San Juan Capistrano Mission, California

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County LE - Dolphin spends third day in wetlands

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A rebellious dolphin is spending a third straight day in a narrow channel along the Southern California coast, under the eyes of wildlife experts.

U.S.

World Trade Center once again the tallest building in New York City

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The single One World Trade Center, being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes to reclaim its title of New York ...

EUROPE

Spanish crisis may make people long for Greek crisis

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Spain's is in the grasp of its second recession in three years. Spain's economy shrank 0.3 percent in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, following a similar decline in the ...

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, ...

MOVIES

'Think Like a Man' tops at U.S. box office

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The ensemble African American comedy "Think Like A Man" kept its top spot at the nation's box offices for what was a relatively quiet weekend before the rush of big-budget adventures that typify ...

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

Orange County LE - Dozens of bunnies abandoned

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

An estimated 40 domestic white bunnies were reportedly abandoned at a Huntington Beach park on Sunday morning.

U.S.

Results from 13,000 mph Falcon flight released by the Pentagon

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The test flight of an experimental aircraft capable of traveling at 20 times the speed of sound was undertaken last August. The Pentagon has now released the results of the super-fast vehicle, ...

EUROPE

Christian Resurgence in Russia? Patriarch Kirill Leads Day of Prayer in Moscow

by Deacon Keith Fournier

There is a growing recognition that there is more that joins theologically faithful Catholics and theologically faithful Orthodox than that which separates us. The cultural decline compels ...

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 ...

TELEVISION

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

Walmart admits that Mexican branch may have used bribes

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Retail giant Walmart has admitted it is investigating allegations that its managers in Mexico used widespread bribery to secure the company's presence in the country and expand its market share. ...

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County LE - Coachella's second weekend promises a great time

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

There are a few things to keep in mind to get most out of the experience we call the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is, for the first time, expanded into two weekends this year.

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County LE - County opens mental health campus

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Today, Bill Campbell, Orange County Supervisor, cut the ribbon, marking the opening of the new four-building mental health campus at 401 S. Tustin Street in Orange.

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County LE - Heritage Museum of Orange County adds celebrity bands

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Heritage Museum of Orange County's second annual Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 2, is hoping to cause plenty of hand-clapping and foot-stomping as a number of America's most well-known ...

U.S.

Georgetown Invites Sandra Fluke to Talk to Undergrads About Contraception; Bans Outside Press

by Edwin Mora

Georgetown University, a Catholic institution run by the Jesuit order, invited Sandra Fluke to talk to undergraduate students at its main campus on Monday on the subject of contraception.The ...

EUROPE

Muslim husband freed after killing wife with 120 knife stabs after a year in custody

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A man stabbed wife of 37 years 120 times in a brutal slaying has walked away free from court less than a year later. Declared insane in court, he has walked away from custody after serving less ...

LIVING FAITH

Teen Pregnancy Rates Fall? Hold the Applause!

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

"The church's response is total charity. We do everything to convince a teen they have other options than abortion.  We as a church respond to the pregnancy with love."

MOVIES

Movie audiences still hungry for 'Hunger Games'

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The blockbuster adaptation of the young adult book series "The Hunger Games" is still making - pardon the pun - a killing at the box office. The crowd pleasing epic remains at the top spot for ...

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

Orange County LE - Anaheim cut from bullet-train plan

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Orange County Democrat, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who back the Obama administration's high-speed rail agenda said she is "quite disappointed" by the California bullet train authority's decision to drop ...

U.S.

Why I'm outraged over the real race war in America

by Marshall Connolly (Catholic Online)

As America revisits old issues of race and violence amid the allegations of the Trayvon Martin case, a lot of attention is focused on the possibility of a "race war" in the US. Racist groups like the ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Communist Chinese Police Pressure Underground Church

by Wang Zhicheng

"This year" - an underground priest told AsiaNews -" we will celebrate Easter in silence and discretion, without any solemnity. In other years, we had to find locations big enough so we could ...

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

Gas prices on Catalina Island, California top $7 a gallon

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Catalina Island is a popular resort off the coast of California best known for its picturesque scenery, seafood and hiking. The island paradise does have a catch, however: For the past two weeks, ...

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County ranks sixth healthiest place to live in California

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Orange County has been ranked the sixth healthiest place to live in California.

U.S.

Tornado Outbreak in Dallas Area

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

At least two tornadoes have done significant damage in the greater Dallas area. Heavy damage is being reported. No fatalities or injuries have yet been reported. The hazardous weather situation is ...

AFRICA

South Africa to emphasize breastfeeding, not formula, to HIV-positive mothers

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

All nine provinces in South Africa will begin phasing out provision of free formula to HIV-positive mothers and implement a new policy on breast-feeding. Many respected individuals from leading ...

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

U.S. car sales on line for the best quarter since 2008

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Big Three U.S. automakers reported strong March sales. Americans flocked to their new car dealers the past month to buy everything from small, fuel-efficient vehicles to big work trucks. The ...

LOCAL NEWS

California Gray Whale rescued off the coast of Orange County

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

On Friday, a California gray whale, named "Bart," was seen dragging 50 feet of netting filled with dead marine animals for almost a week off the coast of Dana Point Harbor.

U.S.

Former NAACP leader blasts Jackson and Sharpton as 'race hustlers'

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A former leader of the NAACP is blasting Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for what he calls "exploiting" the tragic death of Trayvon Martin. Rev. C.L. Bryant told the Daily Caller on Monday that "His ...

MIDDLE EAST

Syria accepts Kofi Annan-brokered peace deal

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Syrian government has accepted a six-point plan brokered by the United Nations and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to end the ongoing violence. "The Syrian government has written to the joint ...

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 ...

MOVIES

'Hunger Games' wins third largest film opening of all time

by Greg Goodsell

There was no doubt that the opening for the movie adaptation of the phenomenally popular "Hunger Games" was going to be huge. "Hunger Games" made history, earning an astounding $155 million at ...

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

54th Annual Swallows Parade this Saturday

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

On Saturday, come watch the 54th annual Swallows Day Parade, which honors the small birds that make their spring and summer resting in San Juan Capistrano.

U.S.

Rejoice! Bishop William Lori, Defender of the Faith, Named Archbishop-Designate of Baltimore

by Deacon Keith Fournier

This Nation which we all love has been given one more courageous Catholic Bishop in a position of significant leadership at a critical time in the history of the Catholic Church in the United ...

MIDDLE EAST

Report: Deaths of civilian Palestinians growing

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Jerusalem-based human rights group B'Tselem has uncovered some unwelcome news. Civilian Palestinians being killed in recent Israeli-Palestinian conflicts has grown. According to their latest ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Two executives resign from Susan G. Komen for the Cure

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Two top executives at Susan G. Komen for the Cure have announced their resignation. The breast cancer charity is reportedly struggling to raise money after its decision to defund Planned ...

MOVIES

October Baby - An Abortion Survivor Finds Her Life - Don't Miss This Film!

by Randy Sly

"This is a significant story" - Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life. "'October Baby' is the most gripping drama ever produced about the central civil rights issue of our time" - Bill Donohue, ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Bernanke comments on idea - moving central bank to gold standard

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Proponents of the gold standard won't like hearing Ben Bernanke's recent comments where he panned the idea as a handicap on the government. 

U.S.

NY Times accused of anti-Catholic bigotry, cowardice

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Sometimes what you don't say reveals as much as what you do say. Following the New York Time's publication of an ad that constitutes a direct, frontal attack on the Catholic Church on behalf of the ...

ASIA PACIFIC

Taliban suspends all talks with the United States

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Saying that the United States was "wasting time," the Afghan Taliban has announced the suspension of negotiations with the U.S. Current talks had been aimed at ending the decade-long war in ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Child Proofing Revisited

by By Carolee Gifford, Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

From the moment our children enter the world we want to protect them. God graced us with this beautiful embodiment of his love and our desire to protect that gift begins.

BOOKS

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

Former employee blasts Goldman Sachs, firm loses billions overnight

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The Goldman Sachs investment firm continues to reel from a scathing attack that originated within its ranks. A recent employee with 12 years experience in the firm, sent an op-ed to the New York ...

LOCAL NEWS

Huntington Beach to host the Vans Pier Classic

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

The 7th Annual Vans Pier Classic is returning to the Huntington Beach pier.

U.S.

Fr Dwight Longenecker's Sobering Reflection on 'The Coming Persecution'

by Fr Dwight Longenecker

There will be no martial law or military in the streets. That would appear to be so un-American! The officers who enforce the mandate will be lawyers in suits bearing legal documents. The battles ...

MIDDLE EAST

The real reason why the world is reluctant to intervene in Syria

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Unbeknownst to most outsiders, the situation in Syria is far more complex than they would believe. While it is safe to say that a great majority of Syrians are opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, ...

LIVING FAITH

Catholic Social Doctrine: Priority of the Good over Right

by Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.

To recover our classical and Christian heritage, which is ever ancient ever new, we should turn to the Catholic social doctrine.  And I do not mean the Catholic ...

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

Gallup poll shows that U.S. unemployment went up in February

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

As measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, U.S. unemployment increased to 9.1 percent in February from 8.6 percent in January and 8.5 percent in December. The 0.5-percentage-point ...

LOCAL NEWS

Orange County's 3rd Annual Green Fair

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Join everyone who is anyone at the 3rd Annual Green Fair on May 17th.

U.S.

Orthodox Christians Are Thankful for Catholic Bishops' Defense of Religious Liberty

by Chris Banescu, Esq.

Orthodox Christians are grateful for the vocal and passionate public stance of Catholic Bishops and  leaders who categorically oppose Obama's HHS healthcare mandate. Your courage in ...

MIDDLE EAST

Iran has a long and rebellious history

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Long a thorn in the side of the West, the nation of Iran has a long, proud and calamitous history of defiance. Having toppled the autocratic Shah in 1979, who was nonetheless friendly with the ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Microfinance for women driving social change around the world

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Microfinance can help women in developing countries by transforming gender equations in public and private spheres, according to the Fifth Global Microfinance Summit. However, not all microfinance ...

CELEBRITY

Conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart dies at 43

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Conservative commentator and publisher Andrew Breitbart has passed away - from natural causes, at the age of 43. Breitbart was walking near his home in the Brentwood neighborhood shortly after ...

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.

LOCAL NEWS

Seven-pound burrito in Huntington

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Ever heard of a seven-pound burrito? Well a restaurant known for creating such a monster burrito is opening in Huntington Beach!

U.S.

Cardinal Dolan: Cannot Rest When Faced with so Grave a Threat to Religious Liberty

by Deacon Keith Fournier

"If the government can, for example, tell Catholics that they cannot be in the insurance business today without violating their religious convictions, where does it end? This violates the ...

MIDDLE EAST

List of Syrian war crimes expected to reach as high as nation's president

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

A United Nations human rights investigation has found Syria has "manifestly failed" to protect its civilian population. Prepared by the U.N.-appointed Independent International Commission of ...

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

British abortionists terminating pregnancies, thereby killing children, on basis of child's gender

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

British abortionists have been secretly filmed granting abortions based on the unborn child's sex. Clinicians have also said that they were prepared to falsify paperwork to arrange the abortions, ...

BOOKS

Vintage comic books to fetch $3.5 million at auction

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Printed on cheap, pulpy paper, haphazardly printed, most comic books are usually meant to be read and enjoyed and then thrown away. Due to the fact that most people find them disposable, really ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

U.S. unemployment remains at four-year low

by Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

People applying for unemployment insurance in the United States remain unchanged last week. The Labor Department reported that the four-week average of applications fell to its lowest point in ...