Story By: by Claire O’Neill As comedian John Fugelsang recalls, all in life was dandy until one fateful day, at age 6, he noticed an odd motif in some photos: “In every family picture … my mother was wearing a habit.” Last August, he tweeted his parents’ unusual love story â with photos â on [...]
The situation and whereabouts of Miriam (the school asked that her last name not be used), an eighth grader at St. Bernard, are still unknown after her family apparently returned to Mexico in late December or early January. A phone call to the school from Miriams mother, notifying them that Miriam was not returning to [...]
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic online) – Over the last two weeks Catholics have heard read letters read at Mass which were written by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. We have been asked to rise up in prayer, fasting, Catholic Action in response to an unjust Edict issued by Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health [...]
Mosque raided, worshippers detained without trial, imams removed and fined, sermons bannedMushfig Bayram ("Forum 18 News Service," February 6, 2012) Tajikistan – Nearly two months after officials restricted the activity of a leading mosque near Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe, run by members of the high-profile Turajonzoda family, only hundreds rather than thousands of worshippers can now [...]
Station reporting on human rights is forcibly closed by Indonesian authoritiesPaul Riismandel ("Radio Survivor," September 18, 2011) Indonesia – Radio Era Baru has been broadcasting from the Indonesian city island of Batam since 2005. The station has been consistently denied a license from the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission but has a case in front of the [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been studying the role that stress plays in the development of breast cancer. Their results indicate that fear, anxiety, and isolation, or what experts refer to as, “psychosocial stress,” is correlated with aggressive breast cancer. The researchers evaluated almost 1,000 [...]
Venezuela dismisses US report on religious freedomRicardo Rojas ("Press TV," September 17, 2011) Caracas, Venezuela – Caracas has denounced what they consider to be Washington’s determination to make unacceptable accusations against the will and the capacity of the Venezuelan government to guarantee the free exercise of individual rights. For Venezuelan Chancellor Nicolas Maduro, this and [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Scientists have long suspected the link, and the latest research offers hope that addressing diabetes and diabetes risk may also help prevent dementia. Diabetes is a very common illness, yet it is almost entirely preventable. Doctors are now discovering that diabetes increases risk factors for a number of other conditions. [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Dressed casually in a white jacket and green pants, Castro responded to rumors that he might be ill or near death by saying, “You don’t say! Well, they haven’t told me anything.” Venezuelan talk show host Mario Silva interviewed Castro in the Cuban capital of Havana on Tuesday of [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – “We got a long way to go to get this thing contained,” Gov. Rick Perry said about the fire near Austin. “I have seen a number of big fires in my life. This one is as mean looking as I’ve ever seen.” Perry earlier issued a statement in which [...]