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Bishop lauds bill to fight human trafficking
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 13, 2017 at 5:40 am Washington D.C., Jul 13, 2017 / 05:40 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- An upgrade to a key anti-trafficking bill passed the U.S. House on
Wednesday, and has been praised by one U.S. bishop as...
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
Catholic Herald - Jul 13, 2017 at 5:22 am Cover story… Damian Thompson says the Church is once again gripped by a 1970s-style factionalism More comment… Marco Tosatti on Cardinal Meisner’s final hours Don’t blame me for...
Sixth-century cell of St Columba discovered
Catholic Herald - Jul 13, 2017 at 4:33 am Fragments of a wooden hut found on the Scottish island of Iona have been confirmed as the remains of the sixth-century cell of St Columba. St Columba founded a monastery at Iona...
Why is the Equality and Human Rights Commission playing down the role of disabled people?
Catholic Herald - Jul 13, 2017 at 4:16 am The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wants to make its Disability Commissioner, Lord Shinkwin, redundant. Its aim, the EHRC argues, is to do away with the services of...
Why this Catholic takes issue with 'gay' and 'straight' labels
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 13, 2017 at 4:01 am Denver, Colo., Jul 13, 2017 / 03:01 am (CNA).- Chastity actually means fulfillment, not suffering – and labeling people in terms of their sexual inclinations or attractions first...
Daily Gospel Reflection for July 13, 2017
CatholicMom.com - Jul 13, 2017 at 3:30 am Today’s Gospel: Matthew 10:7-15
I am a problem solver. Nothing gives me more joy than fixing a difficult situation. It’s a very handy character trait when there’s a problem in my...
100 years ago, Our Lady showed three children hell is real. We should heed her word
Catholic Herald - Jul 13, 2017 at 3:15 am A hundred years ago today, on 13 July 1917, Our Lady is said to have revealed a vision of hell to three little Portuguese shepherds. According to the eldest, Lucia dos Santos’...
What people don’t realize is how much religion costs. They think faith is a big electric blanket, when of course it is the cross.
Aleteia - Jul 13, 2017 at 3:00 am Flannery O'Connor
Italian Jesuit magazine sharply criticizes political attitudes of some US Catholics
Vatican Insider - Jul 13, 2017 at 2:57 am The article in La Civiltà Cattolica, which is reviewed by the Vatican before publication, says some Catholic conservatives in the U.S. have built ties with fundamentalist...
The New Totalitarian Laws of Canada
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jul 13, 2017 at 2:10 am
We here in Canada have passed some very bad laws of late, sadly during what should be an otherwise celebratory 150th anniversary year. There was the June 2016 legalization of...
How Do I Want to Be Dead?
Crisis Magazine - Church - Jul 13, 2017 at 2:00 am
The July 9 New York Times Sunday Review contained a feature by Richard Conniff. Driven by his research on English moles, he visited the grave of Kenneth Grahame, author of The...
Saints of the Old Testament: Sts. Joel and Esdras, prophets
Rorate Coeli - Jul 13, 2017 at 1:52 am Heading the list of saints for this day in the traditional Roman Martyrology is the martyr Pope St. Anacletus, third Bishop of Rome and second Successor of St. Peter. Immediately...
California bill would forbid employee codes of conduct on abortion
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 13, 2017 at 1:33 am The California Catholic Conference has announced its strong opposition to AB 569, a bill that forbids employers from firing or taking other adverse action against employees who...
These youth feed 2000 homeless people every night in Uruguay
Catholic News Agency - General - Jul 13, 2017 at 1:32 am Montevideo, Uruguay, Jul 13, 2017 / 12:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For many people, a warm meal is a way to come together, celebrate, and spend time with friends and family. For...
Venezuela’s bishops issue ‘urgent message’ on rising oppression
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 13, 2017 at 1:11 am Stating that the majority of Venezuelans support their views, the bishops of Venezuela issued an “urgent message” on July 12 condemning oppression committed by President Nicolás...
Conflict with ISIS ally is not a religious conflict, Philippine bishops insist
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 13, 2017 at 12:36 am The Philippine bishops said that the conflict with Maute, an ISIS-affiliated group, is not a conflict with Islam.
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/07/17
Catholic Herald - Jul 13, 2017 at 12:31 am Kidnapped priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive, Yemen’s deputy prime minister has said. Cardinal Gerhard Müller has denied reports that the Pope asked him “five pointed...
EU bishops’ commission hosts roundtable on resilience
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 13, 2017 at 12:12 am The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has hosted a roundtable discussion on the EU’s strategic priority of promoting resilience.
ASK FATHER: Can I wear a Rosary like warriors wear weapons?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jul 13, 2017 at 12:01 am From a reader…
I wanted to hear your thoughts on this… I’m fascinated by the rosary and the idea that it is our weapon. I’m not a religious (nun or monk) but is it still OK for me...
American Catholic Radio for July 17-23, 2017
Franciscan Media - Jul 13, 2017 at 12:00 am American Catholic Radio: Journey With Christ–Faith, Worship, Witness
Week of July 17, 2017 — Program #17-30
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