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Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - May 13, 2017 at 10:43 pm Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to...
Fragmented Decision Upholds Business' Refusal to Print LGBT Pride T-Shirts
The Religion Clause - May 13, 2017 at 10:39 pm In a 2-1 decision yesterday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals concluded that a business which prints customized T-shirts was not in violation of a county's public accommodation law...
Pope Francis Reveals His Hand on Medjugorje in Surprise Answer During In-Flight Presser
ChurchPOP - May 13, 2017 at 10:00 pm Mary is likely not appearing to the Medjugorje visionaries anymore, though she may have appeared to them when they were children, Pope
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Suit Over War Memorial Depicting Cross Is Settled
The Religion Clause - May 13, 2017 at 9:36 pm The American Humanist Association announced on Thursday that a settlement has been reached in American Humanist Association v. Borough of Roselle Park. In the case, plaintiffs...
Sydney archbishop applauds rejection of abortion bill
Catholic News Agency - General - May 13, 2017 at 7:08 pm Sydney, Australia, May 13, 2017 / 06:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in the Australian state of New South Wales applauded the rejection of bills in the upper house of the...
VERY IMPORTANT: Pope speaks on relations with the Society of Saint Pius X
Rorate Coeli - May 13, 2017 at 6:37 pm It was on his airplane interview during the flight back from Portugal to Rome:
"I would avoid any kind of triumphalism, absolutely. A few days ago,the Feria IV of the Congregation...
So much potential from 15-year-old Josiane
Aleteia - May 13, 2017 at 6:00 pm Her audition for 'The Voice Kids' caught 2 judges.Josiane made a splash on France’s The Voice Kids when she auditioned with “Ave Maria,” for which she received two out of three...
Uneasy Encounters
Regina Magazine - May 13, 2017 at 3:42 pm by Teresa Limjoco NIGHT’S BRIGHT DARKNESS A Modern Conversion Story Sally Read Ignatius Press, 2016, 152 pages. She was a liberated Englishwoman, and her unlikely conversion to...
Benedict & Scholastica
Regina Magazine - May 13, 2017 at 3:40 pm By Bill Schulz Two of the most well-known figures of the late Patristic period, Saint Benedict of Nursia and his sister, Saint Scholastica, are regarded by both the Church and...
Homeschooling Hybrids
Regina Magazine - May 13, 2017 at 3:36 pm Affordable, Convenient Support Yields the Best of Both Worlds for Catholic Families by Erika J. Ahern On a crisp autumn day, twenty-six homeschooling families pull up to a rented...
Full text of May 13 in-flight interview with Pope Francis
Catholic News Agency - General - May 13, 2017 at 3:32 pm Vatican City, May 13, 2017 / 02:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The following is an unofficial transcript of the in-flight press conference on the papal plane returning from Fatima to...
First, Learn Your Freakin’ Faith
Regina Magazine - May 13, 2017 at 3:31 pm Jerry Jacobs Jr. is from Indianapolis. Recently, REGINA Magazine caught up with Jerry to ask him about his thoughts after a Catholic men’s conference he attended with his young...
PLENARY INDULGENCE during 100th Anniversary of Fatima Apparitions
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 13, 2017 at 3:23 pm INDULGENCE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
OF THE APPARITIONS OF OUR LADY IN FATIMA, PORTUGAL
Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence opportunity for the...
On flight back from Fatima, Pope Francis says he has doubts about Medjugorje
Aleteia - May 13, 2017 at 3:08 pm “This isn’t Jesus’ mother,” he said. “And these alleged apparitions don’t have much value."On the papal flight returning from Fatima, Pope Francis said that he has doubts about...
Pope says he hopes to find common ground with Trump
Catholic News Agency - General - May 13, 2017 at 3:02 pm Vatican City, May 13, 2017 / 02:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a press conference on Saturday, Pope Francis voiced hope that he will find “open doors” in his meeting with U.S....
CMAA Colloquium Registration Period Extended
New Liturgical Movement - May 13, 2017 at 2:58 pm Regular registration for the Colloquium has been extended to May 16th - Join the Church Music Association of America in St. Paul, Minnesota June 19-24, 2017, for the 27th Annual...
Pope Francis: I am suspicious of ongoing Medjugorje apparitions
Catholic News Agency - General - May 13, 2017 at 2:06 pm Vatican City, May 13, 2017 / 01:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Asked by journalists about the alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary at Medjugorje, Pope Francis said the original...
May 13 and the Virgin Mary
New Liturgical Movement - May 13, 2017 at 2:06 pm Today, the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima in Portugal, and the canonization of two of the three young children who...
How many news readers (and editors) knew the faith details of #ChibokGirls anyway?
GetReligion - May 13, 2017 at 12:30 pm Let me be candid for a moment: Some of the implications of the topics we discussed in this week's "Crossroads" podcast (click here to tune that in) blindsided me and, toward the...