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Lady Gaga concert cancelled, dangerous for Indonesian culture
Wednesday May 16th 2012
Indonesian authorities have cancelled the concert of popular American singer Lady Gaga, scheduled for next June 3, because it goes against Indonesian law. The decision was announced today by the police in Jakarta who judged the show "to be incompatible with the culture and moral values of the country."Tweet
Bersih rally shows angry and divided nation
An Umno deputy minister broke ranks with his colleagues, saying the violent and chaotic scenes at the Apr 28 Bersih rally pointe....Rally peaceful until ‘protesters were provoked’
An international fact-finding mission on election found that the Bersih 3.0 rally on Apr 28 was peaceful until the police acted ....‘Absurd Aziz’ gets to be as bad as ‘Baghdad Bob’
The timing could not have been worse.Concern over influx of new voters
Selangor recorded the highest number of new voters registered between 2008 and the third quarter of 2011, raising concern of ele....
Bersih 3.0: A cry for clean and fair elections
Bersih 3.0 on Saturday, 28 April, showed the depths of public support for the call for clean and fair elections across the count....
Tony Pua : Suhakam can be independent panel on Bersih violence
The government should ask the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to conduct an inquiry into allegations of police brutality at la....
Bersih 3.0 an attempt to overthrow elected govt: Malaysian PM
Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the Bersih 3.0 rally last Saturday was an attempt to topple the government, as he hardened his....
United we stand
The one thing that I have chosen to come away with from Bersih 3.0 is unity among Malaysians.
US clinches World Cup for seminarians
Seminarians from the Pontifical North American College in Rome have won the clerical equivalent of soccer’s World Cup for the first time ever.
Carmelite monk St. Simon Stock honored May 16
On May 16 the Catholic Church remembers Saint Simon Stock, a twelfth- and thirteenth-century Carmelite monk whose vision of the Virgin Mary is the ....
Pope meets United States' newest and tallest bishop
Pope Benedict recently welcomed Bishop-designate Gregory L. Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida – the newest and the tallest member of ....Laws, policies should not worsen economic inequality
Laws and government policies should not make economic inequality worse; rather they should help people live more decent lives, Pope Benedict XVI to....
Legion of Christ priests are under Vatican investigation for seven allegations of sexual abuse, with most of the allegations concerning decades-old incidents.
Pope Benedict XVI went to the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance to call upon every Catholic to once again play a full part in renewing today’s culture.
Pope Benedict XVI went to the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance to call upon every Catholic to once again play a full part in renewing today’s culture.
Indonesian authorities have cancelled the concert of popular American singer Lady Gaga, scheduled for next June 3, because it goes against Indonesian law. The decision was announced today by the police....
A controversial case that could have led to a death sentence or life in prison for a young Christian man accused of blasphemy was settled by Christians and Muslims working together, driven by a desire for the truth and a steadfast will to avoid sect....
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that the morals and values held by a culture are important because of the role they play in a nation’s ultimate success or failure.
Several years ago, I was approached by a man who asked me to be his spiritual director. He was in his mid-forties and almost everything about him radiated a certain health. As we sat down to talk, I mentioned that he seemed to be in a very good s....
Bersih 3.0 on Saturday, 28 April, showed the depths of public support for the call for clean and fair elections across the country.
Sometimes the simple act of naming something can be immensely helpful. Before we can put a name on something we stand more helpless before its effects, not really knowing what’s happening to us.
Retired pro baseball star Mike Sweeney has organised a Catholic baseball camp this summer in San Diego to help young boys connect their sports life and their faith life while learning from professional athletes.
Inspired by a project to seek God in her surroundings during her seventh-grade retreat in Yosemite National Park, Olivia Butze set out to find a way to turn apathy to action and complacency to compassion, especially among youth in affluent Marin ....
The youths of St Mark-Peter held their first camp from March 30 to April 1, which was attended by 30 youth including the organisers of the camp.
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Editorial
Iam proud to say that I was at Bersih 3.0 in Kuala Lumpur on Apr 28, along with my wife and other family members.Focus
Singles look at marriage from the outside
They’re young, Catholic, single and their ideas about marriage differ in many ways from the mainstream. Take Joe Nitkiewicz for example. Nitkiewicz is a 24-year-old from Ypsilanti, Mich., who is getting married soon. He believes his marriage will last until death.Letters to Editor
I am a mother of three children and I used to get very upset with the catechists in the parish I go to. I have approached them a couple of times when I have disagreements in certain things they do but the reply I get from them is always, “Trust in God and He will make everything go well a....Sunday Reflections
The Smithson Family lives in a home like yours, in a town like ours. And like every family, there are special times when the whole family gets together. This really means a lot to Kate and Bill Smithson.