Toledo Bishop Bans Dissident 'New Ways Ministry' to Gays LifeSiteNews 5/7/2009, by Tim Waggoner
The positions of New Ways Ministry are not at all in accord with the guidelines for pastoral care which the bishops of the United States. TOLEDO, Ohio (LifeSiteNews.com) - Bishop Leonard Blair of the Diocese of Toledo has forbidden a gay-friendly “Catholic” ministry from presenting a workshop on ...
Fr. Chris Carpenter Excommunicated in Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona Catholic Online 5/7/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
Fr. Chris Carpenter made it clear that he rejected the teaching of the Church concerning human sexuality. He was very public in his rejection. PHOENIX (Catholic Online) - Fr. Chris Carpenter is now called by some the “Chancellor of the Diocese of St Joseph the Worker in Southern California”. Only ...
Young Coral Ridge Pastor: World Needs Christians to be Different Catholic Online 5/6/2009, by Randy Sly
The newly elected pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church has just released a book that calls Christians to live a life that is counter-cultural. WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – Tullian Tchividjian is a 36 year old Protestant pastor living the 30-something dream. He was recently elected as the ...
Holy See Asks Nations to Quit the 'Nuclear Club' Zenit News Agency 5/6/2009
More than 26,000 nuclear warheads remain in the world and some nations are still racing to join the 'nuclear club.' NEW YORK (Zenit) - The Holy See is calling on the international community to promote nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons in order to foster trust, security and ...
Ron Howard charges Vatican interference in filming 'Angels & Demons' The Deacons Bench 5/5/2009
The film, which stars Tom Hanks and is based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, has its world premiere Monday in Rome. NEW YORK, NY (The Deacons Bench) - Ron Howard is continuing to fan the flames over the controversy surrounding his movie adaptation of Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons."
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Catholic League: Angels and Demons Needs Disclaimer Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights 5/5/2009
This is where the rubber meets the road: Howard says he is not anti-Catholic. Let’s see what he says about my request. NEW YORK, NY (Catholic League) - Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why he wants a disclaimer in “Angels & Demons”; it debuts in Rome today and opens in the U.S. on ...
Calling all Catholic Artists: Time for new ‘Epiphanies of Beauty’ Catholic Online 5/5/2009, by Deacon Keith A. Fournier
I recently received a screenplay from a Catholic Father and son seeking not to retreat from Hollywood but go right into it’s midst and make really good films. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - The history of the relationship between the theatre and the Christian mission has been a mixed one. It ... Supreme Knight Carl Anderson: An Axis of Secularism Zenit News Agency 5/5/2009, by Carl Anderson
Some commentators have gone so far as to refer to European 'Christianophobia.' NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Zenit) - Several events in the past few months -- and in particular the response of the media and governmental organizations to statements and actions by Pope Benedict -- have made clear that the ...
Bishop Peña: Christianity in a Pagan World Diocese of Brownsville 5/5/2009, by Bishop Raymundo J. Peña
Lessons to be learned from what happened in the Roman Empire when a pagan elite sought in vain to eliminate Christian faith and morality. BROWNSVILLE, TX (Diocese of Brownsville) - Some have proposed that the Christian religion is a spent fountain, that we have entered a post-Christian era in which ...
Some One Calls, Will We Welcome Him in? Catholic Online 5/3/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
With our digital calendars, we risk missing the most important meeting of all, our appointment with the Lord. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - “No one has ever seen God; but as long as we love one another God will live in us and his love will be complete in us. We can know that we are living in ...
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