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May 24, 2013
Papal encyclicals expected on faith and poverty, bishop reveals
Catholic News Agency - General - 12 hours 52 min ago Vatican City, May 24, 2013 / 02:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- According to an Italian bishop, Benedict XVI is concluding work on what was to have been his encyclical on faith, and Pope...
Full 10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Hobby Lobby Case
The Religion Clause - 12 hours 55 min ago Yesterday, in the most prominent of the many cases filed by small businesses challenging the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate, an 8-judge en banc panel of the U....
Wisconsin Legislature to Consider Choose Life License Plates
LifeNews.com - 13 hours 1 min ago Madison, WI (LiveActionNews) — Legislators in the state of Wisconsin have introduced legislation in both the Assembly and Senate that if passed would make Wisconsin the 30th state...
Beyond Words with Mark Hart for 5/26/13
CatholicMom.com - 13 hours 11 min ago Mark Hart discusses the scriptures for Sunday’s Mass and helps us to celebrate the liturgy of the word.
Watch this video on YouTube.
An Interview with Fr. Guy Nicholls of the Birmingham Oratory on the Propers of the Mass
New Liturgical Movement - 13 hours 11 min ago Corpus Christi Watershed is continuing its interview series which intends to raise awareness around the role of the Propers of the Mass, this time with Fr. Guy Nicholls of the...
Abortion Activists Continue Blaming Pro-Lifers for Gosnell’s Horrors
LifeNews.com - 13 hours 20 min ago Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — In a USA Today opinion column, Amanda Marcotte joined the ranks of pro-aborts blaming pro-lifers for the Gosnell travesties.
Her reasoning (if it...
Israeli-Palestinian problem at base troubles in Middle East, says Jerusalem Patriarch
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 26 min ago "There is no doubt that the Palestinian problem is the focus of all conflict in the Middle East for the last one hundred years. This is the truth that we cannot circumvent," said...
Under house arrest, Chinese bishop uses social media to encourage pilgrimage
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 26 min ago Imprisoned Bishop Ma Daqin of Shanghai used social media to lead the faithful in prayer on May 24 as Chinese Catholics observed the feast of Our Lady of Sheshan on May 24.
Bishop...
Avoid careerism, Pope counsels Italian bishops
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 28 min ago The litmus test of pastoral ministry is the willingness give one's life entirely to God, Pope Francis told the Italian bishops, gathered in Rome for their 65th assembly on May 24...
Pope urges recognizing 'light of hope' in eyes of refugees
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 29 min ago Human trafficking is "an ignoble activity, a disgrace to our society that calls itself civilized," Pope Francis said in a May 24 address to the Pontifical Council of Migrants,...
French priest, active Mason, removed from parish
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 30 min ago A French priest has been removed from ministry after he refused to end his active involvement with a Masonic lodge.
Father Pascal Vesin was asked by Bishop Yves Boivineau of...
Christian Brothers in US pay $16.5 million to settle abuse claims
Catholic Culture - World News - 13 hours 31 min ago The Christian Brothers in the US have agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle the claims of plaintiffs in sex-abuse cases.
The Christian Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection in...
Let’s ban abortions after 20 weeks
Catholic Vote - 13 hours 42 min ago
Dr. Anthony Levatino testifies in support of a 20-week abortion ban
Ban abortions after 20 weeks. Nationwide.
That’s what legislation debated in a House subcommittee yesterday...
Collection to aid tornado relief efforts
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - 13 hours 57 min ago By Joseph Kenny
Efforts are under way in the Archdiocese of St. Louis to assist with the needs of residents of Moore, Okla., who were affected by a massive tornado that...
Archbishop Chaput urges Americans to 'wake up' on religious freedom
Catholic News Agency - General - 14 hours 9 min ago Philadelphia, Pa., May 24, 2013 / 01:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia says Americans need to awaken to threats against religious freedom given...
Picnic Casserole
CatholicMom.com - 14 hours 11 min ago Find more great family recipes and meal planning assistance at Dine Without Whine
Picnic Casserole
Picnic Casserole
Makes 6 servings
4 red potatoes medium, peeled, diced and...
After the Boy Scouts? For a few, camping with doctrine
GetReligion - 14 hours 11 min ago When considering the forces pulling at the Boy Scouts of America, one thing journalists really needed to consider was a simple statistical chart that can be found (.pdf) on the...
“Liturgies” compared
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 14 hours 19 min ago In the combox under a different entry, one of the participants here posted a link to a video that wasn’t perfectly relevant to the topic, but… I can’t resist sharing it with a...
Muslim School Can Maintain RLUIPA Substantial Burden and Establishment Clause Claims
The Religion Clause - 14 hours 21 min ago Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor v. Pittsfield Charter Township, (ED MI, May 22, 2013), is a suit by a pre-K -12 Islamic school challenging the refusal of a township...
Mr. President: How Many Have to Die To Call it a "Large Scale Attack?"
Creative Minority Report - 14 hours 31 min ago The President, in an attempt to stop talking about the scandals surrounding his administration, gave what was labeled a "big talk" on terrorism. And guess what, he reminded us...