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Hebdo & PEN, the Archbishop & the Quran
Commonweal - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:00 pm The Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Luz said this week he will stop inking images of the prophet Muhammad, explaining that it no longer interests him: “I got tired of it, just like I got...
Abortion Clinic That Killed Four Women in Botched Abortions Loses License, Fined $50,000
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:57 pm The Pro-Life Action League has just obtained documents revealing that the Illinois Department of Public Health has fined a notorious Chicago abortion clinic $50,000 and revoked...
Not so fast—Supreme Court orders a new trial that could stop feds from forcing Catholics to obey HHS mandate
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:43 pm The Supreme Court has said Catholic groups in Michigan and Tennessee will have a new trial and new hope for victory.
Walking With Others: the Nostra Aetate Conference at CUA
USCCB Media Blog - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:41 pm By Father John Crossin
The Second Vatican Council’s document on interreligious relations—Nostra Aetate—was one of the last of the Council's documents to appear, one of the...
Montana governor: I support telemed abortions ‘to expand access to health-care services’
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:33 pm A study last year found that telemed abortions lead to greater rates of complications for women than traditional abortion
Hispanic parents enlist youth for parish ministries
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:32 pm GREEN BAY — Juanita Fiscal and her husband, Julio Zúñiga, enrolled in the Discípulos de Cristo lay formation program, sponsored by the Diocese of Green Bay, three years ago. As...
New bill would strip federal courts’ ability to redefine marriage
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:27 pm 'My bill would stop the court from destroying traditional marriage and preserve the votes of millions of voters in states that have passed bans on same sex marriage,' says GOP...
Director of Casa ALBA Melanie has an exit plan
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:22 pm GREEN BAY — Since opening its doors in February 2012, Casa ALBA Melanie, a Hispanic community resource center in the heart of Green Bay, has been a beehive of activity.
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Anchorage to ordain six new deacons Friday
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:06 pm From The Catholic Anchor newspaper: After five years of formation, six men are on the cusp of the moment when Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz will lay his hands on their heads...
Mary’s Boy Gone Missing
CatholicMom.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 2:00 pm Editor’s note: We’re pleased to share Chris Stepien’s news of his recently-released novel, Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah, centering on the Finding of Jesus in the...
Appleton parishes team up for Habitat for Humanity’s Catholic Build
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:56 pm APPLETON — Appleton Catholics are putting their faith into practice as they provide a local family with a new house through the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity....
Church workers in contested Sudanese border region launch peace efforts
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:47 pm ABYEI — Catholic workers in the contested region of Abyei say the world has lost interest in the unresolved border feud between Sudan and South Sudan, so they are launching new...
Time for confession
OSV Daily Take - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:34 pm Frequent reconciliation has strengthened my faith, family and marriage
Gloria Steinem pushes abortion at Wisconsin Catholic college, bishop rebukes college
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:15 pm ‘Who owns women’s bodies, who says we can’t control our own reproductive lives?’ she asked her Catholic audience at St. Norbert College.
Newman Society Pres: Catholic Education Becoming 'Battleground' for Religious Freedom
Catholic Education Daily - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:12 pm Catholic education has swiftly become a “battleground” for religious freedom as the federal government relentlessly pushes for the redefinition of marriage, Cardinal Newman...
Philadelphia monsignor ordered back behind bars
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:09 pm View image | gettyimages.com Details: A high-ranking Catholic church official in Philadelphia was ordered back to prison on Thursday following the reinstatement of his conviction...
Pope Francis meets with Cusillos in Christianity movement
News.va - Apr 30, 2015 at 1:00 pm (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday evening in the Paul VI Hall greeted the Cusillos in Christianity movement who are in Rome for their European meeting and who are...
Northern Ireland’s health minister resigns after backlash over remarks criticizing gay parenting
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:51 pm MLA Jim Wells says his family has faced nasty, threatening, and abusive condemnation.
Five Things To Remember On April 30
USCCB Media Blog - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:48 pm 1. Anticipation for Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment is building.
2. Speaking of the environment, the Catholic Climate Covenant is encouraging people to take the St....
Pope Francis planning to visit Fatima in 2017, local bishop announces
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:48 pm Fatima, Portugal, Apr 30, 2015 / 11:48 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In 2017, Pope Francis plans to travel to Fatima, said Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fátima in a...
