Catholic News Headlines April 17, 2010

Apr. 16, 7pm—Apr. 17, 7pm

Catholic News Agency

After distorted interview, Brazilian archbishop reaffirms Catholic teaching on abortion – Recife, Brazil, Apr 17, 2010 / 07:16 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- After an interview with a Brazilian newspaper appeared to indicate he supported abortion, Archbishop of

Departing for Malta, Pope leaves parting wishes for Italy – Rome, Italy, Apr 17, 2010 / 04:07 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- As he prepared to depart from Italy’s Fiumicino airport for his Apostolic Journey to Malta, the Holy Father sent

Faith, ‘angels’ lift plane crash survivor – Federal Way, Wash., Apr 17, 2010 / 01:12 pm ( CNA ).- Mike Hemmer can’t remember the plane crash that left him critically injured last Lent, but he does recall the awe

Islamist insurgents ban music from Somalia radio stations – Mogadishu, Somalia, Apr 17, 2010 / 06:26 pm ( CNA ).- All but two of Mogadishu’s 13 radio stations have silenced their music programming under orders from the Islamic

Pope’s travels in next five months of 2010 announced – Vatican City, Apr 17, 2010 / 10:33 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- As the Pope was preparing to leave for Malta Saturday afternoon, an outline of his schedule for the coming five

President Obama’s motives in granting hospital visitation rights to homosexuals questioned – Washington D.C., Apr 16, 2010 / 07:05 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- On Friday morning, President Obama granted hospital visitation rights to individuals who are not married or

Spanish region offers abortion discounts – Madrid, Spain, Apr 16, 2010 / 10:04 pm ( CNA ).- The Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations warned this week that while “Spain has gone crazy” with its new law on

CBCP News – Diocesan News

Emergency rule, not martial law, in Basilan – CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 17, 2010—Instead of martial law, it would be best to put Basilan under an emergency rule, a former top-ranking official of the influential

Prelate urges candidates: Show commitment to signed covenant – CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 17, 2010—Local candidates who have prominently figured in violating the rules of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here in the placement

Creative Minority Report

Is Fr. Pfleger Is Dain Bramaged or Drunk? – How else to explain this incoherent retraction of his apology? Last Sunday, the radically ignorant Fr. Pfleger of Chicago advocated heresy in a homily “That’s why there

Shame – What else to say? Coming from Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, this really hurts. Wrong wrong wrong.

Faith and Family Live!

Apologetics: The Next Generation – Eddie O’Neil: Young Adults Find New Ways to Defend the Faith | Easter reminds us to go and share the good news of Christ’s glorious resurrection. Young adults who are on

Clearing the Clutter – Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Homemaking | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:

Fr. Nicholas Shares His Story – Lisa Hendey: Meet a wonderful priest on this week’s podcast | Our guest on this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above) helps us to take

LifeNews.com

Abortion Rates Lower in Red States Than Blue States Thanks to More Pro-Life Laws – Andrew Koppelman’s claim that red states and the religious right increase abortions doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

Country Music Stars Thrill Pro-Life Advocates at Concert for Terri Schiavo Foundation – Indianapolis, IN (LifeNews.com) — Last Saturday, two of country music’s biggest stars lent their talents and abilities to the foundation started by the family of Terri

Lady Gaga: “It’s OK Not to Have Sex,” But Her Lyrics Speak Louder Than Words – Pop sensation Lady Gaga recently made news when she announced that she is going to be celibate. Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, cited the rise of women

Late-Term Abortion Practitioner LeRoy Carhart Hampered by New Nebraska Pro-Life Laws – Bellevue, NE (LifeNews.com) — LeRoy Carhart, one of the few late-term abortion practitioners left in the wake of the death of George Tiller, has to be frustrated by

Poll Shows Opposition to Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill Increasing After Obama Signed It – Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A new national poll conducted by the Associated Press finds opposition to the pro-abortion health care bill has increased in the weeks

Scientists Under Fire for Creating Designer Embryo, Unborn Child With Three Parents – London, England (LifeNews.com) — Scientists in England are under fire for creating a “designer embryo” — an unborn child with the DNA of one man and two women. The

New Liturgical Movement

All things worthy and beautiful… – With a limit of 250 participants, response has been overwhelming. At present there are 31 spots remaining. Dubbed “Seven days of Music Heaven” a few years back by one of

Burke Baptizes in the Vatican Basilica – John Sonnen shares with us from Rome today, photographs of a baptism performed according to the liturgical books of the usus antiquior in St. Peter’s Basilica by the

If you plan to attend the Colloquium… – I saw a note today that only 36 spots (of 250) remain for the Colloquium . Just saying…

Japanese Madonnas – Looking at the history of Christian art, one can find various representations of the Blessed Virgin Mary with varying qualities or cultural aspects to them. (I am also

Steve Ray

New Vatican web site offers resources on sex-abuse issue – New Vatican web site offers resources on sex-abuse issue http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=6053 The Vatican has created a new web site

Radio Interviews over my iPhone – I do a lot of radio interviews and topical shows while overseas. Here is how I do it! This is me doing a Catholic radio interview with my iPhone from Jerusalem.

The Anchoress

“On behalf of the Obama Adminstration…” – Doug Ross writes : Interviewed on MSNBC, a visibly shaken Jay Barbree — the longtime NBC science correspondent — described the duplicity of President Obama. Put simply,

What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Allegations by German tabloid Spiegel – The German tabloid Spiegel Online is claiming that the then-Vicar General Gerhard Gruber was told to take the blame for the case of child-abuser Fr. Hullermann during

evening light – I love evening light.  It suggests possibilities.  It calls to my mind time in chapels, motes in the sun, ballgames, preparing supper for friends. I once freaked out the

Fanaticism – Thanks to the Laudator: Charles Turner (1808-1879), Fanaticism, a Night-Scene in the Open Air, from Small Tableaux (London: Macmillan and Co., 1868), p. 71:These

PRAYERCAzT: 1st Vespers & Compline (BrevRom) – No frills, but sung hymn in Vespers.  About half way through Compline I decided to sing some of it.  It’s been a while.

PRAYERCAzT: Laudes (BrevRom) – No frills Laudes from the Breviarium Romanum.  Mary on Saturday with a commemoration of St. Anicetus.

President of Malta defends the Church – My friend John L. Allen, Jr., still the fair-minded columnist for the dissenting NCR has an interesting report from Malta. Malta president upstages pope on crisis by