As U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi Catholics targeted

From the Aug. 2 edition of  OSV Newsweekly

4 killed, 32 wounded as 6 Baghdad churches bombed

Given the Hurt Locker story, here’s a CNN article about July 12 bombings. Be sure to click on the video report, featuring Michael Ware in Bagdad, as well.
May God empower the good people of Iraq and the rest of the world.

Greek-Catholics Ask U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and European Union to Help End Religious Cleansing in Romania

Greek-Catholics continue to suffer severe discrimination, and cultural and religious cleansing in Romania, despite the fall of communism 20 years ago. The Greek-Catholics are a religious minority in Romania, and the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church is one of the Eastern Rite Churches in communion with the Pope.
The story ran in USA Today and here’s the [...]

Pro-lifers think BIG

Maybe the producers at ABC, CBS and NBC were so tuckered after televising President Barack Obama’s inauguration that they didn’t notice an estimated 250,000 Americans gathered in Washington just two days later. March for Life 2009 attendance indicates that something huge is afoot. Yet only the Catholic cable network EWTN covered it thoroughly.

Tim Graham [...]

Behind the scenes of ‘Fireproof’ with Kirk Cameron

Most Hollywood movies disappoint us with anti-heroes, but Kirk Cameron comes to the rescue in Fireproof: Never Leave Your Partner Behind, a Provident Films/Sony BMG release due in American movie theaters on September 26.
In Fireproof, Cameron stars as Captain Caleb Holt, a brave firefighter who saves strangers from peril. Nevertheless, after Caleb nearly dies while [...]