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The 100 Years War: The Church and Communism
Crisis Magazine - Church - Oct 16, 2017 at 3:00 am
The past 100 years from 1917 to 2017 have been an encapsulation of the protoevangelium, when God told the serpent “I will put enmity between you and the woman.” This 100-years-...
Pope Francis canonises 35 new saints
Catholic Herald - Oct 16, 2017 at 2:55 am Pope Francis has canonised 35 new saints, nearly all of them martyrs. The latest saints were proclaimed Sunday during a Mass celebrated by the Pope in St Peter’s Square and...
After 883 years, Cistercian monastery to close in Germany
Catholic Herald - Oct 16, 2017 at 2:11 am A Cistercian monastery that’s existed for almost 900 years in what is now western Germany is closing down for good, due to a shortage of monks. The Himmerod Abbey, founded in 1134...
Sako: the risk of a Kurdistan-Iraq war holds back the return of Christians
Vatican Insider - Oct 16, 2017 at 2:10 am Fundraising and the mobilization of international associations is not enough to ensure continuity to the Christian presence in the Middle East. First of all, we need political...
Against slavery and trafficking in persons
Vatican Insider - Oct 16, 2017 at 2:00 am Trafficking in human beings, forced labor, prostitution, trade in organs.... In the world, there are at least 40/45 million people (70% are women and 25% children) who are slaves...
Vertigenous Perspective
Dominicana - Oct 16, 2017 at 1:00 am What is being? Is it the peeling paint on the walls of the world? Or is it the backbone of everything? What do you think? A recent philosopher gave the answer that “the occurrence...
Sharing the Word for October 16, 2017 – Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time – Year 1
Franciscan Media - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
October 16, 2017
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Romans 1:1-7
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Virgin Mary appears to Hindu schoolchildren in India, miracles reported
Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am Both Hindu and Catholic schoolchildren in India claim to have witnessed
an apparition of Christ and several appearances of the Virgin Mary ...
U.S. drills for mass evacuation of Americans from South Korea, but denies war is coming
Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am The military has started an exercise to practice the evacuation of American civilians from Korea. The exercise, which is sure to be seen as a ...
Sorry, there's no science to support 'transgender therapy' for kids
Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am Children who struggle to match their gender identity with their biological sex should not be pushed into transgender therapies, but given treatments ...
Martin Luther would be horrified - The reformer had no intention of creating the world we see today
Catholic Online - Featured News - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am Archbishop Chaput of the Diocese of Philadelphia discusses the unintended consequences of Martin Luther's actions.
Books That Rocked My World: St. Patrick's “Confessio”
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 am C.S. Lewis once said, “It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” We recently asked our writing...
New era of Coptic martyrs: RNS dives into big questions about a deadly serious subject
GetReligion - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:33 pm Lots of news stories -- big ones and everyday ones -- are haunted by religious themes (and even factual material) that mainstream reporters skate right past. Here at GetReligion,...
What is Happening at Mass?
Integrated Catholic Life - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:04 pm As many Catholics know, the Second Vatican Council famously referred to the liturgy as the “source and summit of the Christian life.” And following the prompts of the great...
Why not go to Ireland next summer? Plan your trip for the World Meeting of Families
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm Join the pope in Dublin, but stay a few days longer to see the country.The World Meeting of Families will be held in Dublin, Ireland, next August, and it is expected to draw...
Did you know Muslims pray in a similar way to some Christians?
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm Prostrations, prayers rugs and fixed times of prayer are all traits of Christian devotion, though the prayers themselves are very different.Islam was born in the 7th century in...
Why you should consider becoming a “flexitarian”
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm Pope Francis supports the idea of being a "vegetarian with benefits," but there are many more reasons to choose it.I never knew there was a term for this, but apparently, I’m a...
Is “Swedish Death Cleaning” the latest decluttering fad?
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm If Kondo-ing hasn't worked for you, this way of simplifying just might.I desperately hope this is the new trend in minimalism. “Swedish death cleaning” is the most metal name ever...
Archaeologists find ancient board games popular among biblical Canaanites
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm Clay and animal bone playing pieces were found in the Philistine city of Gath, hometown of Goliath.What did ancient Canaanites do for fun? According to the latest issue of...
300th anniversary of Our Lady of Aparecida
Aleteia - Oct 15, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: October 16, 2017Light streams into the smoke-filled sanctuary as thousands of Catholic faithful join together to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Our Lady of...
