The Future of the Catholic Church in the U.S.

Moving South…
For those who know their history, this is a case of “back to the future”–since the South was orignally a Catholic stronghold under the Spanish and French.
From The Daily Dispatch:
For every Boston, there is a Knoxville, Tenn. For every Philadelphia, there is a Savannah, Ga.“The church is closing parishes in the Northeast, but Catholics [...]

New Padre Pio???

From Catholic News:
The British Daily Telegraph reports that like Padre Pio, who displayed stigmata for the last 50 years of his life, Br Elia, whose face, hands and feet appear covered in blood each Lent is revered by fans from the country’s poorest to World Cup-winning footballer Francesco Totti.Yesterday was supposed to be a chance [...]

The Myth of Muslim Support for Terror

From The Christian Science Monitor:
Those who think that Muslim countries and pro-terrorist attitudes go hand-in-hand might be shocked by new polling research: Americans are more approving of terrorist attacks against civilians than any major Muslim country except for Nigeria.
The survey, conducted in December 2006 by the University of Maryland’s prestigious Program on International Public [...]