CAFOD welcomes Guatemalan court ruling against former President Montt for genocide

May 13, 2013, 10:04 am

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Jose Efrain Rios Montt stood accused of ordering the killing of 1700 Mayan Ixil women, men and children between 1982 and 1983. He has been convicted by a Guatemalan court, convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, receiving two sentences of 50 and 30 years respectively, making it the first time that a Latin American President has been convicted of genocide. Clare Dixon, CAFOD's ...

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Pope Francis ask for the grace of memory

May 13, 2013, 10:04 am

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The Holy Spirit helps Christians remember the history of our faith and the gifts we have received from God. Without this grace, we risk slipping into idolatry. That was Pope Francis’ message at morning Mass today. Monday’s first reading from the answer that Acts of the Apostles described Paul’s exchange with a group of disciples in and their surprising statement: "We have ...

2013 Pontifical Yearbook Permanent diaconate booms in Europe US

May 13, 2013, 10:04 am

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The number of Catholics globally remains largely unchanged at 1,214 million. The number of priests (religious and diocesan) has grown, largely thanks to a rise in vocations in Asia and Africa which has helped balance the continued decline in Europe (-9% in the last decade). Statistics for professed women religious show a downward trend registering a drop of 10% over the past decade. The most ...

Video farce Arab report on Jews storming Al Aqsa - wounded IDF vets visit Temple Mount

May 13, 2013, 10:31 am

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Video farce: Arab report on Jews storming Al Aqsa - wounded IDF vets visit Temple Mount Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA 8 May 2013 Take a look at the news report broadcast by Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen today http://youtu.be/z-t4_oaD3Q8 Here is the English translation of the caption: Morning - settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa ...

Ribery - Han vet at jeg er muslim

May 13, 2013, 10:32 am

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Daily Mail. Bayern München-vingen skal ha sagt ifra til lagkameratene før feiringen om å holde ølet borte fra ham, men som videoen under viser, tok ikke lagkameratene ham veldig seriøst. Se video av ...

Small church in Atlanta gutted by burglars

May 13, 2013, 10:37 am

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A small church in Atlanta was completely gutted by burglars, leaving the people who worship there "devastated and in shock," the church's pastor said. When an usher arrived at the New Faith Full Gospel Church in southeast Atlanta Sunday, he discovered burglars had gutted walls and ceilings, ripping out copper wires and pipes, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. "It ...

End May Be Near For Oakland’s Apocalypse-Predicting Christian Radio Network

May 13, 2013, 10:42 am

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Pontiff Celebrates Mass With Argentine Journalists

May 13, 2013, 10:49 am

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On Saturday, Pope Francis celebrated his daily Mass in Saint Martha’s residence. At the end of the celebration, he greeted 11 Argentine journalists and their families, all residents in Rome, as correspondents of local newspaper offices , among them ANSA, Clarin, CNN, La Nacion, La7, Notimex and ...

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The 800 Martyrs of Otranto

May 13, 2013, 10:49 am

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The Church now has 802 new Saints, after the first canonization that Pope Francis presided over on Sunday in Saint Peter’s Square. They are the 800 martyrs of Otranto -- killed savagely by the Ottoman army in 1480, as well as two Latin American nuns who worked their whole lives at the service of the poorest and invalid: Mother Laura Montoya (1874-1949), and Mother Lupita (1878-1963). This ...

Holy See Presents Statistical Yearbook and Directory to Pope Francis

May 13, 2013, 10:49 am

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Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, along with Archbishop Angelo Becciu, substitute for General Affairs presented to Pope Francis the 2013 edition of the Annuario Pontificio, with is the annual directory of the Holy See, as well as the ';Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae';, which is the Church’s statistical ...

St. Paul downtown churches lawsuit on assessments can continue appeals court rules

May 13, 2013, 10:53 am

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has sent a lawsuit against the city of St. Paul over street assessments back to Ramsey County District Court, reigniting a case that had been tossed out by the lower court late last year. Two Lowertown churches, the First Baptist Church of St. Paul and St. Mary's Church, sued the city of St. Paul last year, arguing that it was unfair they were being assessed ...

The reluctant faith healer

May 13, 2013, 10:54 am

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He makes the blind see, the paralytic walk, the deaf hear. He heals all kinds of illnesses through bare-hand psychic surgery, reads people's minds, and sees the future. People have seen him levitate in his sleep, and transform ordinary water into oil for healing. His name begins with letter "J." I am not referring to Jesus Christ, but to a 76-year-old Filipino faith healer and ...

Archbishop urges Edmonton Catholics to follow Pope’s example in embracing Twitter

May 13, 2013, 10:57 am

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Archbishop Richard Smith speaks in St Joseph’s Basilica during a noon hour mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday Feb 28, ...

My Questions About Atheist Churches

May 13, 2013, 11:05 am

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You probably attended church services yesterday. It's possible that an atheist you know did as well, in a way. The rise of "atheist churches" is an oxymoronic fact in ...

Author addresses growth of secularism in America

May 13, 2013, 11:14 am

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, says many wrongly believe as Americans have become more prosperous that God is no longer needed. "It's a story line that a lot of people accept unthinkingly, but it doesn't hold up for several reasons," the author tells OneNewsNow. "It turns out that money does not drive out God; and it turns out that prosperity and education do not by themselves drive out ...

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CSW report on Burma details severe human rights abuses

May 13, 2013, 11:16 am

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Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today released a new report on human rights in Burma following a four-week fact-finding visit to the country. The report welcomes signs of political change in the country, including 'significantly increased freedom' for media, civil society and political actors, and improvements in freedom of expression in some areas, but warns against ...

Cardinal Tauran to visit UK Interfaith peace prayers at Westminster

May 13, 2013, 11:16 am

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Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, will be making a visit to England this year from 12 -16 June, to affirm and strengthen the good interreligious relations in this country. The programme of his visit will include visits to the Sikh Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha Gurdwara in Birmingham, the Jain Derasar at the Oshwal Centre near Potters ...

Without Evangelization Church Becomes Babysitter Pope Warns

May 13, 2013, 11:47 am

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VATICAN CITY, April 18 (CNA/EWTN News) .- If Catholics do not proclaim Jesus with their lives, then the Church becomes "not the mother, but the babysitter," Pope Francis cautioned in a homily and a separate letter to his brother bishops in Argentina.When believers share their faith, "the Church becomes a mother church that produces children (and more) children, because we, the ...

Real Housewives of Orange County Alexis Bellino Talks Faith Bullying and Hypocrisy

May 13, 2013, 11:59 am

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"Real Housewives of Orange County" breakout star Alexis Bellino recently opened up about the ongoing bullying she has endured on the hit Bravo TV show. The reality TV star spoke candidly about her co-stars and her faith in an exclusive interview with The Christian ...

Why Catholic Hospitals Could Represent The Next Big Threat To U.S. Women’s Abortion Access

May 13, 2013, 12:13 pm

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over 40 years by now, women’s reproductive rights still aren’t safe. Anti-choice activists are chipping away at women’s access to reproductive health care from all angles — piling ...