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May 24, 2013
Scott Hahn on Pope Francis' Teaching About Atheists
The Sacred Page - 14 hours 8 min ago Scott Hahn has offered a wonderfully concise response to the "controversy" over Francis' recent comments...
Lots of people are criticizing Pope Francis' message earlier this week...
“Bigot” becoming Commonplace
CatholicMom.com - 14 hours 18 min ago They say sticks and stones might break your bones, but words won’t hurt. I, however, beg to differ.
Words do hurt, and lately, I’ve being hearing one word in particular being...
Did Pope Francis Say That Atheists Can Get to Heaven by Good Works?
Jimmy Akin.org - 14 hours 25 min ago
Did Pope Francis recently say that atheists can get to heaven by "good works"? Or was he talking about something else entirely?
Color me annoyed.
The press has been going nuts...
Survivors describe grief in 'Aftermath of Murder'
The Busy Catholic - 14 hours 26 min ago Video series captures stories of loss due to homicide and it gives back to those still suffering
Christopher Ducharme, founder of B.C. Victims of Homicide, and Jo-Ann
Turner-...
Adoptive Families Harassed by IRS While Planned Parenthood Unscathed
LifeNews.com - 14 hours 59 min ago Scandal. It’s not just a sleazy TV show. It’s real life. And, lately, it’s spreading like wildfire.
Every year my wife, Bethany, and I dread filing our taxes. We’re diligent and...
Five Things To Remember On May 24
USCCB Media Blog - 15 hours 7 min ago 1. Archbishop Jose Gomez, of Los Angeles, praised the passage of a new immigration reform bill out of a Senate committee this week. Archbishop Gomez is chairman of the USCCB's...
Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths to belong to Scout troops
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - 15 hours 16 min ago National Catholic Committee on Scouting said will have "adequate time to study its effects."
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted late May 23 to...
The Other Terry
CatholicMom.com - 15 hours 19 min ago Terry Schiavo was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state but her parents fought from 1998 to 2005 to keep her alive. Michael Schiavo, her husband, had gotten on with...
Pope admires war refugees' courage
EWTN - Vatican News - 15 hours 19 min ago Vatican City, May 24, 2013 / 12:00 pm (EWTN News).- Pope Francis says he admires the strength of migrants and that Catholics who work with them are engaged in "a mission of hope."
Archbishop Chaput on Religious Freedom
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 15 hours 21 min ago Here is this week's column by Archbishop Charles Chaput for the CatholicPhilly. * * *
“IRS officials have, of course, confessed that they inappropriately targeted conservative...
Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin Blasted for Calling Abortion Bill Pro-Life
LifeNews.com - 15 hours 26 min ago Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin’s claim that the Government’s proposed abortion legislation is “pro-life” and “restrictive” is drawing condemnation from pro-life groups today....
Top 10 Catholic Facts Revealed in the 2013 Pontifical Yearbook
Catholic Vote - 15 hours 30 min ago Earlier this month the 2013 Pontifical Yearbook and the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae (annual statistics of the church) were presented to Pope Francis.
They are prepared yearly...
Francis: Nourish Hope in Refugees, Migrants
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 15 hours 31 min ago Pope Francis says we are all called to nourish hope in the hearts of refugees and migrants who are forced to leave their homelands in pursuit of a normal life. The Pope said...
Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths to belong to Scout troops
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - 15 hours 36 min ago GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted late May 23 to allow openly gay youths admittance as members into the 103-year-old organization, effective...
Divine Love and Human Love
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 15 hours 45 min ago From the Cross to the Trinity The entire Most Holy Trinity is involved in Love and by Love with the Cross of Christ. Many antique pictures represent the Father’s arms holding...
Virginia: McAuliffe Opposes Abortion Law That Could Have Stopped Gosnell
LifeNews.com - 15 hours 48 min ago Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s opposition to increased health and safety standards for the Commonwealth’s abortion facilities is drawing him condemnation from...
The State of Religious Freedom: 2 New Reports Published
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 15 hours 53 min ago On Monday the U.S. Department of State published its annual review on religious liberty, covering the year 2012. Suzan J. Cook, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious...
Learning Latin is still possible, and encouraged
Communio - 16 hours 6 min ago The Latin language is far from being extinct even though you only hear it at times in Church. The official language of the Catholic Church remains in use: the texts of the church...