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After years of exile, Dominican sisters return to Iraq's Nineveh Plain
EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 9, 2017 at 5:32 am Erbil, Iraq, Aug 9, 2017 / 05:32 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- After three years in exile from Iraq's Nineveh Plain while it was occupied by the Islamic State, the Dominican Sisters of St...
Spanish prosecutor dismisses hate crime complaint against archbishop
Catholic Herald - Aug 9, 2017 at 5:15 am The Spanish state prosecutor has dismissed a ‘hate crime’ complaint against the Archbishop of Granada after a gay rights group claimed a homily he gave in February was trans-...
Cheating God and our children with shoddy worship
Aleteia - Aug 9, 2017 at 5:00 am The Third Commandment requires beauty, not hugs.“Father, my favorite part of the Mass is the hug part. Oh, and I like the cup-thing too. Why don’t we do more of the cup-thing?” So...
Benjamin Bannaker and Planet George
The Catholic Astronomer - Aug 9, 2017 at 5:00 am
Here is another fun tidbit about the almanac of early US astronomer Benjamin Bannaker (see last week’s post): it features ‘Planet George’. Yes, right under an illustration of...
Pope Francis decries attack on Nigerian churchgoers, violence in CAR
News.va - Aug 9, 2017 at 5:00 am
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an end to “every form of hatred and violence”, especially those “perpetrated in places of worship, where the faithful...
Pope Francis: Jesus went to the cross for sinners, not the perfect
EWTN - Vatican News - Aug 9, 2017 at 4:13 am Vatican City, Aug 9, 2017 / 04:13 am (EWTN News/CNA).-
On Wednesday Pope Francis said the Church doesn't exist for people without faults, but for sinners in need of God's mercy –...
Pope Francis: Jesus went to the cross for sinners, not the perfect
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 9, 2017 at 4:12 am Vatican City, Aug 9, 2017 / 03:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday Pope Francis said the Church doesn't exist for people without faults, but for sinners in need of God's mercy –...
This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
EWTN - World Catholic News - Aug 9, 2017 at 4:04 am Rome, Italy, Aug 9, 2017 / 04:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- As Iraq and surrounding areas face the destruction of many of the region's archaeological treasures, one priest and his...
This priest preserves Iraqi culture found in historic manuscripts
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 9, 2017 at 4:04 am Rome, Italy, Aug 9, 2017 / 03:04 am (Church Pop).- As Iraq and surrounding areas face the destruction of many of the region’s archaeological treasures, one priest and his fellow...
Pope Francis' catechesis at General Audience: English Summary
News.va - Aug 9, 2017 at 3:50 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Christian hope at the Wednesday General Audience in the Paul VI Hall, reflecting on divine forgiveness as the "motor of...
Daily Gospel Reflection for August 9, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Aug 9, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 15: 21-28
My friend, Karen, was going through that scary journey of multiple doctors appointments, test after test, and then the grueling wait for the...
Pope orders Belgian Brothers of Charity to stop euthanasia
Catholic Herald - Aug 9, 2017 at 3:28 am Pope Francis has given a Belgian religious order until the end of August to stop offering euthanasia to psychiatric patients. Brother Rene Stockman, superior general of the order...
Kind words don’t cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ― Blaise Pascal
Aleteia - Aug 9, 2017 at 3:20 am Blaise Pascal
Brazilian archbishop robbed at gunpoint
Catholic Herald - Aug 9, 2017 at 2:41 am Police are investigating after a Brazilian bishop was robbed at gunpoint in his home on Saturday. Archbishop Antônio Muniz, the Archbishop of Maceió, was at his residence in the...
Venezuela, Rafael Luciani: we must unite non-Castrist Chavism, the military and the opposition
Vatican Insider - Aug 9, 2017 at 2:18 am The war drums of Madurist embitterment with international and Latin American isolation are beating after the self-coup by the constituent assembly with which Chavez’s successor is...
‘Nun in the Bush’ helps farming communities collapsing under drought get back on their feet
The Catholic Leader - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:30 am TEN years ago Sister of Charity Christine Henry started a fundraising campaign for farmers crippled by the worst drought in a century. “A lot of people had to walk off their land...
A Millennial Defense of Catholic Tradition
Crisis Magazine - Church - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:10 am
Matthew Schmitz—maybe the finest columnist of my generation—has written a delightful piece for the latest issue of First Things on his experience at a New Age healing ceremony....
LA archdiocese hosts youth conference to inspire sanctity
EWTN - US Latest News - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:03 am Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 9, 2017 / 01:03 am (EWTN News/CNA).- More than 1,600 youth gathered at the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles this weekend for the third...
LA archdiocese hosts youth conference to inspire sanctity
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:03 am Los Angeles, Calif., Aug 9, 2017 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 1,600 youth gathered at the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles this weekend for the third...
Thousands say farewell to Rockhampton priest Fr Chris Schick
The Catholic Leader - Aug 9, 2017 at 1:02 am ROCKHAMPTON priest Fr Chris Schick died, surrounded by his family at Yeppoon, on July 30 after a short battle with cancer. He was 59 years old. More than 1000 mourners gathered at...
