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It’s no surprise Benedict XVI is praising Cardinal Sarah – the two enjoy a rare spiritual kinship
Catholic Herald - May 18, 2017 at 9:08 am In a rare act of endorsement, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has written the Afterword to a new book by Cardinal Sarah of Guinea entitled The Power of Silence. Cardinal Sarah is the...
Russian Patriarch says meeting with Pope drew world’s attention to persecution
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 9:06 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill believes that the most important outcome of his historic meeting with Pope Francis was a new public recognition of the persecution of Christians.
Our Lady of Fatima and a Theological Reading of History
CatholicMom.com - May 18, 2017 at 9:00 am
By Jalo – Own work, Public Domain, Link
This past week, we celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady to a group of shepherd children near the...
Italy is giving away 103 historic buildings, but there’s a catch…
Aleteia - May 18, 2017 at 9:00 am If you can afford the renovations, there’s a castle with your name on it.If you’ve always dreamed of owning your own castle in Italy, now’s your chance. For no money at all, 103...
Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Closing Three Clinics in New Mexico
LifeNews.com - May 18, 2017 at 8:59 am Planned Parenthood is not giving the public the whole story.
National leaders of the abortion chain claim they are an essential women’s health care provider, and they need...
Daily Reading for Saturday, May 20th, 2017 HD
Catholic Online - Featured News - May 18, 2017 at 8:59 am Reading 1, Acts 16:1-10
1 From there he went to Derbe, and then on to Lystra, where there was a disciple called Timothy, whose mother was Jewish and ...
Science: Atheists Are Smarter Than Religious. But Are Too Stupid to Have Babies
Creative Minority Report - May 18, 2017 at 8:59 am Make. It. Stop.This piece from Newsweek is just too painful. Essentially the crux of the piece is that SCIENCE says that atheists are smarter than dumb religious people who are...
Pope Francis moves Corpus Christi procession to Sunday
Catholic Herald - May 18, 2017 at 8:51 am Pope Francis is to celebrate Corpus Christi on Sunday rather than Thursday next month. Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office, said the Pope had decided to postpone the...
Pope Francis: Worldy passions keep us from the love of Jesus
Aleteia - May 18, 2017 at 8:45 am The pope’s daily homily from Santa MartaVATICAN CITY — The love of Jesus is limitless, unlike worldly loves that seek power and vanity. This was Pope Francis’ message today at...
What’s Up with Sacrifice?
Dominicana - May 18, 2017 at 8:30 am Sacrifice is tough. It is even more so because it’s hard to make sense out of why we should bother in the first place. As one who also struggles with sacrifice, I turned to a...
Pope postpones Corpus Christi procession
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 8:29 am Pope Francis has decided to postpone the annual Corpus Christi procession from June 15, when the feast is observed in Rome, until the following Sunday, June 18.
Australian archbishop seeks dismissal of charge for concealing evidence of abuse
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 8:23 am Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, Australia, has made a new attempt—his third—to persuade a corut to dismiss charges that he failed to report information about sexual abuse.
Valid journalism question? Yes, Callista and Newt Gingrich have a complex Catholic history
GetReligion - May 18, 2017 at 8:20 am Before the rise of Citizen Donald Trump, it was hard to name a more complex and even bizarre character on the modern GOP stage than the thrice-married and pugnacious former...
Russian Patriarch urges opposition to proposal changing status of Orthodox churches in Ukraine
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 8:14 am Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has asked Pope Francis and other religious leaders to exert their influence against a proposal to amend Ukrainian laws to withdraw protection...
Never destroy embryos for research, Pope cautions research scientists
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 8:10 am Pope Francis reiterated the moral principle that human embryos should not be destroyed for purposes of research, however beneficial, in a May 18 address to people affected by...
Conservatives pledge to abolish ‘unfair’ admissions cap for Catholic schools
Catholic Herald - May 18, 2017 at 8:05 am The Conservative Party has pledged to abolish the “unfair and ineffective” 50 per cent admissions cap that prevents the Catholic Church from opening new schools. In its manifesto...
Nations must promote humane economy, fight fundamentalism, Pope tells new ambassadors
Catholic Culture - World News - May 18, 2017 at 8:00 am Speaking on May 18 to a group of new ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope Francis said that government leaders should build a more humane economic system, fight against...
Callista Gingrich suits the job of Vatican ambassador. But can Newt stay out of the spotlight?
Catholic Herald - May 18, 2017 at 7:49 am The first wave of summer heat has descended upon Washington, and the denizens of this malarial-swamp-turned-national-capital are sweating. Some of this is due to the weather. Some...
Catholic leaders gather at annual Rome Life Forum to defend life and family
LifeSiteNews - May 18, 2017 at 7:49 am Over 100 leaders meet with hope for renewal in the centenary of Our Lady of Fatima.
At a Glance a Smile Sanctified
CatholicMom.com - May 18, 2017 at 7:30 am
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It was a late-pring afternoon, one of those kinds of days when big clouds moved across crisp blue skies,...
