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May 23, 2013
Scotland the confused: Did the Presbyterians endorse gay clergy?
GetReligion - 1 day 8 hours ago Something happened on Monday at the General Assembly the Church of Scotland — they appear to have become Anglicans. No — they didn’t change from a Presbyterian to Episcopal form...
The Torture of Boredom
Dominicana - 1 day 8 hours ago The problem of boredom, though never lacking in our culture, is one that is especially pointed in the summer months. Perhaps it’s because school is out and parents are trying to...
Faith Healing Couple Charged With 3rd Degree Murder In Death of Second Child
The Religion Clause - 1 day 8 hours ago UPI reports that in Philadelphia, prosecutors yesterday charged Catherine and Herbert Schaible with third degree murder in the faith healing death of their 7-month old son who...
7th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 2 Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Cases
The Religion Clause - 1 day 8 hours ago The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate. One was Korte v. U.S....
Arizona State Legislator Objects To Invocation Delivered By Atheist House Member
The Religion Clause - 1 day 8 hours ago AP today reports on an unusual controversy in Arizona over the opening prayer offered by one member of the state House of Representatives. Members of the House rotate in offering...
Texas Legislature Passes Bill On Winter Holidays In Schools
The Religion Clause - 1 day 8 hours ago On Monday, the Texas legislature gave final passage and sent to the governor for his signature HB 308 that attempts to protect public schools' teaching about Christmas and...
RosaryApp by Jackson Egan
CatholicMom.com - 1 day 8 hours ago
The Rosary App
By Jackson Egan; Available on iOS (99-cents); Official Website
I am easily distracted from my prayers. You know the dog from “Up!”? If that were a person, it...
Arizona Legislature Gives Final Passage Expansion of Sate RFRA; 2 Other Bills Near Final Legislative Action
The Religion Clause - 1 day 8 hours ago In Arizona yesterday, the state Senate gave final passage, and sent to the Governor for her signature, SB 1178, which significantly expands Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration...
Majority of Priests in New Survey Dislike Roman Missal Translation
American Catholic - Top News - 1 day 8 hours ago WASHINGTON (CNS) — A majority of U.S. priests said they dislike the translation of the Roman Missal introduced at Advent 2011, a new survey found.
Boys Scouts of America lifts ban on openly gay members
EWTN - US Latest News - 1 day 9 hours ago Washington D.C., May 23, 2013 / 05:22 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
The Boy Scouts of America have voted in favor of a resolution that lifts the ban on openly gay members but will not...
Day of Prayer for Catholics in China
News.va - 1 day 9 hours ago (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has invited Catholics around the world to pray on Friday especially for the Church in China. Noting that May 24th marks the feast of Our Lady Help of...
Pope Francis urges Christians to not be 'museum pieces'
EWTN - Vatican News - 1 day 9 hours ago Vatican City, May 23, 2013 / 05:07 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis reflected May 23 on Jesus Christ's exhortation to be "salt of the earth," warning that Christians who do not...
Nigerian bishops lament disunity among local Catholics
Catholic News Agency - General - 1 day 9 hours ago Abuja, Nigeria, May 23, 2013 / 04:06 am (CNA).- As the Catholics of the Diocese of Ahiara protested the appointment of a bishop from a nearby diocese as their shepherd, local...
Jailed pastor in Iran no longer in solitary confinement
EWTN - US Latest News - 1 day 9 hours ago Washington D.C., May 23, 2013 / 05:02 am (EWTN News).-
American citizen and pastor Saeed Abedini has been released from his solitary confinement in an Iranian prison, and sent a...
Come to Walsingham with the Latin Mass Society!
Rorate Coeli - 1 day 9 hours ago Congratulations to those who have completed the Chartres Pilgrimage this year, who will be nursing their blisters as they try to return to the world of work.
Inspired by the...
Pope Launches New Catholic App for Smartphones and Tablets
Socon or Bust - 1 day 10 hours ago By squeaker
Last week, Pope Francis clicked on the button to launch a new app called Missio, available for both Apple and Android devices.
I downloaded it on my iPhone. It’s a...
The atheist orthodoxy that drove me to faith
Catholic Herald - 1 day 10 hours ago Last Easter, when I was just beginning to explore the possibility that, despite what I had previously believed and been brought up to believe, there might be something to the...
Interreligious dialogue center hosts conference on �image of the other'
Catholic Culture - World News - 1 day 10 hours ago The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an organization established by Austria, Saudi Arabia, and Spain and...
For 2nd time, Missouri Benedictine nuns have top classical album
Catholic Culture - World News - 1 day 10 hours ago "Angels and Saints at Ephesus," a new album released by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, has debuted at the top position on the Billboard traditional classical albums...
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