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Thomas More Society’s Pro-Life Doctors, Pregnancy Centers Protected from Required Abortion Referrals

Thomas More Society - Jul 21, 2017 at 5:03 pm
Federal Court Halts Illinois Abortion Mandate On July, 21, 2017, Thomas More Society has stepped into the fray over recent Illinois conscience legislation by suing Illinois state...

Struggling to be hopeful? Take care of your ‘ANT’ problem

Aleteia - Jul 21, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Here's an effective strategy to help regain joy after loss, discouragement, or another heartbreaking event.“I’m a failure as a mom.”  “I will never find happiness again.” “I could...

Prayer Request

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jul 21, 2017 at 4:56 pm
A reader writes: I would appreciate your readers’ prayers on behalf of a classmate of mine who was just diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.  He has a wife and young daughter....

Putting the "You" in Eugenics

Creative Minority Report - Jul 21, 2017 at 4:41 pm
Since being spoiled for a few decades by the Nazis, eugenics is becoming all the rage again.The most recent example is a new program in White County, Tennessee, which offers...

Mercy is for Sinners

OnePeterFive - Jul 21, 2017 at 4:34 pm
Elliott Erwitt: Confessional, Poland, 1964  I have a love-hate relationship with confession. I hate it because it’s never very comfortable to admit the stupid, shameful,...

After Texas Cut Planned Parenthood Funding, Teen Abortions Fell 28% and Teen Births 24%

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 4:03 pm
Since Texas removed Planned Parenthood’s state funding in 2011, the mainstream media have been on a constant search for evidence of a resulting public-health crisis. A new study...

Chinese official indicates Beijing to retain tight grip on church

Franciscan Media - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:59 pm
HONG KONG (CNS) — The Chinese Communist Party’s top leader in charge of religion has made it clear that Beijing intends to retain a tight grip on the Catholic Church. Yu...

Abortion Supporters Want United Nations to Push “Universal Access” to Abortion

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:58 pm
At a high-level meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council this week, the council’s president had to reassure abortion supporters that the UN remains committed to achieving...

Saint Anne Novena 2017 | Day 6

Big C Catholics - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:54 pm
July 22, 2017Saint Anne Novena - Day 6Glorious Saint Anne, mother of the Mother of God, I beg your intercession for the freedom from my sins and the assistance I need in my...

Flip side of GetReligion's coin: Some people (journalists) really think religion is fake

GetReligion - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:45 pm
This whole week, I have been in Prague in the Czech Republic, teaching in a conference for young journalists -- most of whom are from Eastern Europe. You will not be surprised to...

Taxpayers Will Have to Pay Planned Parenthood’s $156,000 Legal Fees After It Got Away With Breaking the Law

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:42 pm
Missouri taxpayers are being forced to foot a huge legal bill for the abortion chain Planned Parenthood after the state tried to hold one of its abortion facilities accountable...

Pope Emeritus Benedict: The Lord Does Not Abandon His Church Even When It is ‘On the Verge of Capsizing’

Big C Catholics - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:27 pm
In a letter read at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop emeritus of Cologne, Germany and one of four cardinals who wrote the dubia to Pope Francis last year. Pope...

St. Sharbel Makhlouf, Priest

Catholic Hot Dish - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:13 pm
St. Sharbel Makhlouf (1828-1898) was born in a small, remote mountain village in northern Lebanon in 1828, and he was baptized in the Maronite Rite, the rite of the Catholic...

Dozens of Members of Congress Want Quick Vote to Grant Charlie Gard U.S. Residence for Treatment

LifeNews.com - Jul 21, 2017 at 3:13 pm
Dozens of members of Congress are seeking a quick vote to grant U.S. residence to Charlie Gard, the British boy whose life is at stake in a UK court system that is favoring ending...

Daily Readings for Saturday, July 22, 2017

Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Reading 1: The Song of Songs 3:1-4, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 63:2-9, Gospel: John 20:1-2, Gospel: John 20:11-18

Prayer for the Dying #1: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, July 22, 2017

Catholic Online - Featured News - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Most Merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I pray You, by the agony of Your most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Your Immaculate Mother, to ...

Welcoming Debate on ‘Militant’ Media

Commonweal - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm
Welcoming Debate on ‘Militant’ Media By Paul MosesJuly 21, 2017 Church Militant, the ultraconservative website with the stated aim of “educating individuals about the Catholic...

Venezuelan bishops offer day of prayer, fasting as riots continue

Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:17 pm
Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 21, 2017 / 01:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Venezuela's bishops have organized a day of prayer and fasting amid ongoing riots throughout the country as...

Tennessee judge offers reduced sentences in exchange for inmate vasectomies

Aleteia - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:15 pm
ACLU calls "coerced contraception or sterilization" unconstitutionalA Tennessee judge is offering reduced sentences for inmates who agree to undergo sterilization in a move that...

4 Fresh ways to make summer sangria (VIDEO)

Aleteia - Jul 21, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Refreshing Friday happy hour drink mixes to match your mood and thrill your tastebuds.With summer now in full swing, take a little inspiration from our Mediterranean friends and...
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