Pakistani Judges Convicting People of ‘Blasphemy’ Without Evidence, Says U.N. Expert | CNSNews.com

Pakistani Judges Convicting People of ‘Blasphemy’ Without Evidence, Says U.N. Expert | CNSNews.com

Viva Cristo Rey! - Brent Bozell - Townhall Conservative Columnists

Viva Cristo Rey! - Brent Bozell - Townhall Conservative Columnists

Vietnamese Catholic activists sentenced to prison terms : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

From Catholic World News on Catholic Culture:

• Four young Vietnamese Catholic activists have been sentenced to prison terms, ranging from 18 to 42 months, for “propaganda against the state.”

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Vietnamese Catholic activists sentenced to prison terms : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Cardinal Zen: persecution of Church in China worsening, becoming more subtle : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

From Catholic World News on Catholic Culture:

• The persecution of the Church in China is becoming “more real and concrete,” Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, said in a recent interview.

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Cardinal Zen: persecution of Church in China worsening, becoming more subtle : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

'Artist' claims to make popsicles from Precious Blood : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

This why I dismiss anyone who proclaims themselves an "artist". One usually discovers that the self-proclaimed "artist" is anything but.an artist.

'Artist' claims to make popsicles from Precious Blood : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The Georgetown-Sebelius Scandal

A Grouping of Of Articles On Seblius Speaking At Georgetown

From The Cardinal Newman Society:
Statement from Washington Archdiocese: Sebelius at Georgetown Shows “Disregard for Bishops”


From Hotair:
Catholic cardinal publicly blasts Georgetown University president for Sebelius invite defense

From National Catholic Register (NCR):
Bishop Morlino Criticizes Georgetown Invitation to HHS Secretary Sebelius

From NCR:
'Catholic Standard' Calls Georgetown's Sebelius Invite 'Disappointing'

From NCR:
Georgetown Defends Sebelius Invite as Church Leaders Lose Patience

Canadian Bishops: Abortion Threatens Religious Freedom | LifeNews.com

The following excerpts are from LifeNews.com:

• A new letter the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released today says religious freedom is under attack in Canada and calls out abortion as one of the reasons that is the case.
• “Some colleges of physicians require that members who refuse to perform abortions refer patients to another physician willing to do so; elsewhere pharmacists are being threatened by being forced to have to fill prescriptions for contraceptives or the ‘morning after’ pill,” the letter says.
• Issued by the CCCB Permanent Council, the letter expresses concern about an “aggressive relativism” in Canada that seeks to relegate religion to the private sphere.

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Canadian Bishops: Abortion Threatens Religious Freedom | LifeNews.com

More Oppression and Attacks Against Christians By Muslims

Below are some excerpts of stories from around the world. More proof that the "peaceful religion of Islam" is about everything except peace. Click the bold, links to read the entire articles:

From Catholic Culture - Egyptian Christians face constant proselytism, discrimination :

• Discussing the situation of Christians in various Middle Eastern nations, Father Samir Khalil Samir describes the barrage of Muslim proselytism that Egyptian Christians regularly face.
• “The whole day and during the whole year, you are bombarded with Islamic propaganda starting at five in the morning,” says the Jesuit historian and Islamic studies professor. “They start their preaching using megaphones and this is five times a day.”

Also from Catholic Culture - Terrorist victims were martyrs, Nigerian bishop tells mourners :

• Bishop John Namanzah Niyiring of Kano, Nigeria, said that Catholics who were killed during a terrorist attack on April 29 should be recognized as martyrs.

From AsiaNews.It - Indonesia: Extremist threats in Aceh as authorities close three churches

• The ongoing protests by a Muslim extremist fringe has led to the closure of three Christian places of worship in the province of Aceh, the only province in Indonesia where Shariah (Islamic law) is enacted. According to the radical movement the churches were illegal and they have demanded - under threat - the intervention of the authorities. The local administration used the pretext of an alleged lack of building permits, to seal up the buildings. One of the three is a small - historical - Catholic chapel, open for almost 40 years and full of faithful during celebrations. Although an overwhelmingly Muslim area, the province of Aceh has always been characterized by a "spirit of tolerance" and this is the "first case" of an intervention by authorities against places of worship of the Christian minority.

The Angry, Lazy Bigotry of Maureen Dowd: Catholic World Report

The following excerpts are from an article is by Carl E. Olsen on The Catholic World Report. Emphases are mine:

• Maureen Dowd, as most readers know, writes a regular op-ed column for the New York Times. Her dislike for certain people and institutions is quite obvious, mostly because she fixates on them in nearly every column: men, the Catholic Church (specifically, the pope, bishops, priests), Republicans (especially men who are leaders in the GOP), and men. Oh—and men.
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• But what Dowd seems to have a special aversion to is not male or female, nor does it belong to a political party: facts. She avoids them like she apparently avoids straight, white, conservative Catholic men—with a snarky, snarling vengeance.

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The Angry, Lazy Bigotry of Maureen Dowd: Catholic World Report