Blog Posts on martyrs

Papal Address to Seminary of Diocese of Rome by Official Documents of the Catholic Church on Jan 22, 2012"Faith Has Its Own Intellectual and Rational Dimension That Is Essential"VATICAN CITY, JAN. 20, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today to the community from a seminary of the Diocese of Rome, the Almo Collegio...

Islamic terrorists: are they heroes, martyrs, or deluded? (Philosophy) by Phantom Maelstrom on Jan 15, 2012Current Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri Let's talk about terrorism and terrorists by first defining what it means... Terrorism, a systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. It is a controversial term that has not been universally...

UST MARTYRS’ MONUMENT. UST Pays Tribute to Thomasian Martyrs by I AM LOVED on Jan 1, 2012I have been using my free one hour internet for my my WordPress app ever since, but lately I’m having problems. It happened since I subscribed to one day unlimited Blackberry Internet services for one day. I always used the Blackberry Social be...

[Featured Photo] Nov 10 2011 Global Day of Remembrance of Environment Heroes and Martyrs. Photo by Jay Azusena / PhilRights by on Nov 12, 2011Hundreds of environmental activists gathered last November 10, Thursday evening at designated places in several key cities in the country to offer prayers, flowers and light candles in honor of those who have been killed in the fight for the …...

Martyred Saints by My Thoughts on Oct 12, 2011During the time of Herod, Christians were persecuted, killing with the sword, stoning, making the human bodies into torches. There were martyrs in England under the reign of "Bloody Mary". Among them we saw James whom Herod killed with the sword; an...

In the 'Rome of Pakistan,' Christians say they fear speaking out, worry about the future by In Defense of the Church on Apr 22, 2011By Nahal Toosi, The Associated PressPhoto Source: Canadian PressKHUSHPUR, Pakistan — A church bell, not a mosque loudspeaker, calls people to prayer along the dung-lined streets and inside the crumbling houses of this village. The body of Pakistan'...

New Christian Convert from Islam Murdered in Somalia by In Defense of the Church on Apr 21, 2011When will Muslims in Muslim countries ever reciprocate tolerance as Muslims in the West are demanding? When they will ever allow Muslims to convert? When will they ever realize that killing is morally EVIL and that God who gave life, HE ALONE has the...

Vatican condemns murder of Pakistani minister for minorities by In Defense of the Church on Mar 3, 2011By Sara AngleCatholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY (CNS) --The Vatican condemned the killing of a Catholic government minister in Pakistan who had spoken out against anti-blasphemy laws."The assassination of the Pakistani minister for minorities, Shahbaz...

Assassinated Christian Pakistani Gov’t Official Taped Prophetic Death Message by In Defense of the Church on Mar 3, 2011Comments can be read at Jihad WatchISLAMABAD (AP) — Assailants purportedly sent by al-Qaida and the Taliban killed the only Christian member of Pakistan’s federal Cabinet Wednesday, spraying his car with bullets outside his mother’s driveway. I...

Pastor Of Catholic Couple Killed By Somali Pirates Praises Their Faith by In Defense of the Church on Feb 23, 2011SANTA MONICA, CALIF., February 23 (EWTN / CNA) - A sailing Catholic couple killed by Somali pirates during their global cruise to distribute Bibles was a "wonderful part" of a California Catholic parish, the couple's pastor said.Retirees Scott and Je...