Catholic Church

By Nick Hallett, Catholic Herald - The worldwide persecution of Christians is at near “genocide” level, a report for the British government has said.. The review, led by the Anglican Bishop of Truro Philip Mounstephen, said Christianity is set to be “wiped out” from parts of the Middle East as people are killed or forced to flee… Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt… blamed “political correctness” for the failure of governments to tackle the issue… Hunt said: “I think we’ve all been asleep on the watch when it comes to the persecution of Christians… “I think not just the Bishop of Truro’s report but obviously what happened in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday has woken everyone up with an enormous shock…”

By Philip Kosloski, Voyage Comics and Production - One of the most frequently quoted phrases in the Star Wars saga is “May the Force be with you.” Obi-Wan Kenobi was the primary character who said this greeting, using it as a way to invoke the power of “the Force” to protect an individual or group of people… For many Christians, especially Catholics, this phrase sounds very similar to a greeting used in the context of the liturgy, “May the Lord be with you.”.. The reason for his similarity is because the Star Wars phrase is directly based on the Christian greeting.

By Sabrina Vu, Catholic Stand - The tenth commandment, which focuses on the intentions of the heart and forbids the coveting of another’s goods, completes the ninth commandment, which concerns concupiscence of the flesh. Because these two commandments concern the heart, they form the basis for all the precepts of the Law. Coveting what belongs to another is the root of theft, which is forbidden by the seventh commandment and also often leads to violence forbidden by the fifth commandment....