During the plane trip from Sri Lanka to the Philippines yesterday, Pope Francis gave candid responses to a variety of questions from the press, admitting that he believes suicide bombers are unstable individuals and how he has already asked the Lord to spare him a lot of pain should he be personally attacked.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A little-known letter, sent to then-President Bill Clinton in 1992 by one of the attorneys who drafted the brief for abortion rights in Roe v. Wade, reveals the deadly eugenic mindset ofelites who believe they should decide who is worthy of life - and who needs to be eliminated.
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The United States will soon be able to boast of another saint – Blessed Junipero Serra – who will be canonized during the Pope’s visit later this year.
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In a country torn by the same kind of ethno-religious ideologies that are tearing the world apart, Pope Francis asked Sri Lankans to look to Mary to learn how to forgive the violence that has plagued this small island nation.
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While the world watched in horror as the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolded, even deadlier attacks were taking place in Baga, Nigeria where an estimated 2,000 people – mostly women, children, and the elderly – were slaughtered by the violent Muslim terrorist group known as Boko Haram.
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The nation’s leading organization dedicated to opposing pornography is citing serious concerns about the “R” rating which was given to the movie,
Fifty Shades of Grey, by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) because it undermines the violent themes in the film and does not adequately inform parents and patrons of the film’s content.
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Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka today to a thunderous welcome from the faithful and dignitaries and told the crowds that he came to “meet, encourage and pray with the Catholic people of this island.”
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The remaining staff of the satirical French newspaper that lost nine employees last week in the worst terrorist attack on France in years say they are not only planning to publish a paper this week, but it will contain cartoon images of the Prophet Mohammed because that’s just what they do.
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Representatives of pharmaceutical giant, Merck, will face a hearing today in India’s Supreme Court over the company’s alleged practice of using young girls from poor tribal communities to test its controversial anti-cervical cancer drug, Gardasil, as well as a new version due out this year.
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During his annual foreign policy address to Vatican-based ambassadors, Pope Francis called for a united response from the international community against the kind of terrorism that inspired the killings of 17 people in Paris last week, saying the attackers were enslaved by “deviant forms of religion”.
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During the plane trip from Sri Lanka to the Philippines yesterday, Pope Francis gave candid responses to a variety of questions from the press, admitting that he believes suicide bombers are unstable individuals and how he has already asked the Lord to spare him a lot of pain should he be personally attacked.
