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January 10, 2013
Ohio: hundreds defend portrait of Jesus at public school
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago Hundreds of residents of a small town in south-central Ohio voiced support for a portrait of Jesus that has hung in its middle school since 1947.
The Freedom from Religion...
Cardinal Dolan calls for 'strong US leadership' for Mideast peace
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has joined Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, chairman of the USCCB...
Pastor bows out of role at Obama inauguration following discovery of sermon against same-sex marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago An evangelical Protestant pastor from Atlanta will no longer deliver the benediction at President Barack Obama's second inauguration after a reporter discovered that the pastor...
Virginia official: going to jail may be strategy against HHS mandate
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago Ken Cuccinelli, a pro-life Catholic who serves as Virginia's attorney general, has told a radio show host that going to jail may be an effective strategy to oppose the HHS ...
US bishops to continue dialogue with Catholic college presidents
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg, chairman of the Committee on Catholic Education of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has released a report examining the ...
German justice minister rips bishops over abuse study
Catholic Culture - World News - 4 months 2 weeks ago Germany's justice minister has strongly criticized the German bishops' recent decision to withdraw their support from an independent inquiry into sex-abuse complaints.
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The Star
Integrated Catholic Life - 4 months 2 weeks ago The Star – by Jef Murray A Tale of an Aging Mother and her Son His mother was propped up in bed; seemingly in the same position as when he’d left her two days before. Her eyes...
Same-Sex Marriage Debate Continues
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago The coming year will see the contentious issue of same-sex “marriage” continue in the forefront of news. Legislation is set to be introduced to legalize it in England and Wales....
Myanmar Prelate Says Country Is Changing, Light Is Dawning
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago The archbishop of Yangon says that 50 years after the military junta seized power in Burma, the light of hope is slowly starting and the country's three million refugees should...
Prefect of Congregation for Oriental Churches Celebrates Year of Faith with Egyptian Christians
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, met with those responsible of apostolic events in Egypt during his visit to the country to...
Central African Republic Bishops Call For Immediate Resolution to Conflict
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago Rebels with the Seleka coalition have accepted in the principle the terms of a cease-fire for a week in the Central African Republic. According to Fides News Agency, the cease-...
Poll: Huge Majority of Americans Want Abortion Restrictions
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago After 40 years of legalized abortion in the United States, a huge majority of Americans (83%) favor restricting abortion to specific circumstances.
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Venezuelan Bishops Concerned About Weakening Faith in the Country
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago The XCIX Ordinary Assembly of Venezuelan Bishops and Archbishops is currently taking place at the headquarters of the country's Episcopal Conference, from January 7-12. The...
Relics of Don Bosco Draw Pilgrims to Birmingham Cathedral
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago For a second day large numbers of young pilgrims flowed from all parts of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK, and from further afield to venerate the Relics of Don Bosco, the...
Family Council Official Greets French Protesting Same-Sex 'Marriage'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago The secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family is offering a "fraternal and warm greeting" to the hundreds of thousands of people expected to rally in defense of marriage...
John Paul II's Canonization Thought to Be Imminent
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 4 months 2 weeks ago The retired prefect of the Congregation for Bishops says Blessed John Paul II will likely be canonized this year or next.
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The Invisible Gun Statistic
Creative Minority Report - 4 months 2 weeks ago In the battle over statistics and gun control, there is one crucial but invisible statistic that will never be reported.
Tragedy that doesn't happen because of a gun (owner)....
Baroque Communion Rail
The Forum - 4 months 2 weeks ago Some shots I took of one of the most strikingly beautiful chapels in Rome, the church of San Girolamo dei Croati. The stunning Communion rail is made of alabaster.
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
Integrated Catholic Life - 4 months 2 weeks ago “We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. ” (St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church) Please help us in our mission...
A first TLM experience recounted
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 4 months 2 weeks ago From a reader:
At home for Christmas break from the seminary where I teach, I had occasion to meet with a single mother and daughter whom I befriended when working in a parish...
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