Kenya’s bishops decry international push for contraception : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• The bishops of Kenya have decried renewed international efforts to promote contraception in Africa.
• Contraception, the bishops write, “is both dehumanizing and goes against the teaching of the Church, especially in a country like Kenya where a majority of the people are Christians and God fearing. It already threatens the moral fabric of the society and is an insult to the dignity and integrity of the human person.”
• “The drive by foreign agencies, whose motives we hardly comprehend, to target millions of girls and women in Africa for the artificial family planning program by the year 2020 is unimaginable, dangerous and could lead to destruction of the human society and by extension the human race,” the bishops said in a statement.
• “We cannot allow our country to be part of an international agenda, driven by foreign funds and by so doing, losing our independence and our African values of the family and society,” the bishops continued. “The same foreign forces are dedicating billions of shillings promoting same-sex unions while millions of women across are dying due to lack of proper maternal care facilities.”

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Kenya’s bishops decry international push for contraception : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

US report lists religious-freedom troubles worldwide : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpt is from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• An annual report on religious freedom throughout the world, released by the US State Department, "sends a signal to the worst offenders that the world is watching,” according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But a former State Department official charges that the Obama administration has done little to promote religious freedom.

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US report lists religious-freedom troubles worldwide : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Green council accused of 'vilifying' Christian over gay marriage stance - Telegraph

The following excerpt is from The Telegraph:

• Christina Summers, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council in Sussex, has been ordered to face a party disciplinary panel after voicing dissent over the issue.
• She was the only member of the council, which prides itself on its progressive values, to vote against a motion in support of the Government’s plans to allow homosexual couples to marry at a meeting last week.

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Green council accused of 'vilifying' Christian over gay marriage stance - Telegraph

British PM reiterates call for same-sex marriage, scolds churches that ‘lock out’ gay members : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpt is from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Addressing a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender reception, Prime Minister David Cameron reaffirmed his commitment to legalizing same-sex marriage and said that “obviously there’ll be arguments within the churches as well.”

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British PM reiterates call for same-sex marriage, scolds churches that ‘lock out’ gay members : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

International Clamor for Asia Bibi’s Release Grows | Daily News | NCRegister.com

International Clamor for Asia Bibi’s Release Grows | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Ancient monastery in Turkey faces destruction in anti-Christian lawsuit : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpt is from Catholic World News:

• The world’s oldest functioning Christian monastery faces a clouded future, after an appeals court in Turkey ruled that the building sits on land not owned by the monks.
• The Mor Gabriel monastery, built near the Syrian border, was established in 397 by Syriac Orthodox monks, and has been in continuous use since that time, welcoming up to 20,000 pilgrims each year.

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Ancient monastery in Turkey faces destruction in anti-Christian lawsuit : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Some catechists object to profession of faith : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Some catechists object to profession of faith : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Chinese authorities 'investigating' bishop who renounced Patriotic Association membership : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpt is from Catholic World News:

• Chinese authorities have announced an investigation into the conduct of Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, who is being held in custody after announcing his resignation from the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association.
• Both the Patriotic Association and the Chinese bishops’ conference (which is recognized by the government, but not by the Vatican) have announced that they are looking into reports that Bishop Ma violated the rules of the bishops’ conference “with regard to bishops’ election and ordination.”

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Chinese authorities 'investigating' bishop who renounced Patriotic Association membership : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

VIETNAM Vinh: Catholics targeted by thugs and authorities. Dozens of faithful injured during - Asia News

The following excerpt is from AsiaNews.it:

• Hanoi (AsiaNews) - A group of thugs linked to the Vietnam Patriotic Front, instigated by local authorities, targeted the faithful gathered in a house of prayer in Con Cuong district - Nghe An province, Vinh Diocese- as they gathered to celebrate Mass Sunday. The attack against the Catholic community took place on the evening of July 1 and is just the latest in a series of incidents of persecution that have targeted Christian communities in the area since November of last year (see AsiaNews 29/12 / Young Vinh Catholic kidnapped by police on Christmas Eve). Anonymous sources interviewed by AsiaNews also reported that the so-called "local authority" gave up to 25 dollars "compensation" to the thugs who beat priests and lay people who only wanted to gather to celebrate the Eucharist.

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VIETNAM Vinh: Catholics targeted by thugs and authorities. Dozens of faithful injured during - Asia News

Kenyan Christians killed in terror attack on church : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• At least 17 people were killed, and many others seriously wounded, in an armed assault on a Christian church in Garissa, Kenya, on July 1.
• Armed men killed two guards, then threw grenades into the African Inland Church. When worshippers ran outside they were hit with a salvo of automatic gunfire.

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Kenyan Christians killed in terror attack on church : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Gay-ministry group refuses to affirm Catholic teaching : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

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• Leaders of the Catholic Association for Lesbian and Gay Ministry (CALGM) have refused to sign an oath promising to uphold Catholic teaching, casting doubt on the group’s continued existence as an approved Catholic ministry.

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Gay-ministry group refuses to affirm Catholic teaching : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

POPE BENEDICT XVI APPEALS FOR AN END TO ATTACKS IN NIGERIA

Vatican City, 20 June 2012 (VIS) - At the end of today's general audience, after having delivered greetings in various languages, Benedict XVI launched an appeal for an end to attacks which have taken place recently in Nigeria, and which have been particularly aimed against the Christian community there. "I appeal to leaders for an immediate end to the killing of so many innocents", he said. "It is my hope that the various components of Nigerian society will collaborate so as not to start down the path of revenge, and that all citizens will cooperate in building a peaceful and reconciled society, in which everyone's right freely to profess their faith is fully protected".

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Nigeria: Islamist terrorists attack 3 churches, killing dozens : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

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• Bomb attacks on three Christian churches, including the cathedral of the Diocese of Zaria, have left dozens of worshippers dead in Nigeria.

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Nigeria: Islamist terrorists attack 3 churches, killing dozens : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

ASIA/INDIA - Mass Attack against Christians in Orissa

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• Nightmare for Christians in Orissa, eastern India is back. A Pastor and the entire community of a Christian village, about 12 families, were violently attacked and injured by an organized group of about 50 Hindu extremists. The local Churches remember with serious concern the incidents of mass violence that broke out in the Kandhamal district in 2008 and which resulted in a real anti-Christian massacres.

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ASIA/INDIA - Mass Attack against Christians in Orissa

HHS mandate 'ominous' threat to religious liberty, priest says :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

The following excerpts are from Catholic News Agency:

• As the battle to defend religious freedom continues, a Capitol Hill priest said the contraception mandate should be a cause for concern for all Americans.
• “The trend set by the current administration has ominous overtones which recent history shows should be taken very seriously from the beginning – before further liberties are taken away,” Fr. Gonzales told CNA June 1.  
• In his native Cuba, Fr. Gonzales said that Catholics faced similar restrictions before the start of an all-out persecution.
• “In 1960 after the takeover of Fidel Castro in Cuba,” Fr. Gonzales said, “the Catholic Church began to feel the sting of anti-Catholic policies which reduced the right to religious freedom to the freedom to worship in private temples.”
• Fr. Gonzales said the rhetoric behind such persecutions is similar to that which is found in the federal contraception mandate.
• “This smacks of the present language used by the current administration that seeks to redefine religious freedom to the freedom to worship,” as in private houses of worship.

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HHS mandate 'ominous' threat to religious liberty, priest says :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

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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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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Sudan: officials arrest Catholic aid workers, close down Caritas office : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Sudan: officials arrest Catholic aid workers, close down Caritas office : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Mob attacks priests at school - ucanews.com

• The Church is seeking help from the authorities after “land mafia” attacked two priests and several parishioners at a Catholic school in Karachi on Monday.
• Father Pervez Khalid, one other senior priest and six Church workers were assaulted by a group 70 people on April 16 after entering the playground of Cardinal Cordeiro High School which has been seized by land grabbers.

Mob attacks priests at school - ucanews.com

‘Religion Is Not Driving Extremist Violence’ in Nigeria, Says Obama Official, After Church Bombings | CNSNews.com

The following excerpt is from CNSNEWS.COM :

•  Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson said Monday that  “religion is not driving extremist violence” in Nigeria--just one day after a Christian church conducting an Easter service was targeted by a car bombing that left 39 dead.

Just how stupid are these people in the State Department?

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‘Religion Is Not Driving Extremist Violence’ in Nigeria, Says Obama Official, After Church Bombings | CNSNews.com

Hundreds pray without priest at Easter - ucanews.com

Hundreds pray without priest at Easter - ucanews.com

Rebels destroy Catholic parish in Mali : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Rebels destroy Catholic parish in Mali : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Syria: Christians flee al-Qusayr : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Syria: Christians flee al-Qusayr : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Desecrations prompt special measures to protect Eucharist in Italy : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Desecrations prompt special measures to protect Eucharist in Italy : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government - Telegraph

Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government - Telegraph

On the Culture : The HHS Mandate and Excommunication - Catholic Culture

On the Culture : The HHS Mandate and Excommunication - Catholic Culture

Irish bishop faces 'hate speech' complaint for homily : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

An Irish bishop has been charged with inciting hatred in a homily, in the first clear use of “hate crime” laws to suppress the preaching of the Gospel.


Irish bishop faces 'hate speech' complaint for homily : News Headlines - Catholic Culture