March 14, 2001   Thought of the Day   "The violin strings, if they were conscious, would complain when the musician tightened them, but this is because they do not see that the sacrificial strain was necessary before they could produce a perfect melody. Evils actually become lighter by patient endurance and benefits are poisoned by discontent."   -- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Click on the titles to read the articles   Blunt Papal Warning to German Church   "Sanctity is not solely a privilege reserved for a few", recalls Pope   Bishop urges holy water defence against livestock virus   The buck stops with the bishops!   Churches Unite for St. Patrick's Day Outreach   Russian Catholics Upset by Lawmaker's Charges - Click here for related Russian parliament article below   Catholic-Muslim statement calls for Mideast peace   Herod's Heroes: Senator Patrick Leahy Vermont   Unborn Victims of Violence Act Gets Congressional Hearing Thursday   Teen Says Fake Doctor Botched Abortion   Harvard sees crimson over pro-life activism   Italy ratifies international ban on human cloning   Egan: Birth-Control Bill Is ‘Un-American'   Another Tragedy! Will We Ever Learn?   Colombian Gunmen Kill Union Leaders for U.S. Coal Firm   Peru MiG-29 Crashes in Tests Linked to Spy Probe   Guatemalan Villagers Hack Rural Judge to Death   Brussels 'risk averse' over Irish growth   Yugoslav Forces Begin Deploying Near Kosovo   US anger as Putin seals arms deal with ‘rogue’ Iran   Russian parliament asks government to combat Catholic expansion   Russia Rings Alarm Bells on Drugs, HIV Surge   N.Korea Denounces US Administration   Japan in Dark on PM Resignation Timing, Successor   Israel's Public Security Minister favors opening Temple Mount to Jews   Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in Gaza Strip   Israel Bows to World Criticism of Blockades   Israel Raises Prospect of Water War with Lebanon   Arafat hopes upcoming summit will unite whole Arab nation   U.S. lawmakers told of atrocities against Moluccan Christians   Africa Besieged by Catastrophes   Taliban Expel BBC for Criticism of Destruction   House Leader Demands Action Against Clinton Invasion of Medical Privacy   U.S. Bans EU Meat After France Finds Foot-And-Mouth   Canada bans all EU meat imports   Bush says Russia not enemy but could be threat   Exiled American Refused Pardon   Jackson Hit With Another Charge of Illegal Activity - Gore, Democrats Also Accused   Cult Fear Hits Bush Plan to Fund by Faith   A drug conviction could freeze your financial aid   Campus Revolt Challenges Yale Over AIDS Drug   CIA steps up weapons monitoring   Pentagon halts beret handout   Outdoor Smoking Restraints Repealed   London shares plunge on rumours of Daiwa collapse   Common Blood Thinner Curbs Cancer Spread in Mice   Deep vein thrombosis linked to most travel   Black Holes Once Ruled the Universe, Astronomers Say   The End is Mir   Recovery underway after deadly storms & tornadoes in Southeast   Drenching Southern US Rains Turn Deadly   Worst flooding in decades in Australia   Afghanistan Drought Kills Hundreds   Bloodsucking flies with file-like teeth killing & injuring lions - They typically appear after extreme changes in weather   Alaskan Volcano Explodes   U.N. warns of global meat threat   Argentina Has Foot-and-Mouth Case - Very bad news -it's beyond EU now   Scientists thought La Nina faded, but...   Cop shows he's one tough cookie when Girl Scouts are ticketed   At FBI, Polygraphs Could Stop Spies -- or Careers   Want Info? Feds Happy to Share   Attempts to govern the Internet raise concerns about feasibility, free speech   Boy Scout groups moving from schools, disbanding after School Board threat   Transsexual wins discimination case   Messages to Laura Zink - ARCHIVED   A questionable message about UN from unknown "seer" - ARCHIVED   No calls for gun control in wake of shootings   Proposed bill would allow administrators to carry guns   Scalia slams 'living' document philosophy   Where it's a crime not to own a gun   Anti-gunners target Constitution   Bin-Laden with bad news - by Hal Lindsey   Brando inspired by vision of Mons angel   The Miracle at Lepanto - ARCHIVED   Ugliness in Yosemite   Why dumb Americans are the best   Young Christians favour sex before marriage   Chernobyl at Sea? Russia Plans Floating Nuclear Plant - Did you know that Chernobyl means "Wormwood" in Russian? Rev: 8:10,11 10 And the third angel sounded the trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, burning as it were a torch, and it fell on the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters: 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.   Cardinal Turns Heads at Bar Sermon   Christian, but no longer a powerful Coalition   'Purified' in the Name of Allah   Danger: Failure to Use Common Sense Could Lead to Warning Labels   Secret pages of Anne Frank's diary published   Frozen Toddler Beat the Odds Every Step of the Way - Behold the power of prayer!   Comic's act 'improper' for Carlow stage, president says   Man claims self-defense in killing of toy poodle   Pilot loses licence after having triplets   Mother cooks death row son's last meal then attempts suicide Back to the top