The case of a “missing” Ebola patient who died after her family removed her from a Sierra Leone hospital and took her to a herbalist for treatment highlights the deep distrust of Western medicine that exists in some of the worst hit areas of the outbreak.
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Show Your Support for Iraqi Christians!
A long-time member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is calling upon the faithful around the world to show their support for beleaguered Iraqi Christians by putting the same symbol Islamic terrorists are carving into their homes and bodies on our Facebook pages, cars, homes – wherever the world needs to see how proud we are to be “marked” as Christians!
Catholicism Demands that Our Blogs on Alternatives be Science-Based
We have received numerous inquiries from readers who wonder why our blogs on New Age and alternative health practices seem to put so much emphasis on science. Shouldn’t they based on Catholic teaching?
Demon Sending Text Messages to Priest
A Polish priest who tried to exorcise a demon from a teenage girl claims that he is now receiving threatening text messages from the entity.
Archbishop Chaput Defends Pope Francis
During a recent address at the Napa Institute in California, Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput set the record straight about Pope Francis, saying that words like “liberal” and “conservative” to describe him are not only meaningless in a Catholic sense but divisive as well. Read the rest…
Prayers Needed: American Missionaries Contract Deadly Disease
The families of two American missionaries serving in West Africa amidst the historic outbreak of the Ebola virus are asking for prayers for their loved ones who have contracted the deadly disease and are now fighting for their own lives.
Miriam Ibrahim to Reside in New Hampshire
The family of Miriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian mother who was sentenced to death and spent nine long months in prison because of her faith, has announced that they plan to relocate to the United States and take up residency in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Iraqi Christians: “Obama! Obama! Where Are You?”
Jihadist carrying flag of Islamic State terrorist group
Iraqi Christians from around the world staged rallies this weekend pleading for help against the encroachment of Islamic Jihadists with hundreds gathering in the streets outside the White House chanting, “Obama, Obama, where are you? Iraqi Christians call for you!”
Pope Pleads for Peace
Departing from his prepared text for yesterday’s Angelus address, Pope Francis issued an impassioned plea to the leaders of the Middle East, Iraq and Ukraine to stop the wars that are enveloping those regions.
“Gay Catholic Romance Novel” Portrays Wisdom of Church Teaching
The Lion’s Heart is a new novel by Dena Hunt (Treason) that portrays a romance between a homosexual and a married man that depicts the raw truth about homosexual love and illustrates the profound wisdom of Church teaching on the meaning of sexuality and human love.