Leg Pains Which Makes Walking Difficult Blessed Liduina Meneguzzi, The "Ecumenical Flame", Bearer of Hope and Love Freedom's Conscientious Limits: The Natural Law and Catholic Social Teaching Key Figure in Dialogue With SSPX Examines Assent Owed to Vatican II A dialogue of faith and reason beats fanaticism and relativism Vatican officials to pick logo for World Youth Day in Rio Vatican II treasure hunt: Committee seeks bishops' notes, diaries Pope Benedict May Visit Cuba, Mexico Next Spring The Apocryphal Gospels as a Source of Imagery Cardinal Bertone turns 77 7 Ways Satan Tries to Destroy a Church Life and Lifestyle Cohabitation and Marriage: Not Equal Alternatives Pontifical Council for the Family meets in Rome to analyze the role of parents and family The New Evangelization Must Begin with the Family Fordham students angry over anti-birth control policy set up rogue clinic for students to receive prescriptions Homosexuality/Pedophilia Correlation? Papal Opposition to Death Penalty Continues With Benedict XVI U.S. group campaigns for constitutional amendment to protect parental rights Vatican Calls for Universal Access to Treatment for AIDS Victims and Moral Sex Ed Abortion bill targeting unborn with risk of AIDS draws criticism Planned Parenthood Marks World AIDS Day, Told STD Man to Give Blood Case of counseling student forced to undergo pro-homosexual ‘sensitivity training’ goes to court ‘Occupy’ movement in Massachusetts targets pro-family pastor Archbishop Nichols Responds to Critics of His Civil Unions Approach White House Seeking 'Balance' Between Contraceptive Coverage, Respect for Religion Komen Affiliate in Orange County Funds Planned Parenthood Report: huge organ-harvesting program in China CUA president pleased ruling confirms legality of single-sex dorms Gianna Center's Pro-Life Medicine Seeks to Expand Beyond New York Philippines: Pro-Abortion Groups Funding RH Bill Backers Scotland: Marriage defenders march to Parliament

International News Coptic Patriarch Maintains Hope Amid Islamist Gains Israelis and Palestinians: Win Together or Lose Together Muslim Brotherhood Poised To Claim Most Seats In Egypt Vote Results Egypt: ElBaradei Outed By Own Movement As Western Stooge Islamists expected to become Egypt's 'most important political force' China Hiding 3,000 Nuclear Warheads In Secret Tunnels Years of social unrest on the horizon if economies fall like dominoes UN Rights Body Blasts Syria, Names Investigator Rogue UN Officials Reprimanded by UN Member States Grim UN Report Downgrades Economic Forecast for 2012 Benedict XVI Criticizes “Questionable” International Documents Study abroad can't promote 'brain drain' from poor countries, pope says Report: Russia Delivers Anti-Ship Missiles To Syria Regime Iran Diplomats Leave Britain After Embassy Attack Row U.S. Senate Unanimously Backs Sanctions Against Iranian Central Bank Merkel To Address German Parliament On Euro Crisis What If The Eurozone Collapses? White House Rejects Apology Over Pakistan Strike, Citing Probe The People’s Party is at the helm of Spain's government. What now? Ukraine's Chornobyl Veterans Continue Hunger Strike Science and Technology Federal appeals court reinstates corporate ownership over human genes for breast cancer New Extraordinary Claims Of A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough In Australia Don't be fooled by GMO-laden 'natural' cereals that pose as organic iPhone’s lack of abortion clinic advice not intentional, Apple says Toads 'Could Be Used To Predict Earthquakes' In A Star's Final Days, Astronomers Hunt 'Signal Of Impending Doom' Dwave Systems Shows Off 512 Qubit Quantum Computer Chip Top 5 Exotic Free Energy Shuffle Scientists Translate Extraterrestrial Message Before 9/11 Why Silicon-Based Aliens Would Rather Eat Our Cities Than Us: Thoughts On Non-Carbon Astrobiology Papyrus Research Provides Insight Into Job Training, Prayer And More In The Ancient World Embryonic Stem Cell Research Not Dead Yet Despite Geron Pullout Sex To Become Electronic In 2030 'Super Soldiers': The Quest For The Ultimate Human Killing Machine Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean A Celestial Procession At Stonehenge, Discoveries Provide Evidence Most Powerful Supernova Ever Witnessed ! Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All The (Geologic) Time Study finds connection between prenatal exposure to BPA and aggression during toddler years Meet The World's Heaviest Insect, Which Weighs Three Times More Than A Mouse

US National News Rhode Island Governor Excludes Christmas from State House Ceremony US Constitution repealed by traitorous Senators; 'Republican party now the Gestapo party' says observer White House Insider: There Is A Very Uneasy Peace Between President Obama And The American Military Can Congress Steal Your Constitutional Freedoms? Pelosi Dismisses Catholic Bishops as ‘Lobbyists’ Crossing Police Lines: US Cops Defect To OWS Obama's HHS officials deny anti-Catholic bias US House Questions Decision to Cut Bishops' Human Trafficking Funds Religious slurs in lawyer's memo have court up in arms Bachmann Bashes Gingrich Over Comments On Human Life Newt Gingrich: Pro-Life But Says Life Begins at Implantation Cain Making Announcement About Bid Saturday Detroit-area Catholics blast plans for closings Brother Al and the Canticle Cafe Military Suicides Plague U.S. Atlanta woman and demons killed her baby When Governments Go Rogue War on drugs revealed as total hoax - US military admits to guarding, assisting lucrative opium trade in Afghanistan Occupy Turns On "Corporate Puppet" Obama Pope Gives New Bishop to Catholics in Fresno Diocese Media and Communication Hollywood's Soda-Pop Statism UK Media Inquiry a Lesson in Tabloid Skullduggery Illinois Man Faces 75 Years In Prison For Videotaping Police A Statistical Analysis of the Miracles of Tim Tebow Article: Looney Tunes: An Appreciation Renaissance in Rome; Being Made Whole Rachel Maddow On Obama's Indefinite Detention Ideas Where else will you find The Muppets and The Anchoress in one post? No More Chicken Littles: Archbishop Dolan Calls Us All to Living Faith and Hope These People Are Tweeting The Bible… For The Next 86 Years Stephen Colbert on the Altered Catholic Mass: Yahweh or No Way Michael Kinsley’s Confusion Humanitas Magazine to Have English-Language Edition Image of Christ as Navajo shepherd among church's distinctive features Giftmas is the New Civil Union Newsweek admits the obvious: America is in the grip of sex addiction Major Canadian paper demands gay-straight clubs in Catholic schools Mexican Artists Craft Figures for Vatican Nativity Scene Boy who ‘saw heaven’: Details still vivid after 8 years Catholics in Paris respond to offensive play with prayer Will Mel Gibson Baptize Chanukhah?

December 2, 2011

Religion and Faith Our Prayerful Pope Calls the Whole Church to Learn the Way of Prayer Benedict XVI Tells the Faithful to Pray Like Jesus The Roman Rite: Old and New - VIII The New Mass destroyed centuries of propers The nature of the intellectual assent that is owed to the teachings of the Council How the Pope corrects wayward bishops covertly yet publicly on moral issues - Analysis Theologians, Apologists. What the New Bishops Have To Be Children in Pope's prayers this December Vatican will welcome Christmas with carols this year Vatican: Pope: in the "eclipse of God" the family is a witness to the Gospel New Mass translation: 'Return of proper English' St. Edmund Campion, Jesuit Priest and Martyr ‘Our Father’ update: No hands please, we’re laity The 'robe' you wear into eternity Cruise Ship Prison? Not So Fast Say Scientology Captors Church clears priest accused of assaulting Anglican bishop Religious advocacy measured less in dollars than in effectiveness The Church: Hope for the Hopeless Pope Reflects on Jesus' Prayer Life Benedict XVI: prayer is an art learned through constant practice Living Faith Reveals Our Lives are Being Woven into a Divine Design Life and Lifestyle Catholic Social Teaching: The Human Person is Made in the Image of God Obama Put Abortion Over Sex Trafficking Victims in Denying Grant Hearing: Obama Admin Discriminated Against Catholics on Abortion Women Are Political Pawns for Obama on The Issue of Abortion Planned Parenthood: Husband Not Allowed in Abortion Counseling The Birth of Mercy: Being Post Abortive in the Advent and Christmas Seasons Kudos from Rainbow Sash Movement: Radical homosexual group ‘encouraged’ by archbishop’s inaction at Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Lynch will end diocesan health coverage unless conscience concerns addressed U.S. Busts Ring That Forced Russian Women Into Strip Clubs Ex-Planned Parenthood worker complains that Father Pavone not allowed at her Confirmation Pro-life leader Randall Terry’s son dies in car accident Abortion clinics, waste disposal fined $83,000 for tossing aborted babies in open dumpsters Catholic principal fired after promoting pro-life witness Catholic Advocates Promote Tax Credits for Tuition Sri Lanka: First hearing for Missionary of Charity charged with “selling children” postponed Vatican: The fight against AIDS requires drugs but also instilling a sense of responsibility Pontiff Lauds Efforts to End Death Penalty How can the U.S. judge human trafficking? Obama Supporters Worried He May Grant Contraception Exemptions to Catholic Hospitals More than 20 percent of American adults now on psychiatric drugs for behavioral problems

International News Survey Finds Corruption Becoming Increasingly Entrenched Irish Church's Abuse Review Stresses Accountability Paedophilia: Britain's recipe for combating abuse Vatican Condemns Excommunicated Bishop's Role in Chinese Ordination El Salvador Jesuit Massacre War Crime Suspect Faces Mass. Perjury Charge Italian judge, politican and police official among those held in crackdown on ‘ndrangheta mob Indonesia: Disaster in Indonesia: 50 people buried alive under mud on Nias island, already hit by the tsunami Egypt: Fr Greiche: Too early and misleading to comment election results UN Says Syria In 'Civil War', Death Toll Above 4,000 As More Sanctions Imposed TURKEY – VATICAN Second hearing in the trial of Mgr Padovese’s murderer ends after four minutes Mail Bomb Prompts Mexican Archdiocese to Call for Increased Security Karzai Pardons Imprisoned Afghan Rape Victim U.K. Drops Anti-Catholic Rule of Succession Sarkozy: France, Germany Want New European Treaty To Protect Euro EU Ramps Up Sanctions Against Iran Russian Opposition Parties Unite In Udmurtia A Second Iranian Nuclear Facility Has Exploded, As Diplomatic Tensions Rise Between The West And Tehran Bishop approved by Pope ordained in southwest China At aid forum, Ban urges countries to not turn their backs on the world's poor Benedict XVI grieves murder of nun, missionary in Burundi Science and Technology Papyrus Research Provides Insight Into Job Training, Prayer And More In The Ancient World Scientists Translate Extraterrestrial Message Before 9/11 Embryonic Stem Cell Research Not Dead Yet Despite Geron Pullout Sex To Become Electronic In 2030 'Super Soldiers': The Quest For The Ultimate Human Killing Machine Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean A Celestial Procession At Stonehenge, Discoveries Provide Evidence Most Powerful Supernova Ever Witnessed ! Magnetic Pole Reversal Happens All The (Geologic) Time Study finds connection between prenatal exposure to BPA and aggression during toddler years Meet The World's Heaviest Insect, Which Weighs Three Times More Than A Mouse Secretive Air Force Space Plane Nears Orbital Record Cardinal Calls for 'Urgent Action' at Durban Climate Talks Students, Monks Collaborate in Going 'Green' Eco Nazis & The Coming Global Famine Monsanto’s Roundup Spawns Superweeds Consuming Over 120 Million Hectares Add 'chemo brain' to the list of chemotherapy side effects Astronaut chosen as Goodwill Ambassador for UN industrial development body UN agency for Palestinian refugees to build green schools in Gaza Rising use and trafficking of illicit stimulants threaten security, health in Asia

US National News A Thanksgiving Day Marred by Police Brutality Reveals Another Aspect of the Culture of Death Atlanta woman and demons killed her baby When Governments Go Rogue War on drugs revealed as total hoax - US military admits to guarding, assisting lucrative opium trade in Afghanistan Occupy Turns On "Corporate Puppet" Obama Pope Gives New Bishop to Catholics in Fresno Diocese Christians Divided on Support for Occupy Movement Evangelical leader urges Gingrich to explain 'turbulent marital history' Vatican approves purchase of Crystal Cathedral 48 Detroit parishes may close, including famed Assumption Grotto Republican Party 's Top Pagan Elected Official Come Under Attack Bishop Lori: Religious Liberty: 'The Pre-Eminent Social Justice Issue' of Our Time Defending Religious Liberty and the Good Retired Cardinal Bevilacqua testifies in pretrial Catholic lobbying made in the U.S.A: a product for export? 'Live Nativity Scene' to Be Displayed at Supreme Court, Capitol Building US Forest Service to decide fate of ‘Big Mountain Jesus’ Obama Signs Law Legalizing Horse Slaughter In The US Military Industrial Complex: Full Fruition Should We Seek Economic Equality? Media and Communication Newsweek admits the obvious: America is in the grip of sex addiction Major Canadian paper demands gay-straight clubs in Catholic schools Mexican Artists Craft Figures for Vatican Nativity Scene Boy who ‘saw heaven’: Details still vivid after 8 years Catholics in Paris respond to offensive play with prayer Will Mel Gibson Baptize Chanukhah? High School Teacher Placed On Leave For Allegedly Starring In Adult Films Iranian Hardliner Raps In Support Of Occupy Wall Street Secret Societies On The History Channel A Story of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Visit to Crystal Cathedral Apple: Siri Not Blocking Abortion Clinics on iPhone Cloistered Nun and Former Actress to Tell Story of Hollywood and Faith Vatican paper refutes critics of divorce and remarriage teaching Federal Judge Orders Alleged Counterfeit Domains Seized Without Due Process U.S. Judge Orders Hundreds Of Sites De-Indexed From Google, Facebook Media Still Ignores Studies Showing Abortion Hurts Women George Orwell’s Guide To The News TV preacher Osteen ventures into reality TV Judge: Suspect of missing People's Court mother can keep children Lessons on Lewis, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings

December 1, 2011

Religion and Faith The Community of the Beatitudes follows the path of the Legionaries The Church: Hope for the Hopeless Pope Reflects on Jesus' Prayer Life Benedict XVI: prayer is an art learned through constant practice Living Faith Reveals Our Lives are Being Woven into a Divine Design Who Saint Andrew was, according to Benedict XVI SSPX asks Rome for changes to doctrinal preamble Knights of Columbus to Launch Series on New Evangelization 'It's amazing to walk' grounds of school founded by saint, says nun The view from here: new words at Mass must lead to further changes Look to Mary at Advent to 'Relive Christ's Coming' Vatican's Cardinal Piacenza Points Priests to Mary for Advent Our Lady of Beauraing Blessed Virgin Mary Quote for Advent The Lefebvrians ask for modifications to the Doctrinal Preamble delivered to them by the Holy See God of Gods: Scrutinizing the Inscrutable Catholic, Muslim Scholars Discusses Faith, Reason Patience With New Translation Expected to Pay Dividends The New Roman Missal: A Fresh Encounter with the Liturgy The challenge of contemporary atheism Life and Lifestyle How can the U.S. judge human trafficking? Obama Supporters Worried He May Grant Contraception Exemptions to Catholic Hospitals More than 20 percent of American adults now on psychiatric drugs for behavioral problems What!? Look at PP plans for compulsory sterilization, abortion Planned Parenthood’s Mythomania: Big Abortion and Big Lies Milestone: Defund Planned Parenthood petition breaks 10,000 signatures Pro-Abortion Groups Push Abortions at Military Base Hospitals Nurse Pressured to Assist Abortion: “Just Catch the Baby’s Head” Benedict XVI appeals for abolition of the death penalty Manic Disdain for Our Fellow Man Rhode Island Pro-Lifers Sue Chafee Over Obamacare, Abortion Gender and Race-Based Abortions a Problem the U.S. Must Fix Archbishop Nichols says he is in favour of gay civil unions: but that legally includes the right to adopt. So why did we lose our adoption agencies? Ron Paul: Personally opposed to same-sex ‘marriage,’ but…. Surgeon Says Obamacare Will Nix Brain Operations for Elderly Illinois abortion clinic remains closed after health violations Irish government forms panel to review abortion law The Impact of Over-Sexualization of Girls U.S. Church against agencies being obliged to let homosexuals adopt Law students at 'Catholic' Fordham organize birth control clinic

International News A Second Iranian Nuclear Facility Has Exploded, As Diplomatic Tensions Rise Between The West And Tehran Bishop approved by Pope ordained in southwest China Iranians who convert to Christianity end up behind bars At aid forum, Ban urges countries to not turn their backs on the world's poor Benedict XVI grieves murder of nun, missionary in Burundi Cardinal Says Murdered Nun Was Fearless Lebanon: Arab spring, an expression of youth’s broken aspirations, Lebanese bishops say Pressure rises for Ireland's ruling party over closing embassy at Vatican Irish to publish six more reports on abuse Famed priest returns to Croatia, agrees not to discuss apparition Portable Churches Go On Sale In Serbia Russia Says Suspected Killer Of Ex-KGB Agent 'A Victim' Colombian Bishops Condemn Hostage Killings Missionary missing in Peru Congo's bishops call for calm after violence Ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo arrives at ICC to face charges of crimes against humanity Everything is set for apostolic visit to Peru's “rebel university” Relic of Virgin Mary causes Moscow's worst traffic jams in years Financial red alert: Europe stands on verge of 'apocalyptic' debt crisis with only days remaining Eurozone bailout fund under discussion Science and Technology Cardinal Calls for 'Urgent Action' at Durban Climate Talks Students, Monks Collaborate in Going 'Green' Eco Nazis & The Coming Global Famine Monsanto’s Roundup Spawns Superweeds Consuming Over 120 Million Hectares Add 'chemo brain' to the list of chemotherapy side effects Astronaut chosen as Goodwill Ambassador for UN industrial development body UN agency for Palestinian refugees to build green schools in Gaza Rising use and trafficking of illicit stimulants threaten security, health in Asia Laptop Wi-Fi said to nuke sperm, but caveats abound Ugly Fish of the Day: deepsea barreleye 'Skin bones' helped large dinosaurs survive, new study says Robot Starfish Wiggles Through Tiny Spaces NJ: Mystery in Bridgewater: What caused strange glowing lights in the sky? Japan: Fukushima: Ban on 4322 rice farms. Plant manager hospitalised Genetically modified alfalfa and Roundup herbicides may create an agricultural disaster Pope calls for youth to be 'guardians of creation' Pope Benedict: Educating the guardians of Creation BP Oil Spill: The Oil Is Still Here Take A Look Global health organization to purchase millions of toxic HPV vaccines to administer to women and girls in third-world countries Vatican to have “Green” Nativity scene

US National News Bishop Lori: Religious Liberty: 'The Pre-Eminent Social Justice Issue' of Our Time' Defending Religious Liberty and the Good' Retired Cardinal Bevilacqua testifies in pretrial Catholic lobbying made in the U.S.A: a product for export? 'Live Nativity Scene' to Be Displayed at Supreme Court, Capitol Building US Forest Service to decide fate of ‘Big Mountain Jesus’ Obama Signs Law Legalizing Horse Slaughter In The US Military Industrial Complex: Full Fruition Should We Seek Economic Equality? Liberal Violence Rising Capitalism Vs. Capitalism Report: Federal Reserve lent banks nearly $8 trillion during 2007-2009 crises Arlington Diocese Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus USCCB donated over $9.3M to Church in Africa, Latin America Biden Hails New Phase In Iraq Ties Survey: Black Catholics firmly tied to church Catholic seminary enrollment up, but numbers seen as only part of story Vatican Cardinal Burke: ‘We’re well on the way’ to Christian persecution in the U.S. Daniel in the Lions’ Den: Progressives Come After Catholic Religious Liberty Weddings a Hit at Haunted Ohio Prison Media and Communication A Story of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Visit to Crystal Cathedral Cloistered Nun and Former Actress to Tell Story of Hollywood and Faith Vatican paper refutes critics of divorce and remarriage teaching Federal Judge Orders Alleged Counterfeit Domains Seized Without Due Process U.S. Judge Orders Hundreds Of Sites De-Indexed From Google, Facebook Media Still Ignores Studies Showing Abortion Hurts Women George Orwell’s Guide To The News TV preacher Osteen ventures into reality TV Judge: Suspect of missing People's Court mother can keep children Lessons on Lewis, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings Writer: Mitt Romney’s Pro-Life Conversion Was Legitimate Gardasil victims speak out in videos released by famed doc Step Inside Buildings and Restaurants With Google Maps Interior View New Startup Romotive Turns Your Smartphone Into A Robot (video) Memo Outlines Procedure Regarding Use of Pope's Signature on Vatican Documents “The Curia needs fewer Romans” Censoring in Central Asia Bloomberg News Smears GOP Candidates Over Abortion My Week with Marilyn: how Hollywood devoured a film icon Conception To Birth, Visualized - Video