U.S. lawmakers voted 393 to 0 last night in favor of a resolution declaring the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to be committing “genocide” against Christians, Yezidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East.
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Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut are looking for the person responsible for spray painting Satanic symbols on outdoor statuary and the walls of St. Andrew Academy late last week.
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Pope Francis announced the canonization of five new saints today, a list that includes Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose canonization ceremony will take place on September 4. Other notable canonizations announced for this year include Blessed Jose Sanchez Del Rio and Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, the Polish-born founder of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
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Just days before the U.S. House is expected to pass a resolution declaring the wholesale slaughter of Christians in the Middle East a “genocide,” a Chaldean Catholic priest held up his own blood-stained shirt at the National Press Club and pleaded for the people of America to officially recognize these atrocities as genocide.
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A young woman who was fortunate enough to go to confession with Pope Francis says he was “very kind” and made sure to “get to the heart of the matter” being discussed.
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The Holy See used this week’s commemoration of International Women’s Day to call for an authentic “gender equality” that is based on eliminating stereotyping and all forms of violence against women, and by demanding that their inherent dignity be respected throughout the world.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The new bullies on the street – transgender activists – are in the process of bullying a private Catholic school in Rhode Island for not enrolling students who identify as transgender.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In order to promote an upcoming talk by an abortionist, a pro-abortion nursing group at the Jesuit-run Seattle University posted flyers depicting a rosary with the crucifix replaced with an IUD.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington DC has joined the chorus of people expressing their outrage at Georgetown University for allowing the president of Planned Parenthood to speak on campus next month.
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The powerful photo of a teen praying over a homeless man on the dangerous streets of Baltimore has been viewed more than 30,000 times on
Facebook.
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