Pope Slams Italian Civil Unions Bill

From Adnki.com:
As the Italian parliament is preparing to discuss a highly controversial government decree granting legal rights to civil unions, including same-sex couples, Pope Benedict XVI on Monday slammed the planned legislation as weakening the family and harming society. “No legislation can change the law of the Creator without making the future of society precarious [...]

Faith-related Talks Set for Thursday

From the Palladium-Item:
Writer and teacher Amy Welborn will give two talks Thursday in Richmond (IN) related to faith.
Her discussion at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 235 S. Fifth St., is free and open to the public. She will focus on prayer and how the history and traditional use of certain prayers are “a treasure [...]

Witchcraft is Destroying the Church in Africa

So the experts say, from All Africa. com:
Witchcraft is real, and it is destroying the church in Africa, Catholic experts warned this week.
Scholars from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) expressed concern that the church continued to dismiss the dark arts as mere superstition, thereby unwittingly helping the devil advance his reign.
For [...]

The Open Book & Annunciations Blog Bestseller’s List

Our own Bestseller’s list:

What Books People who Read this Blog and Amy’s Open Book blog are Buying
February 2007 (so far)
1. The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know but No One Ever Taught You
2. The Power of the Cross: Meditations for the Lenten Season
3. The Gift of Faith
4. Those Terrible Middle [...]