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A South Carolina Catholic priest denied Holy Communion to presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday, because of the candidate’s support for legal abortion. Fr. Robert Morey, pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, denied Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Holy Communion at Sunday Mass for his support of legal abortion, the Florence Morning News reported Monday. "Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden,” Morey said in a statement he sent CNA Oct 28. “Holy Communion signifies we are one with God, each other and the Church. Our actions should reflect that. Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching,” the priest added. According to the Florence Morning News, Morey was a lawyer for 14 years before becoming a priest, practicing law in North Carolina and working for seven years for the Environmental Protection Ag...

In  The Innocents Abroad , published in 1869, Mark Twain humorously narrates his travels thorough Europe and the Holy Land. He goes out of his way to praise the great hospitality that Catholic priests offered to any pilgrim traveling through 19th century Palestine. They readily welcomed all, whether they came “in rags or clad in purple.” Twain was pleasantly surprised by this, because, as he readily confesses, he had been “educated to enmity toward everything that is Catholic.” Enmity toward everything Catholic! Not a thing of the past. Most recently, the hatred was aimed at one of the most charitable and benevolent group of individuals in this country, the Knights of Columbus. During the Senate Judiciary Committee’s review of Omaha-based lawyer Brian C. Buescher for the position of judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Senators Mazie Hirono, a democrat from Hawaii, and Kamala Harris, a democrat from California, grilled Buescher on his memb...

The meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region has approved a final document which calls for the ordination of married men as priests and for women to be considered for diaconal ordination. The 33-page document, approved Oct. 26, is the result of a three-week meeting in Rome. The synod’s 181 voting members, together with representatives from indigenous communities, religious orders, lay groups and charities, discussed a range of issues concerning the region, spread across nine countries. In ordinary sessions of the Synod of Bishops, delegates are elected by the world's bishops conferences. In the special session for the pan-Amazonian region, all attendees were by special invitation. The document presents the synodal assembly’s reflections and conclusions on topics ranging from environmentalism, inculturation in the Church, and the human rights of indigenous communities in the face of economic, environmental, and cultural exploitation. The draft text ...

, Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli,  bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, writes: A few years ago, Paul Croituru and his young son went out treasure hunting near their native village in Romania. To their surprise, they discovered ancient Greek currency dating back 2,350 years to the time of King Philip II. The 300 silver coins turned out to be counterfeit. The father and son now hold the distinction of having discovered the oldest counterfeit money known thus far. Counterfeit money has been around as long as money has been around. In fact, some have named the production of counterfeit money “the world's second oldest profession.” During war time, nations often resort to counterfeit money to inflict harm on their enemies. During the Revolutionary War, Great Britain attempted to devalue the continental dollar by flooding the market with  shovers  (fake dollars). During World War II, the Nazis made prisoners in their camps forge British pounds and American dollars to desta...

metro.co.uk WHAT IS BREAST IRONING? Breast ironing, also known as breast flattening, is a process that involves pounding or beating a young girl’s breast using hard or hot objects. Breast ironing usually begins with the onset of puberty. It is done to prevent, or reverse breast growth. The United Nations (UN) describes breast ironing as one of the top five most underreported crimes related to gender-based violence. WHY IS IT PRACTISED? www.youtube.com Breast ironing can be practised for many different reasons. Often, breast ironing is aimed at slowing physical maturity and puberty, to prevent unwanted attention from men and delay a girl’s sexual activity. Breast ironing is often practised by mothers. Some mothers may practice breast ironing of their daughters to prevent them from getting married and so they will stay in school for longer. WHERE IS IT PRACTISED? Breast ironing is practised in many countries across West and Central Africa, including Togo, Benin, ...

ADAM BONAA- SECURITY ANALYST In an interaction on TV3’s key points on Saturday, September 21 2019, security and safety expert Adam Bonaa has indicated that Maame   Yaa   Tiwaa   Addo - Danquah   is undeniably  the best person to be the director general of police. In his submission, he questioned the intensified calls for the resignation of  Maame   Yaa   Tiwaa   Addo - Danquah ,    the Director-General, Criminal Investigations Department  by a section of the public following her " categorical statement" on the whereabouts of the Takoradi kidnapped girls  as to whether there is anyone in a better position to man the affairs of the police service. “Do you know anyone better  than her who can do the job?”, he reiterated and further challenged anyone  to speak to facts if there is any. Maame   Yaa   Tiwaa   Addo - Danquah  has over the past days come...

By Bishop Arthur Serratelli  Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli One of the most famous figures of all English literature is the ghost of Hamlet’s father. Three times he appears in Shakespeare’s play  The Tragedy of Hamlet ,  Prince of Denmark . He demands that his son settle accounts with his uncle who murdered the dead king. In Shakespeare’s  Macbeth ,  Julius Caesar  and  Richard III , ghosts also appear. From the 3rd century B.C.  Epic of Gilgamesh  through Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Shakespeare and Dickens, ghosts populated the pages of literature. They have appeared in films and even starred in their own TV show,  Ghost Hunters . Are ghosts merely fictional? Do they really exist?  First Lady Grace Coolidge said that she saw Abraham Lincoln’s ghost looking out the window of the Oval Office. Many others have, likewise, reported sightings of the ghost of our 16th President at the White House. Among those claiming to hav...

The Metropolitan Archbishop of  Accra and Episcopal Bishop in charge of education,  Most Rev John Bonaventure Kwofie CSSp clocks five years today, September 13, 2019, in his Episcopal ministry as a bishop. He was ordained by His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Prefect, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as the fourth Bishop of the Sekondi-Takoradi diocese on September 13, 2014, as he succeeded the late Most Rev. John Martin Darko. Most Rev John Bonaventure Kwofie was born to the late Mr. John Kogyan Kwofie and Madam Agnes Ama Tokwah Kwofie on April 26, 1958.  Archbishop Kwofie is the first of ten siblings and hails from Apowa in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region. He was ordained a priest on July 23,1988 after his priestly training. He served in the capacity of the Vice Chairman of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men from 1995 to 1998 and served as its President for two terms from 1998 to 2004. He was elected Co-ordinator o...

_ Sir Divine Agyenim-Boateng Bassanio ._ "Palm Sunday" Is Not A Historical Event" The feast of Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem the week before his passion and crucifixion. [Thus a week prior to the holy or Passion Week]. Some 450-500 years prior to Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, the prophet Zachariah had prophesied the feast we celebrate today as Palm Sunday. He is noted to have said Rejoice greatly, Daughter of Zion, shout daughter of Jerusalem, see your king comes to you, Righteous and Victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey on a colt, the foal of a donkey.[Cf. Zachariah 9:9] For centuries, Christians have commemorated this feast day by waving branches of the palm tree as well as with liturgical procession and celebrations. To the ordinary Christian this gesture is a usual routine that occurs annually on every Palm Sunday, where we either bring or are given a palm frond while we sing and wave in a procession but it must be n...

Until now, the media was a sword of democracy, a powerful tool that critically analyzed issues of national interest to help the masses make informed decisions. And, on the informational and educational front, the media was unbeatable!. But in recent days, the narrative has drastically changed, the 'ethics-less' and irresponsible journalism within the media circus is just unthinkable!. The media has proven irresponsible beyond measure. Since when did journalism become paid news, twisting of facts, sensational reporting, spewing false news and ultimately giving political dogs space to rant and bark?. It may seem rhetoric, but the fact sheets on this issue are clear on that. We have journeyed too far as a Nation to watch our fourth estate of the realm display these unimaginable defects. Until authorities take the necessary Democratic steps to sanitize the Ghanaian media, this age's Ghanaian media will just provide solutions to zero problems, place a program...

Telephony technology got underway in 1843 when an analytical chemist named Michael Faraday began researching space to see if it could conduct electricity. Flash forward to 2011, and the mobile telephony has become a part of our daily lives. Much more than just a phone, the mobile phone continues to revolutionize the way we communicate with each other. The predominant purpose of the mobile telephony is to enable communication between individuals regardless of the distance. The use of mobile telephony during working hours within our Ghanaian setting has been on the rise in recent years. This act has firmly gained grounds in the Ghanaian setting and has eaten deep into most corporate environments. The use of mobile telephony during working hours clearly spells out numerous advantages.  For instance, using mobile phones in business can boost productivity, mobility, safety, and morale of your workforce. They can as well help employees to improve customer service remain in conta...