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Mother Mary's Army
CatholicMom.com - May 16, 2016 at 7:00 am Image via Pixabay, CCO Public Domain
I never thought of myself as a soldier but for the past year I have been in the Legion Of Mary. Over a year ago, I attended a conference for...
Following Our Lady to Her Son
Diocese of Westminster - May 16, 2016 at 6:26 am On Sunday 8 May pilgrims from across the diocese gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden for the annual May street procession. Starting from the Shrine Church, they prayed...
Obama Appoints 2 USCIRF Commissioners
The Religion Clause - May 16, 2016 at 6:10 am In a press release issued Friday, the U,S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced appointments by President Obama to the Commission, On May 12 the President...
US House passes big upgrades to international religious liberty legislation
EWTN - US Latest News - May 16, 2016 at 6:08 am Washington D.C., May 16, 2016 / 06:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A significant upgrade to a landmark religious freedom law passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday afternoon.
Man Pleads Guilty To Forcibly Removing Airline Passenger's Hijab
The Religion Clause - May 16, 2016 at 6:05 am According to a Justice Department press release, on Friday a 37-year old North Carolina man pleaded guilty to one count of using force or the threat of force to intentionally...
Prayer Corner: May 16, 2016
CatholicMom.com - May 16, 2016 at 6:00 am
Welcome to the CatholicMom.com Prayer Corner!
In this space, readers are invited to share their prayer intentions and give thanks for prayers answered. When requesting prayer,...
Ecumenism, remembrance, peace on pope's agenda for Armenia
Franciscan Media - May 16, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ecumenical relations, the memory of past suffering and prayers for a future of peace form the framework for Pope Francis' itinerary when he visits Armenia...
Recent Articles of Interest
The Religion Clause - May 16, 2016 at 6:00 am From SSRN:
Shivaraj S. Huchhanavar, Introduction to Traditional and Modern Natural Law Theories, (May 5, 2016).
Brett G. Scharffs, Religious Majorities and Restrictions on...
Governor praised for signing bill to ban dismemberment abortions
Franciscan Media - May 16, 2016 at 6:00 am MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CNS) -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley May 12 signed into law a bill to protect unborn children from dismemberment abortions, a measure that "is starting to...
Marching for life with joy, enthusiasm and faith in our hearts
Catholic Herald - May 16, 2016 at 5:59 am Although the beautiful sunshine mirrored the joy and enthusiasm of the thousands descending upon Birmingham’s Victoria Square, the cold wind recalled the serious reason for our...
Vatican officials downplay speculation on women deacons
Catholic Culture - World News - May 16, 2016 at 5:45 am Two Vatican officials downplayed speculation occasioned by Pope Francis’s call for the establishment of a commission to study women deacons-- “above all with regard to the ...
Against death penalty, Pfizer bans drug sales for lethal injections
EWTN - US Latest News - May 16, 2016 at 5:39 am New York City, N.Y., May 16, 2016 / 05:39 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The drug company Pfizer has announced it will no longer sell drugs for
use in lethal injections because it objects...
The First Comes Last
Dominicana - May 16, 2016 at 5:30 am “The first in the order of intention is the last in the order of execution.” This philosophical principle, drilled into the minds of all aspiring Aristotelians, can seem at first...
Pentecost Monday 2016
New Liturgical Movement - May 16, 2016 at 5:30 am On this day all the nations saw incredible things in the city of David, when the Holy Spirit came down in fiery tongues, as Luke, one who discoursed of God, declared. For he...
US bishops respond to new transgender guidelines
EWTN - US Latest News - May 16, 2016 at 5:23 am Washington D.C., May 16, 2016 / 05:23 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- As an alternative to the "deeply disturbing" new federal guidance on
transgender regulations for schools, the U.S....
Pope Francis: the Holy Spirit allows our life to be united to Jesus' life
Catholic Culture - World News - May 16, 2016 at 5:20 am Reflecting on Christ’s saying that “if you love me, you will keep my commandments,” Pope Francis told the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his May 15 ...
Books blog: Catholics need to talk loudly and proudly about Mary
Catholic Herald - May 16, 2016 at 5:08 am For Catholics who don’t have ready (or perhaps any) answers for the teachings of their faith, the Catholic Truth Society has produced a series of very useful booklets at £2.50...
Pope Francis: missionary work is an �immense work of mercy'
Catholic Culture - World News - May 16, 2016 at 5:05 am The Holy See Press Office has released Pope Francis’s message for the 90th World Mission Sunday, which will take place on October 23.
Entitled “Missionary Church, Witness of ...
�We were made to be God's children,' Pope preaches at Pentecost Mass
Catholic Culture - World News - May 16, 2016 at 4:53 am Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of Pentecost Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 15 and preached that “the central purpose of Jesus’ mission, which culminated in the ...
Imitate the Lord's �piety' toward the suffering, Pope tells jubilee pilgrims
Catholic Culture - World News - May 16, 2016 at 4:38 am On May 14, Pope Francis held his sixth special Saturday audience for pilgrims who have come to Rome for the extraordinary jubilee year of mercy.
“In our continuing catechesis for...
