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NewsNotes!
We try to keep everyone informed of those important bits of information that are not available through the Main Stream Media. As some resources listed here have too much to reference in detail here, we invite you to continue reading the articles via the links provided. Here are some tidbits for you to ponder and/or use:
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May 28, 2010 "Dhimmitude" How Islam is written into ObamaCare and what this means to Christians (PatriotsandLiberty.com) Coercion into Muslim conversion? Written into the ObamaCare "health program" is taxation and fines for all non-muslims, except for Amish, who choose not to subscribe. See also: FoxNews.com
June 2, 2010 Christians actively persecuted in Great Britain. GB says US is next. (CBN.com) Teachers losing their job because of being practicing Christians? It's happening.
May 25, 2010 Catholic Church announces adult stem cell venture with Neostem (CatholicNewsAgency.com) The Vatican issued a communique on Tuesday announcing a joint initiative with an international bio-pharmaceutical company to raise awareness and expand research of adult stem cell therapy.
Neostem Inc. and the Pontifical Council for Culture will combine the efforts of their respective foundations, the Stem for Life Foundation and STOQ (Science Theology and the Ontological Quest) Foundation, to advance research and explore the use of adult stem cells in regenerative medicine.
Fr. Tomasz Trafny from the Council for Culture remarked in a May 19 press release, "Considering the potential implication of scientific investigation, medical applicability and the cultural impact of research on adult stem cells, we view the collaboration with NeoStem as a critical effort."
"Through educational initiatives with NeoStem and sponsorship of scientific research programs involving cutting edge adult stem cell science which does not hurt human life, we come one step closer to a breakthrough that can relieve needless human suffering,â he said.
The pontifical council is particularly excited about the company's VSEL technology, which utilizes adult stem cells that behave like embryonic stem cells in their ability to regenerate and repair. Fr. Trafny said the technology could receive a significant financial investment from the Church. Read More
Cannes, France, May 25, 2010 / 01:12 am Martyred monks film nabs second prize at Cannes festival(CNA).- At the end the prestigious 12-day Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, a film on a group of French monks who were martyred in Africa during the 1990s won the event's second highest honor.
âOf Gods and Men,â a film by the French director Xavier Beauvois, centers around the true story of seven Cistercian monks who were taken hostage and murdered by Islamic fundamentalists in 1996. Though the monks were told to return to their native France, the group refused and chose to remain in the conflict-torn region of the Algerian mountains, knowing that they would be martyred.
On Sunday, the movie was awarded the âGrand Prixâ honor, which is the festival's second highest prize.
Kate Muir, a film critic for the London-based Times Online, called the film the âmost intensely passionateâ one of the Cannes event, and according to her, during the movie's premier the âaudience wept.â Read More...
May 11, 2010 Pope Resurrects Third Secret
(CFNews.org).- During Pope Benedictâs latest trip to Fatima, ...the Pope did not speak of the Fatima prophecies as already fulfilled, but linked the Third Secret with the present pedophilia scandals in the Church, and indicated the prophecy of the Secret includes future events.
Two days later, in his homily at Fatima, as reported by Vatican Information Service, Pope Benedict said, âWe would be mistaken to think that Fatimaâs prophetic message is complete.â
He went on to look forward to the 2017 centenary of Fatima, expressing his hope that âthe seven years which separate us from the centenary of the apparitionsâ may âhasten the fulfillment of the prophecy of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart, to the glory of the Blessed Trinity.â Read More at CFNews.org
Scheduled for Advent, 2011 The Roman Missal, Third Edition, the ritual text containing prayers and instructions for the celebration of the Mass, has been approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The complete text of the Roman Missal is still undergoing final editing by Vatican officials. It is expected to be forwarded to Conferences of Bishops later this spring, at which time it will be prepared for publication. Read More Here...
October 15, 2009 Inside the Vatican has just released this important notice regarding the Holy Father, the SSPX, and the Second Vatican Council. We strongly encourage you to read this article that informs us that Pope Benedict XVI has announced, today, that he will reopen formal debate on the Second Vatican Council and its teaching on October 26th, next week. We must pray for the Pope and all involved in this, that Truth will triumph and God will be served. Pray that the enemy will not prevail in this, pray that we will end with reunification and a True Mass.
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