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May 20, 2013
Holy See to UN on Human Trafficking
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 2 hours ago Here is the statement by Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, at the UN High-level Meeting of the General...
Pope Francis: “Prayer Works Wonders, But We Have to Believe!”
The Deacon's Bench - 1 day 2 hours ago Highlights from the pope’s homily for Monday: Courageous, humble and strong prayer can accomplish miracles: this was Pope Francis’ message at morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta. The...
“We Deliver Vocations Which Would Otherwise Be Lost”
The Deacon's Bench - 1 day 2 hours ago From Arkansas comes this profile of an organization doing the invaluable work of helping young people saddled with debt answer the call to a vocation: Minnesota businessman Cy...
Chartres Pilgrimage: First Images and News from the 'Péle"
New Liturgical Movement - 1 day 2 hours ago Each year, NLM has always enjoyed reporting on the famed Chartres Pilgrimage (affectionately known locally as the "péle") which begins in Paris and proceeds over three day to the...
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Bernardine of Siena
Integrated Catholic Life - 1 day 2 hours ago “Every grace granted to man has three degrees in order; for by God it is communicated to Christ, from Christ it passes to the Virgin, and from the Virgin it descends to us.” (St....
Only the Spirit can awaken diversity
Communio - 1 day 3 hours ago
Pentecost is a difficult feast for some people. The Holy Spirit is sometimes called forgotten member of the Godhead. It takes a lot of time to understand what it means to live...
Britain Releases 2011 Census Data On Religious Affiliation and Characteristics of Population By Religion
The Religion Clause - 1 day 3 hours ago Last week, Britain's Office for National Statistics released new data from the 2011 census on religious affiliation for residents of England and Wales. The data on numbers and...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - 1 day 3 hours ago From SSRN:
Anissa Helie and Marie Ashe, Multiculturalist Liberalism and Harms to Women: Looking Through the Issue of 'The Veil', (19 U.C. Davis Journal of International Law &...
International religious freedom report notes persecution
EWTN - US Latest News - 1 day 3 hours ago Washington D.C., May 20, 2013 / 06:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Secretary of State John Kerry released on May 20 the annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2012, which...
Cheer for the Sisters of Mary
Snoring Scholar - 1 day 3 hours ago This Thursday, May 23, marks the end of the American Bible Challenge saga for this year, and the Dominican Sisters, the “Sisters of Mary,” are in the finals.
No shocker there.
I’...
Diversity Is a Blessing When All Are United in Faith, Pope Says
American Catholic - Top News - 1 day 3 hours ago VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling for unity — not uniformity — in the church, Pope Francis said diversity is a blessing only when all Catholics recognize and follow church teaching.
What is the Church doing about Cardinal O’Brien?
Catholic Herald - 1 day 3 hours ago This is the sort of headline that no Catholic can want to read: “Three months on, a cardinal is banished but his church is still in denial.” The subtitle goes on: “Cardinal Keith...
Liturgical Guide: Trinity Sunday
Breviary Hymns - 1 day 3 hours ago The hymns used in the Liturgy of the Hours for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reflect the theme of the ineffable mystery of God. John Paul II stated in a Homily given at a...
Francis Meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 4 hours ago On Saturday morning, the Holy Father met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. According to a communique released by the Holy See, Pope Francis...
Pope tells Catholics to shout 'Jesus' instead of 'Francis'
EWTN - Vatican News - 1 day 4 hours ago Vatican City, May 20, 2013 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Pope Francis asked those gathered for the Pentecost Vigil Mass at the Vatican to chant Christ's name instead of his own,...
Pontiff Calls Movements and Communities Part of the Riches of the Church
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 4 hours ago Before concluding the Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis thanked the thousands of pilgrims gathered from various movements, ecclesial communities and...
Pope Francis: 'Be Open to the Newness of the Holy Spirit'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - 1 day 4 hours ago Over 200,000 people from all over the world gathered in Rome to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost with Pope Francis on Sunday. The Mass was the concluding event of the two day...
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 5/20/13
CatholicMom.com - 1 day 5 hours ago Scripture: Lectionay 341. Sirach 1:1-10. Psalm 93:1.1-2.5. Mark 9:14-29:
Today’s Scriptures
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Saints of the Day
We begin a new ordinary liturgical time today...
USCCB, other Catholic organizations: contact senators about farm bill
Catholic Culture - World News - 1 day 5 hours ago The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and three other Catholic organizations are asking Catholics to urge their senators "to support a Farm Bill that feeds...
Ecumenical Patriarch: even amid persecution and attacks on family, the Church endures
Catholic Culture - World News - 1 day 5 hours ago At a conference commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, in which Emperor Constantine decreed the toleration of Christianity in the Roman Empire, Ecumenical...
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