1. Pope Benedict XVI Grants Plenary Indulgence to Faithful
Apostolic Penitentiary Issues Decree on Occasion of the Year of Faith
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 5, 2012 (Zenit.org).- In a decree signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Penitentiary Major and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Holy Father has granted the faithful a Plenary Indulgence on the occasion of the Year of Faith. The indulgence will last the entire Year of Faith, from October 11th, 2012 to November 24th, 2013. [Read More]
2. Sto. Domingo Church Declared National Cultural Treasure
QUEZON CITY, Oct 5, 2012―The Sto. Domingo Church, one of the tallest and largest churches in the country, was declared on October 4 a national cultural treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. [Read More]
3. Catholic Group Flunks Obama on Religious Liberty
Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2012 / 08:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious liberty advocacy group the Catholic Association released a voter guide on Oct. 4 that gives a failing grade to President Obama on seven key religious freedom issues. [Read More]
4. Scalia Says Abortion, Gay Rights Are Easy Cases
Justice Antonin Scalia says his method of interpreting the Constitution makes some of the most hotly disputed issues that come before the Supreme Court among the easiest to resolve. [Read More]
5. United Nations Recognizes Massive Underpopulation, Does Nothing
A recent major study by the United Nations admitted that ageing is now a worldwide “megatrend” in both developed and developing nations. Demographic Winter is arriving at breakneck speed. Within ten years, there will be over 1 billion elderly persons on the planet, and this will double to 2 billion by 2050 even as global population numbers start to decline. [Read More]
6. Number of Gay Characters on TV at All Time High: ‘Glee,’ ‘True Blood’ Have The Most
HOLLYWOOD, October 5, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Never before have there been so many homosexual characters portrayed on broadcast and cable television, according to the latest report from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). [Read More]
7. Childless by Choice - A Decision You May Live to Regret
October 1, 2012 (Mercatornet.com) - When it comes to major life decisions, who in his right mind wouldn’t choose what sounded like more fun and less work? This, according to one observer, is the rationale behind a new trend in Canada: childlessness. Says Joe O’Connor in a recent National Post op-ed. [Read More]
8. Should Mentally Handicapped People and Children be Baptized? [Read More]
9. The Happy Priest: The Unitive and Procreative Dimensions of the Marital Act
By being a total gift of themselves, married spouses, through the marital embrace, make visible the invisible reality of God who is love and God who loves us unconditionally. [Read More]
10. Fr. Barron on the “Seven Great Qualities of a New Evangelist”
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