U.S.

Fort Worth LE - Judge blocks union election at American Airlines

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A union-organizing election for roughly 10,000 employees at American Airlines has been blocked by a federal judge.

MIDDLE EAST

Turkey says Syria shot down jet in international airspace

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The nation of Turkey has declared that Syria shot down its military aircraft in international airspace. Turkey also said it would be consulting with its NATO allies on a reaction. Search teams have ...

LIVING FAITH

Congregation for the Clergy: Jesus Calms the Storms of Life

by Vatican Congregation for the Clergy

When one forgets that our lives are in the hands of the Lord we tend to presume a certain "exemption" from life's trials. It is then difficult to be able to live through difficult experiences and ...

MOVIES

Pixar's 'Brave' keeps studio's track record of #1's unbroken

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Many self-proclaimed analysts said that an animated feature about a fiery-headed heroine would lack crossover appeal. To no effect - Pixar's ""Brave" continued in that studio's proud tradition of ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Moody's cuts credit ratings of 15 major banks, including Bank of America, HSBC

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a move that many said was not unexpected, Moody's Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings of 15 major banks. These institutions include Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. ...

U.S.

Fort Worth LE - School staff forced third-grader to shower

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Two Texas school employees are being sued by the parents of a third-grade boy, stating that they forced their son to strip and shower in from of them due to him "smelling bad, dirty, and had bad ...

EUROPE

Pope Benedict XVI: The Kingdom of God is a Gift, But Requires Our Collaboration

by Vatican Information Service

He is Lord of the Kingdom, and man is His humble collaborator who contemplates and is gladdened by the divine creative act, and patiently awaits its fruits. ... Now is the time to sow, and the growth ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Reflection on Fatherhood: God Bless All Fathers

by Michael Terheyden

I had two experiences this year which shed some light on the meaning of fatherhood for me. One concerns a story told by a nun from Africa. Her story helped me see the relationship between masculinity ...

MOVIES

'Madagascar' on top while 'Rock of Ages' flops

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

While it starred Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand, "Rock of Ages" tanked at the nation's box offices this past Father's Day weekend. Ditto for the father-themed Adam Sandler comedy, ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Foreign held U.S. debt reaches all-time high

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

China, the largest buyer of United States Treasury debt, increased its holdings after trimming them for two straight months, sending foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities to a record high ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - Facility paints its first Boeing 787

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a little over a week, Leading Edge Completions painted the first 787 Dreamliner plane built in North Charleston, S.C., in the white, red, and gold colors of Air India.

U.S.

Brooklyn LE - City Chancellor Dennis Walcott behind principal's decision on replacing "God Bless the USA" with Justin Beiber song

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

PS 90 Principal Greata Hawkins is not letting the students sing Lee Greenwood's ballad "God Bless the USA" because it's not "age appropriate." The sad thing is, City School's Chancellor Dennis ...

AFRICA

Latest attacks draws line between Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The latest attacks in the strife-torn nation of Nigeria have only drawn attention to the tensions between its Muslim north and Christian south. Dozens are feared dead and injured after two ...

LIVING FAITH

Made in His Image: Catholic Anthropology and Human Dignity

by F.K. Bartels

The Incarnation is the definitive answer to man's deepest questions about himself, for "it is only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of man truly becomes clear" (GS 22). During ...

MUSIC

'Once' sweeps Tony Awards with eight wins, including Best Musical

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Sweeping the Tony Awards with eight wins, including Best Musical, "Once," tells the unlikely love story of a Dublin street performer and a Czech piano player. The musical is an adaptation of the ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Spaniards react with anger, relief to $125 billion bailout plan

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Sunny Spain, once prideful at being the European Union's fourth largest economy has been thoroughly humbled and humiliated over the past several months. Many urban professionals there have seen ...

U.S.

Fort Worth LE - Some teachers are considered extra

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

For most Fort Worth schools, the school year ended this last Friday, however 215 teachers don't know where they will be next year.

AFRICA

Nigerian plane crash leaves no survivors

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A plane crash in the densely populated African city of Lagos, Nigeria has killed all 153 onboard and killed 10 people on the ground this weekend. The pilot of the Dana Air plane radioed that the ...

LIVING FAITH

Are Comic Books Marketing Homosexuality to Children? A Troubling Sign of the Times

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Kafka had it right when he pointed out that deviant activity that is accepted eventually becomes mainstream and normalized. Consider his parable: Leopards break into the temple and drink the ...

MOVIES

'White' overtakes 'Black' at the nation's box offices

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

As the "Harry Potter" franchise so amply proved, the world loves a good fairy tale. "Snow White and the Huntsman," a darker and more violent rendering of the classic storybook saga pushed "Men in ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Mainstream economist predicts sovereign collapse within 18 months

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

There is no shortage of grim economic indicators in the news today. Depressed job markets, failing IPOs, mounting unrest and fiscal crisis in Europe, all serve to make the business section read like ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - Smoking plan likely to not go into effect

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

After gaining international attention for a plan to stop hiring smokers, the City of Fort Worth appears to be ready to get rid of the idea. If the City Council goes along with the recommendation, the ...

U.S.

Follow that Cardinal! Dolan's Message at Time Top 100 Banquet Shows Us How to Evangelize

by Deacon Keith Fournier

He is willing to contend with those who are hostile toward the Church, but always does so with velvet gloves and a heart filled with the desire to introduce them to the Lord and insert them, ...

EUROPE

Socialist François Hollande elected president of France

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In France, left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the weekend's runoff. Hollande has become the first Socialist to win a presidential election since ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Gay marriage taking over the coasts, threatens heartland

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The fringes of the nation are where gay marriage is most likely to gain legislative acceptance. However, middle America remains firmly against the erosion of the sacred institution. A new map ...

CELEBRITY

George Lindsey, Goober on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dies at 83

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

George Lindsey, who starred as Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died at the golden age of 83 on early Sunday morning.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Japan to overtake China when it comes to buying U.S. debt

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Japan suffered more than any nation had a right to bear last year, when a 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan last March and sent a tsunami crashing into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - Teens receive award

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Thirteen students have received the Horatio Alger State Scholars award sponsored by the BNSF Railway Foundation. $5,000 is awarded to the teens to use toward college, while receiving financial aid ...

U.S.

Ashley Judd Video Mocks Abortion, Santorum: Women of Virtue Needed

by Jennifer Hartline

The stars of the "choice" universe have gone way beyond their worn-out euphemisms and are now embracing shameless mockery.  Ashley Judd and crew have made a video that mocks the ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Australian billionaire to build life-size replica of the Titanic

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Billionaire Clive Palmer, Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic. The replica of the 1912 luxury liner will be complete in every ...

LIVING FAITH

The Old, Old, Story: Fr Dwight Longenecker on Authentic Evangelization

by Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Through video, radio, internet, blogs, e-books and publishing on demand the world is opening up to the proclamation of the gospel as never before. What is needed now is an army of enthusiastic, ...

U.S.

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Comes to the Stage in Norfolk, Virginia

by Deacon Keith Fournier

Max McLean told me he was convinced that this CS Lewis masterpiece was "so brilliant and so consistent" in presenting a "morally inverted universe"  that he knew it had to performed ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Bitumen, or 'dirty oil' carries transportation risks

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Bitumen, commonly referred to as "dirty oil," has many concerned over its environmental impact on the petrochemical industry. Far more corrosive than regular crude oil, bitumen poses a hazard to ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - Diocese buys land to expand high school

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has recently bought 22.4 acres on the northeast corner of Oakland Blvd. and Interstate 30 for its proposed expansion plans for Nolan High School.

U.S.

Eight U.S. troops die after sampling Afghanistan's deadliest crop, Opium

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Afghanistan is notorious for producing the deadly poppy that produces opiates that are turned into illicit drugs such as heroin and morphine. Now, some U.S. troops have paid a high price for ...

AFRICA

Sudanese aircraft pummel South Sudan

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Tensions between the two neighboring African nations of Sudan and South Sudan have reached a broiling point as Sudanese aircraft have renewed bombings across the border. Targets across Unity ...

LIVING FAITH

Vatican Congregation for the Clergy: God Stands Before Us and Invites Us to Touch Him

by Congregation for the Clergy

God stands before us and invites us to touch Him.  God does not set conditions for us; He does not call for a special 'work' or a special 'space' in order for us to meet Him.  Rather God ...

TV

Actor who played TV vampire 'Barnabas Collins' dies

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The mythical blood-sucking vampire is supposed to be immortal. It still came as a bit of a shock to learn that TV vampire Jonathan Frid, who played Barnabas Collins on the Gothic soap opera "Dark ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

U.S. Airways moves to merge with American Airlines

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

U.S. Airways has filed papers to begin a merger with American Airlines. U.S. Airways CEO Doug Parker is quick to say that an earlier report that said an agreement between the two airlines had ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - City considers ban on hiring smokers

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

City officials in Fort Worth are considering using a hiring ban on smokers.

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth LE - School district seeking new software for student records

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Fort Worth school districts is seeking to change vendors after problems with a student data software system that created inaccurate transcripts, incomplete grade reports, and incorrect attendance ...

U.S.

Farrakhan speech - Jesus was black, Mary was Egyptian, and brothers ain't shooting no blanks.

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, has captured attention once again with fresh racist rhetoric. In an inflammatory speech delivered at Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in ...

EUROPE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you POPE BENEDICT!

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENEDICT! Today is Pope Benedict XVI's 85th birthday. Thursday will also mark the seventh anniversary of his election to the papacy.

LIVING FAITH

Divine Mercy: The Happy Priest Reflects on the Wounds of Jesus and Our Wounds

by Fr. James Farfaglia

Many call Thomas the doubting Thomas. All of the Apostles doubted.  All of the Apostles ran away and abandoned Jesus.  In reality, he is not the doubting ...

MUSIC

Bee Gee Robin Gibb in coma, reported near death

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Bee Gee Robin Gibb is in a coma, after battling pneumonia. His family are keeping a close vigil on the musician, who is reported near death. Gibb is reportedly in a private hospital in London.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

US economy, two out of three ain't bad?

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Claims for jobless benefits are on the rise while the trade deficit has decreased and inflation has remained flat. That's good news for most in two out of three economic reports released by the ...

LOCAL NEWS

Cutting Edge Haunted House opens on Friday the 13th

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The 2012 Cutting Edge Haunted House is coming to Fort Worth this year with more than just scares.

U.S.

The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter Keeps Busy During Holy Week and Easter

by Randy Sly

"The journey to full communion, for both individuals and groups of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, seems not to be unlike [the journey of Moses and the Chosen People in their journey ...

EUROPE

Pope calls for end of violence in Syria in Easter message

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter message called for an end to violence in Syria. He also called for a renewed peace effort in the Middle East. The pope delivered his annual Easter Mass message ...

LIVING FAITH

Archbishop Dolan - Obama policy 'intruding into the life of faith.'

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Cardinal Timothy Dolan boldly stated that Obama's contraception policy is "intruding into the life of faith," during an interview on CBS News' Face The Nation.

CELEBRITY

60 Minutes' Mike Wallace dies at 93

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

"I've often replied, when asked, 'I'll retire when my toes turn up,'" 60 Minutes' fiercely tenacious newsman Mike Wallace once declared. "Well, they're just beginning to curl a little, which ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Geithner acknowledges runaway federal spending is a problem

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Treasure Secretary Timothy Geithner is calling the government's long-term fiscal commitments "unsustainable" and is calling for the government to take a balanced approach to addressing the issue. 

LOCAL NEWS

New essay contest for seniors to win car

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Earlier today, both school and city officials announced a new contest for high school seniors.

U.S.

President Obama Makes Video Vowing to Protect Planned Parenthood

by Jennifer Hartline

Our current President has made his position crystal clear and has demonstrated time and time again that he will always defend Planned Parenthood; he will always defend abortion-on-demand, without ...

AFRICA

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to field own presidential candidate

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has announced that it will field its own presidential candidate. The announcement reverses an earlier decision. The ultra-conservative Muslim Brotherhood is already in ...

HOME & FOOD

Antioxidants - Popcorn is good for you!

by Taylor Wilkerson

Popcorn is one of the top guilty food pleasures today and is, for most people, the highlight of going to the movie theater. As soon as the tickets are bought, moviegoers make a bee-line for the ...

MOVIES

OCTOBER BABY: A Box Office Winner is Born

OCTOBER BABY had the third highest per-screen average and closed at No. 8 in the nation for its opening weekend competing against The Hunger Games - one of the most successful Hollywood blockbuster ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Party's over for tribal casino in Connecticut

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Times once ran high for the Pequot tribe in Connecticut. Establishing the Foxwoods Casino on their tiny patch of reservation, tribesmen prospered, many earning an annual income of $100,000. This ...

LOCAL NEWS

Hundreds read at Fort Worth Zoo

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

For 6-year-old Katawna Davis, books provide an escape for her imagination. By reading, she is able to travel wherever she wants, whenever she wants.

U.S.

A happy story of redemption - Modern Jean Valjean has day in court

by Marshall Connolly (Catholic Online)

A California judge has sentenced a man who fired two shots at police officers to one year in county jail and probation; this after the man skipped bail and fled to Africa. Prosecutors had asked for a ...

EUROPE

Spanish teenager who tried to flee prostitution marked with degrading 'barcode' tattoo

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Prostitution is the degrading practice of a human being offering sexual services for money. Many young women and girls with no place to go around the world are often forced into prostitution in ...

LIVING FAITH

Catholic Online iReport - Allentown, PA rallies for Religious Freedom

by Carolee Gifford (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

"It's terrible! It has to be rescinded!" said Sister Josanne Huber, M.S.C., commenting on the healthcare mandate thousands and thousands protested at noon, Friday, at federal buildings all over ...

U.S.

Muslim 'marriage manual' offers tips on wife beating

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A book entitled "A Gift for the Muslim Couple" is a purported marriage manual that offers helpful advice on wife beating. Within the book's opening pages, there is a passage that reads that "it ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Dartmouth president named as surprise choice to lead World Bank

by Greg Goodsell

United States President Barack Obama has named the president of Dartmouth College, Jim Yong Kim as its nominee to lead the World Bank. Kim has now become the frontrunner to lead the multinational ...

LOCAL NEWS

License plates carrying Christian message now available

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A few new Texas license plates will be carrying a strong Christian message. New Calvary Hill license plates are available in Texas, now in the middle of Lent.

U.S.

United for Religious Freedom: US Bishops Unified Statement

by Catholic Online

Most importantly of all, we call upon the Catholic faithful, and all people of faith, throughout our country to join us in prayer and penance for our leaders and for the complete protection of our ...

EUROPE

Gun used in French school shooting was used in previous attacks

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The gun used to kill four people at the Ozar Hatorah School in Toulouse, France was used previously in attacks against French paratroopers last week, authorities say. The gunman opened fire upon ...

AMERICAS

Bishop Gerald Kicanas on the Papal Visit - Reaching out to our Cuban Neighbors

by Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Chair, Catholic Relief Services’ Board of Directors

Later this month, I have the privilege of traveling with several other brother bishops from the United States to join our Holy Father on his visit to Cuba. Pope Benedict XVI follows in the footsteps ...

U.S.

Book Review: 'Indivisible' is a Book for Our Time and A Call to Christian Collaboration

by Randy Sly

"I read this book from cover to cover, in one sitting, in awe of what God was up to in these pages. INDIVISIBLE builds a sure bridge of faith and reason over which our country can walk, from our ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

UPS to buy TNT Express for $6.8 billion

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

United Parcel Service or UPS has reached a deal which would allow it to buy Dutch logistics company TNT Express for around 5.2 billion euro, or $6.8 billion. UPS will pay 9.5 euros, or $12.5 per ...

LOCAL NEWS

A military ship named after Fort Worth to be commissioned

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A military ship has been named after Fort Worth. The 378-foot ship will be commissioned this upcoming fall.

U.S.

Anti-Christian Attacks Continue: More Mindless Hate Mongering in the Media

by Michael Terheyden

According to Larry Doyle of The Huffington Post, the Catholic Church conducts barbaric rituals; its priests wear black robes and cast spells; its devotees eat Jesus meat in a cannibalistic ...

ASIA PACIFIC

U.S. soldier goes on shooting spree, kills 16 Afghans

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Sixteen Afghan civilians have been shot dead in their homes by a US soldier in a pre-dawn attack. The victims include three women and nine children. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vociferously ...

HOME & FOOD

The disgusting product you're inadvertently feeding your kids

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Kids who turn their noses up at the school lunch may actually have a good reason why. Despite every assurance that school lunches are as nutritious and healthy as possible for our kids, school ...

MOVIES

Filmmakers of the world turn their camera towards the Arab Spring

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Journalists of the world have all risen to the challenge to document a way of life in a part of the world that is being irrevocably changed. While some feel the Arab Spring has turned into a ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

More and more U.S. church buildings being foreclosed upon

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Banks are now foreclosing on more and more U.S. churches in record numbers. Lenders are increasingly losing patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages. The recent ...

LOCAL NEWS

New program to limit unnecessary ambulance rides

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

MedStar is coming out with a new revolutionary change to help make patient care more cost-effective.

U.S.

The high stakes of the Obama Netanyahu talks

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The near-term fate of Iran's nuclear sites may hang on the results of talks taking place now at the White House. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Barack Obama as ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Suicides among young females epidemic in Kashmir

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Suicide rates in Kashmir were negligible before the insurgency of 1989. Since then, there has been a very noticeable uptick in suicides in the past 21 years. Researchers at Kashmir's sole ...

LIVING FAITH

Catholic Social Doctrine: A Reflection on the Kingdom of God and His Christ

by Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.

The Kingdom of God is a strange kingdom whose king finds his earthly manifestation not on a throne, with gold crown, and lush raiment.  What kind of king is it ...

MOVIES

Filmmakers of the world turn their camera towards the Arab Spring

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Journalists of the world have all risen to the challenge to document a way of life in a part of the world that is being irrevocably changed. While some feel the Arab Spring has turned into a ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

One in four homes was in foreclosure, RealtyTrac says

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

As a reminder of the bleak U.S. housing market, RealtyTrac reports that homes in some stage of foreclosure accounted for nearly one in four homes sales during the fourth quarter.

U.S.

What's Really Despicable? Rick Ungar, Obamacare, and Rick Santorum

by Jennifer Hartline

Last week Forbes' contributor Rick Ungar indignantly labeled Rick Santorum a "despicable human being" for saying that Obamacare will result in rationed care based on usefulness and not on the dignity ...

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian activist tells NBC News of torture, deprivation

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a harrowing interview with NBC News, an anti-Syrian government activist told of the weeks he spent in torture chamber. A merchant from Jisr al-Shughour in Syria's northern Idlib, 25-year-old ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Homosexual and Lesbian Relationships as Marriage in Maryland?

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Homosexual and Lesbian unions are on the road to being given the legal equivalency of marriage in the State of Maryland after the legislature gave its final approval to a bill. It ...

MOVIES

ACT OF VALOR - The Directors Speak Out

by Mike Parker

What went into creating the newly release film, "Act of Valor?" Veteran writer and film critic Mike Parker talks with the movie's co-directors Mike "Mouse" McCoy and Scott Waugh.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Apple tops in retail per square foot

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

According to research company RetailSails, Apple is head and shoulders above all other physical, brick-and-mortar stores - per square feet. The company judges the health of a store is annual ...

LOCAL NEWS

Plastic bag ban not in effect in Fort Worth

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Brownsville was the first city who led the plastic bag ban when introduced in Texas.

U.S.

'American Humanist Association' sets up scholarship fund for atheist student

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A high school student who voiced her opposition to a banner at her Rhode Island high school now has a Web site dedicated to raising money for her college. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Ahlquist said ...

AFRICA

HIV diagnosis for infants to be made available in rural Kenya

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Students at Kenya's Strathmore University since 2001 have been developing and refining software for infant HIV diagnosis. The software has been implemented in 75 health center in the must rural ...

HOME & FOOD

Overweight and unhappy? Here's a good reason why...

by Marshall Connolly (Catholic Online)

One in five American breakfasts now come from McDonald's. Half of all meals are eaten outside of the home, and nearly all family meals are consumed with each member of the household eating a ...

MUSIC

Paul McCartney gets star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

All things come to those who wait. Paul McCartney, one of two surviving members of the Fab Four has finally been blessed with his own star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Several hundred ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

General Motors reports record profits, but much work remains to be done

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

General Motors posted flat fourth-quarter income this week but still managed to haul in $7.6 billion worth in profits last year, up 62 percent from the prior year. The fourth quarter is the ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth school district to be awarded for anti-bullying efforts

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The National Conference on Bullying will award the Fort Worth school district for its efforts to cease bullying, on Wednesday.

U.S.

I Choose No Contraception, so Why am I Paying For It? This is Really a Mandate Against Life

by Jennifer Hartline

Caring for a pregnant woman is expensive.  Caring for children is even more expensive.  Preventing their existence is cheap.  Destroying them in the womb is a money-saving act in the ...

AMERICAS

Mystery illness killing thousands of Latin Americans, spreading fast

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A silent, mysterious killer that has already claimed tens of thousands of lives in the past decade is stalking the manual laborers of Central America. At least one in four Central American men are ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Abp. Dolan: Obama needs to 'back out of intruding into the internal life of a church'

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan came to the South Bronx to bless a library. He offered no blessings for President Barack Obama, who wants Catholic institutions to pay for birth control, the ...

MUSIC

Paul McCartney gets star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

All things come to those who wait. Paul McCartney, one of two surviving members of the Fab Four has finally been blessed with his own star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Several hundred ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

49 states accept $25 billion foreclosure-abuse settlement

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Forty-nine states have accepted a $25 billion foreclosure-abuse settlement with the five largest mortgage lenders. While coming as welcome news to many, primarily those "underwater" in their ...

LOCAL NEWS

Transportation and logistics provider to create 140 new jobs

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

LinkAmerica, a transportation and logistics provider, is excited to create about 140 new jobs.

U.S.

Archbishop to U.S. Troops: Obamacare Reg 'Is a Blow to Freedom'

by Terence P. Jeffrey

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services,

MIDDLE EAST

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for destruction of Israel, Jews

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling for the death of all Jews and the destruction of Israel.  On the Web site, called Alef, Khamenei says the opportunity must not be lost to ...

LIVING FAITH

Memo to Obama: You've Got a Problem.

by Thomas Peters

It's been amazing to watch White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dutifully take the podium day after day and deny that Obama has created a problem for himself by forcing Catholic individuals and ...

MOVIES

Emilio Estevez Talks About 'The Way,' Being Released on DVD February 21

by Randy Sly

"The Way" continues to attract national media attention as the powerful film moves toward its Feb. 21 release on DVD. We were able to talk with Emilio Estevez about the film and his thoughts ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

General Motors back on track to making over $10 billion annually

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Three short years after General Motors drove into government-run bankruptcy that required a massive taxpayer-funded bailout to keep it in business, General Motors says it's back on track to ...

LOCAL NEWS

Solar-powered pay stations being installed this week

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Another high-tech way to pay for parking? Fort Worth joins cities such as San Antonio and Austin that will have solar-powered pay stations being installed. This week, about 80 pay stations will be ...

U.S.

Catholic Resistance Must be the Response to the Unjust HHS Edict to Violate Conscience

by Deacon Keith Fournier

The Catholics Bishops of the United States have asked the faithful to pray, fast and engage in Catholic Action. This is in response to the unjust edict demanding ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Women come forward to protest genital mutilation in Muslim sect

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The mutilation of female genitals in order to curb sexual appetites is a barbaric practice typically performed in rural tribes in Africa and the Middle East/ Members of the Dawoodi Bohras sect, ...

LIVING FAITH

Atheist teen stands behind her position after school prayer banner taken down

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A prayer banner at Cranston High School West in Rhode Island, part of the school since 1963, has been covered after a teenage student there complained that it violated the separation of church and ...

TV

Actresses from 'The Help' Take Top Honors at SAG

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

"The Help," a drama about two maids in Mississippi during the civil rights era stood out in 2011 in an American movie market glutted with 3-D and computer generated imagery. "The Help" took top ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

2011: Ford's second most profitable year in history

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a year of economic downturn and disappointments, Ford reported its second greatest year in its 109-year-old history. It didn't top its earnings that were recorded in 1998. However, a net ...

LOCAL NEWS

Local Senator testifies against redistricting proposal

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

State Senator Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, spent two hours on Friday testifying before a three judge panel evaluating redistricting plans for her district.

U.S.

Texas Republicans get partial victory in district voting maps

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Texas Republicans won a partial victory by the Supreme Court over a partisan fight over election redistricting. The controversy began after a huge increase in the state's Hispanic population. The ...

EUROPE

16-year-old girl finishes round-the-world boat trip - alone

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A 16-year-old girl from Holland has completed her year-long solo journey around the world in a sailboat. Laura Dekker officially ended her voyage at the Caribbean island of St Maarten onboard her ...

LIVING FAITH

Congregation for the Clergy: The Call to Conversion is for Every Christian

by Congregation for the Clergy

Unlike Jonah, the four fishermen called to become apostles in the Gospel respond quickly to the call of Jesus.  But like Jonah, they too are called to trust the Lord to accomplish what, at ...

CELEBRITY

Celebrity chef Paula Deen comes out of the diabetic closet

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen has come out of the closet as a type 2 diabetic, after being diagnosed with the condition for three years. Appearing on the Today Show, Deen wished to address ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Jobless claims drop to a four-year low

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Unemployment benefits dropped to near a four-year low in the latest week, government data revealed. The latest figures proved that the U.S. job market has gained a bit of momentum. The Labor ...

LOCAL NEWS

Survey shows women make majority of downtown residents

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

According to a survey by the nonprofit Downtown Fort Worth Inc., the most likely person to live in the downtown area is a woman ages 25 to 34, and the most common reason to live there is lifestyle.

U.S.

Catholic Online Launches Virtual Pilgrimage Site Dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God

by Deacon Keith Fournier

There is a treasure found in the life example and message of the little Virgin of Nazareth. Mary, Mother of God is a virtual pilgrimage site ...

MIDDLE EAST

Is the Mossad behind the death of Mustafa Roshan?

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Iran's nuclear scientists must not look forward to their commutes. Over the past two years, five scientists working on Iran's nuclear program have been attacked and four killed. Last Wednesday, ...

LIVING FAITH

Understanding Catholic Social Teaching: The Family and Its Economy of Love

by Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.

In the economy of the family, profit is of no motive, and there is no such thing as Pareto efficiency; rather, love is at the heart of it all.  And love does not ...

MOVIES

'Devil Inside' rakes in millions, inspires audiences to boo and hiss at ending

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

While most "found footage" horror films such as "Paranormal Activity" and "The Blair Witch Project" make the majority of their audiences scream with delight, this past weekend's "The Devil ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

In spite of high unemployment, many job positions left unfilled

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

With high unemployment rife across the United States, the logical conclusion would be those that are hiring have a wide pool from which to draw upon. That's not the case, as more than half of ...

U.S.

UPDATED: Former Episcopal Bishop Clarence Pope, Jr. Dead at 81

by Randy Sly

Clarence Pope, former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, gained the reputation over the years for being an orthodox Anglo-Catholic. He made the news in the 1994 and 1995 regarding his ...

LOCAL NEWS

New pet adoption center in Fort Worth

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Fort Worth now has a second pet adoption center which means more pets can be easily adopted by hopeful owners. 

U.S.

The Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter and Benedict XVI, the Pope of Christian Unity

by Deacon Keith Fournier

The Pope sees as his 'Impelling Duty' the rebuilding of the full and visible unity of the Church. His magisterium is characterized by orthodoxy, orthopraxy and ...

EUROPE

Two American Catholic Women to be Canonized as Saints this Year

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Two American religious figures - one a native American, the other the director of a hospital are expected to be canonized as saints later this year. The Blessed Kateri Tekawitha and Blessed ...

LIVING FAITH

Fr. Paul Schenck Reflects on the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God

by Fr. Paul Schenck

In order to win us back to himself, to "reclaim" us and restore us in love, God chose to become one of us, to know us up close and personal. He "descended" into our world - with us, beside us. Just ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

McDonald's fast food shows strong on stock market

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

It was a topsy-turvy year for the U.S. stock market - one in which a longtime fast-food institution took one of the top spots and one of America's most trusted banks began to sputter and fall.

CELEBRITY

Movie star Cheetah the chimpanzee dies at 80

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

He was one of the few movies stars of the 1930s that made it into the 21st century - it must have been an awful lot of bananas! Cheetah the chimpanzee, the sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early ...

MIDDLE EAST

Iran test fires surface-to-air missile in show of strength

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a show of determination and military strength, Iran's navy announced that it test-fired an advanced surface-to-air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of ...

U.S.

Windows shot out of submerged van in Utah to rescue children

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Pulling his handgun, former police officer Chris Willden was quick to action when he saw an upside down car submerged in an icy river Logan Canyon in Utah. Shooting out the windows, he reached inside ...

LOCAL NEWS

Classical music Cliburn Foundation now on sound footing

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Cliburn Foundation, which is dedicated to classical music in the Fort Worth area, is once again on sound footing. The resignation of foundation's president, David Chambless Worters, after he ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Bank of America resolves discrimination lawsuit with $335 million payout

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Bank of America has agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers on home loans. ...

MOVIES

An Interview with 'War Horse' Star Jeremy Irvine

by Peggy Bowes

I recently screened the film "War Horse" and was impressed with Jeremy's performance.  He brings depth to the character of Albert, exuding boyish charm and enthusiasm as well as courage, dignity ...

LIVING FAITH

Girl swept away in tsunami reunited with family

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A girl who survived after being swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago has been tearfully reunited with her family, who had since given up hope of ever seeing her - alive or dead, ...

MIDDLE EAST

Forty people killed in suicidal car bombings in Damascus

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

At least 40 people have been killed by two suicide car bombs in Damascus. At least 100 other people were wounded in attacks on two security facilities in the Kfar Sousa district. The new violence ...

U.S.

Novena Anticipates Announcement of the Anglican Ordinariate in the U.S.

by Randy Sly

A St. Thomas of Canterbury Novena begins on December 23 for an Anglican Use Society in the Washington, DC/Northern Virginia area and they are inviting others to join with them. A special Novena ...

U.S.

Wake up call: 1 in 3 U.S. teens will be arrested, study says

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

There is shocking news about the state of the United States' teenagers and young adults. A new study estimates that roughly one in three U.S. youths will be arrested for a non-traffic offense by ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Kim Jon Il's three sons highly incapable of governing, analysts say

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

While the leadership of North Korea will now ostensibly go to fallen leader's Kim Jong Il's youngest son, many observers of one of the world's foremost "hermit nations" says that all three of Kim's ...

LIVING FAITH

Catholic Social Teaching: The Truth of Christ Compels Us

by Andrew Greenwell, Esq.

We have a moral duty to move towards the truth. This recognizes that we have a duty to conform ourselves to reality.The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of ...

MOVIES

Documentary Film 'The Calling' Keeps Winning Awards and Changing Lives

by Deacon Keith Fournier

In Father Phillips words, responding to a Calling is not only about moving away from something, but about moving toward Some-One. It is in that truth that we find the message of this film, ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

U.S. online holiday shopping climbs 15 percent this year

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Americans must be increasingly comfortable with using their personal computers, tablets and smart phones to shop for the holidays. U.S. shoppers spent 15 percent more in online holiday buying in ...

LOCAL NEWS

Fort Worth to add 150 jobs at Meacham Airport

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Fort Worth is about to add 150 new jobs as a California-based aircraft painter brings its operation to town. Leading Edge, the world's largest aircraft painter, is leasing space at Meacham Airport.

U.S.

America's toughest sheriff says he's no 'whipping boy' for Justice Department

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Called by some as "America's toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio called a scathing U.S. Justice Department report about his office's tactics against Latinos marks "a sad day for America as a whole." Arpaio ...

EUROPE

Papal Health Concerns? Pope Benedict XVI is Tired - But Still Working Hard

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Those closest to Pope Benedict XVI have observed that he is showing the signs of aging. The Holy Father is 84 years old, and will turn 85 on April 16. The demands and the rigors of the job with an ...

LIVING FAITH

Catholic Social Teaching: The Truth of Christ Compels Us

by Andrew Greenwell, Esq.

We have a moral duty to move towards the truth. This recognizes that we have a duty to conform ourselves to reality.The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of ...

MOVIES

Fiercely independent film producer dies

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Fiercely independent, he changed American film forever with some rules-breaking features such as "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show." Movie producer Bert Schneider has died ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Russia to become newest member of the World Trade Organization

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Russia will become the newest member of the World Trade Organization. The recent addition will give a critical boost to the ailing economy of Russia's biggest trading partner, the European Union. ...

LOCAL NEWS

100k needed for JFK Memorial

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Fort Worth's memorial to President JFK may need one more boost before it can start construction. The community has already raised more than $1 million for the project, but bids exceed that amount by ...

U.S.

Recent rover discovery may confirm liquid water on Mars

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

If confirmed, the latest discovery from the Mars rover Opportunity would be the most unambiguous signal of water activity ever found on Mars by this mission. Slivers of a bright material, beamed ...

AMERICAS

Elderly, infirm Manuel Noriega returns to Panama

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Panama's former military ruler Manuel Noriega has returned to Panama. The 77-year-old former strongman is expected to be jailed following his extradition from France. He is expected to be taken ...

LIVING FAITH

Our Lady of Guadalupe - She Who Crushes the Head of the Serpent

by Fr. James Farfaglia

The ancient temples of the Aztecs, interesting archeological sites of the past, have been replaced by the new temples of materialism, secularism and consumerism. On their altars the poor, the unborn ...

MOVIES

'The Greatest Miracle' Premiered in Theaters on Friday

by Randy Sly

People take things for granted; it's human nature. In "The Greatest Miracle," opening Dec. 9 in limited release around the country, producer Pablo Jose Barroso and Dos Corazones Productions offer ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Buffet's agreement could boost solar power in the U.S.

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings has agreed to buy a $2-billion photovoltaic farm in San Luis Obispo County. Many feel this could bring a desperately needed ray of financial sunshine ...

LOCAL NEWS

St. Timothy's Mission to join Anglican Ordinate of Roman Catholic Church

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In an exciting development, the Bishop's Committee of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church has informed Bishop Jack Iker they wish to join the US Anglican ordinate of the Roman Catholic Church. 

U.S.

Watchdog group releases list of most and least corrupt nations

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Transparency International, headquartered in Berlin, is an international watchdog group that monitors corruption and the abuse of power nation by nation. They have just released a new list of ...

HEALTH

Measles outbreak in Western Europe has dire consequences

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

There has been an especially virulent outbreak of measles in Western Europe. The outbreak has hit the nation of France especially hard, with six of the nine death attributable to the disease ...

CELEBRITY

'Laugh-In' comedian Alan Sues dies at 85

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Alan Sues, an actor known for his loud, clownish comedic style on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," one of the top-rated shows on television in the late 1960s has passed away. He apparently died ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Near bankrupt Postal Service to announce cuts Monday

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

On Monday, the US Postal Service is expected to announce more than $3 billion in cuts that everyone will be sure to notice. The cuts are necessary because the organization continues to operate in the ...

LOCAL NEWS

Christmas comes to Ft. Worth in style

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Christmas season has come to Fort Worth. On Friday, the Chesapeake Energy Parade of Lights kicked off the season in style with over 100 floats and a visit from Santa Claus and an entire gang of ...

U.S.

Pope Benedict XVI's First Message to the Bishops of the United States in Ad Limina Meetings

by Catholic Online

The present moment can thus be seen, in positive terms, as a summons to exercise the prophetic dimension of your episcopal ministry by speaking out, humbly yet insistently, in defense of moral truth, ...

AMERICAS

Mexican President accused of war crimes in cartel crackdown

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Mexican activists have now targeted President Felipe Calderon with accusations of war crimes and are petitioning to have him brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

LIVING FAITH

Second 2012 Mayan reference unearthed in Mexico

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Mexico's archaeology institute acknowledged that a second reference to the ominous 2012 date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin site. Officials have long downplayed ...

TV

Interview: Nathan Kress Talks About 'The Game of Your Life'

by Randy Sly

Best known as the teen hunk Freddie on the Disney show "iCarly," Nathan Kress portrays a nerdy math genius in the upcoming Procter & Gamble and Walmart newest Family Movie Night offering, "Game ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Americans splurged this Black Friday

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In spite of high unemployment and general economic doldrums, many Americans splurged this past Black Friday. Many customers saved up money and then braved cold temperatures to take advantage of ...

LOCAL NEWS

St. Cecilia's parish bursts with hope

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Parishioners of St. Cecilia's Catholic Church on Sunday stood in bone-chilling cold to have a glimpse of their new parish church. 

U.S.

Hypersonic flying bomb tested successfully by the Pentagon

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

In a move that significantly ups U.S. military might, the Pentagon successfully tested the flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound. The development will now grant ...

EUROPE

Vatican Congregation for the Clergy: Solemnity of Jesus Christ the King

by Vatican Congregation for the Clergy

In his Apostolic Letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente, Blessed John Paul II writes: "here we touch upon the essential point. it is not simply a case of man seeking God, but of God who comes in ...

LIVING FAITH

The Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple Invites our Response

by Deacon Keith Fournier

On this Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple by Joachim and Anne, we are invited to make the choice to surrender our lives to the Lord. Parents are reminded of their solemn ...

CELEBRITY

Movie star Natalie Wood's death being reinvestigated

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The drowning death of movie star Natalie wood is being reopened by detectives. Her death by drowning in the waters off Southern California has remained one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries. ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Another credit downgrade looms if 'super committee' fails

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A deadline looms this coming Wednesday. If a "super committee" comprised of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers fail to reach a plan in order to reduce the U.S. deficit, economists warn of ...

LOCAL NEWS

City Christmas tree hoisted in ceremony

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Fort Worth is getting into the Christmas spirit with preparation of the city's Christmas tree.

U.S.

Archbishop Dolan: Love for Jesus and His Church Must be the Passion of our Lives!

by Catholic Online

Perhaps, brethren, our most pressing pastoral challenge today is to reclaim that truth, to restore the luster, the credibility, the beauty of the Church "ever ancient, ever new," renewing her as ...

HEALTH

Doctors want to test kids for cholesterol

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

It's no secret that American kids are eating worse and gaining weight. Poor food choices and the lack of exercise are making formally adult concerns relevant for children. Among those concerns, ...

MOVIES

'Little Angels': New DVD Series is a Blessing for Pre-Schoolers

by Randy Sly

Roma Downey, of "Touched by an Angel" fame, has teamed up with writer Phil Lollar ("Adventures in Odyssey") to produce a series of animated programs targeting the pre-school market. The programs are ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

October foreclosures up 10 percent from September

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Foreclosures of U.S. homes increased in the month of October from the previous month of September by as much as 10 percent. The states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Indiana reported the highest ...