Culture Of Life 101 . . . “What is the abortion situation in the Caribbean?”
By BRIAN CLOWES From The Wanderer Many have an idealistic view of the islands and the people of the Caribbean, envisioning fancy alcoholic drinks and spotless beaches featuring young men and women with exotic accents lazing around under palm trees….
Nuns get partial win in US Supreme Court contraception fight
From The Daily Herald WASHINGTON–The U.S. Supreme Court said last month that, while litigation continues, an order of Roman Catholic nuns need not comply with a part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law requiring employers to provide insurance that covers…
Vatican ‘must immediately remove’ child abusers – UN
From BBC The UN has said that the Vatican should “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers. The UN watchdog for children’s rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse…
Across the Caribbean, calls for divine intervention ring out
By Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News As Caribbean countries battle some of their worst economic and social challenges in years, there are increasing calls for divine intervention. From Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago…
Has science discovered God?
From Y-Jesus Einstein didn’t believe it was possible. Stephen Hawking said it might be the greatest scientific discovery of all time. What discovery baffled the greatest scientific minds of the past century, and what caused them to rethink the origin…
Pope won’t be lenient with predator priests: ex-prosecutor
By Philip Pullella From Sun Sentinel VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will not show leniency towards pedophile priests because truth and justice are more important than protecting the Church, the Vatican’s former sex crimes prosecutor said on Saturday. Monsignor…
Vatican refuses extradition of former Dominican Republic ambassador accused of abuse
From Caribbean360 The Polish archbishop, who was recalled to Rome after allegedly sexually abusing teenage boys in the Dominican Republic, is said to be covered by diplomatic immunity. VATICAN CITY, Italy, Friday January 17, 2014 – At a time when…
Let’s Stay Together 2014
Elmslie Memorial United Church embarks on its fourth Marriage Enrichment Series: Let’s Stay Together. The series will run from February 17 through to April 7 2014. It involves 8 Monday nights of straight talk about marriage from 7 to 9…
Dominican Archbishop Kelvin Felix moves up
From NewsDay T&T Archbishop Joseph Harris yesterday welcomed the announcement by the Vatican of the imminent appointment of the first-ever Cardinal from the English-speaking Caribbean, Archbishop Kelvin Edward Felix. “It is a great honour for the Caribbean,” Archbishop Harris said…
I asked God and he said “No”
This poem is attributed to Claudia Minden Weisz, the mother of a Rett Syndrome child: I asked God to take away my pride. And God said “No.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me…
