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Pope Francis planning to visit Fatima in 2017, local bishop announces
EWTN - World Catholic News - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:48 pm Fatima, Portugal, Apr 30, 2015 / 12:48 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- In 2017, Pope Francis plans to travel to Fatima, said Bishop António
Augusto dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fátima in a...
Being Christian is service, not ‘makeup’ for a pretty soul, pope says
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:46 pm "To be Christian is to do what Jesus did -- serve," he said in a homily April 30 during Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Sign the Pledge in Solidarity to Defend Marriage
Big C Catholics - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:41 pm As the Supreme Court of the United States considers same-sex marriage prominent Christian leaders from numerous denominations have signed the following pledge in defense of...
McNaughton urges supporters to back Patrick Brown as PC leadership vote nears
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:34 pm ‘The choice is clear,’ he says. ‘It’s the establishment versus someone who truly is going to reform the PC party and listen to its members, and that is Patrick Brown.’
Nova Scotia lawyers must pay Christian law school $70,000 for legal costs
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:16 pm Trinity Western’s next legal test comes June 1, when it will challenge in Ontario court a decision by the Ontario law society to reject TWU law grads.
Woman 36 Weeks Pregnant Pays $25,000 to Have Abortion of Disabled Baby
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm Yahoo Parenting writer Rachel Bertsche asks, “‘What Kind of Mother Is 8 Months Pregnant and Wants an Abortion?’
The question is soon answered as Bertsche recounts the story of a...
Dutch court allows family to euthanize incapacitated 80-year-old woman against doctor’s protest
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:06 pm Critics fear this case feels dangerously like a step towards the recognition of a sort of independent authority who would take life and death decisions for the mentally...
New Evangelization Symposium held in Manitowoc
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 12:02 pm MANITOWOC — Julianne Stanz cut right to the chase when describing Marcel LeJeune, the featured speaker for “New Evangelization Symposium 2015: Journeying with Christ as a Way of...
Bishops praise Knights of Columbus for work to support church teachings
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:56 am GREEN BAY — Standing as devoted defenders of the faith and supporters of the new evangelization are two of the most important tasks facing the Knights of Columbus now and in the...
Schimmels takes life one day at time
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:52 am LUXEMBURG — Don Schimmels says he’s never looked for any kind of glory, never likes to draw attention to himself — unless it’s with one of the good-natured stories he enjoys...
Fr. Michael Clifford, senior priest known as ‘great preacher,’ dies
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:48 am ALLOUEZ — Fr. Michael Clifford was a “great preacher, who was loved by many people” said his longtime friend, Fr. Terry La Combe. Fr. Clifford, 82, died April 23.
Priesthood ran...
Texas Legislator: Pro-Life Men are Misogynists Because They Oppose Abortion “They Don’t Do Laundry”
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:47 am Once again, a male legislator is being labeled a woman-hater for daring to defend unborn babies.
Texas Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) proposed an addition to House Bill 2510,...
An encounter with the Lord
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:40 am “There was no horse.” We all remember the story, heard last Friday (April 24) in the first reading, when Saul encounters Christ on the road to Damascus (Acts 9-20). Saul, “...
Emmaus Program to certify four lay ministers
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:37 am GREEN BAY — Bishop David Ricken will lead a Celebration Liturgy to Certify the Emmaus Program Ministerial Leaders on Sunday, May 3, 4 p.m., at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 2270 S...
Justices Kennedy and Ginsburg Argue Against Same-Sex Marriage
Catholic Vote - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:31 am On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, which will go down in history as either the next Roe v. Wade or the next Dred Scott, depending on how...
Bizarre Kellerism debate: Was Bobby Ross Jr. calling for bias in favor of Jeffrey Dahmer?
GetReligion - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:30 am Every week or two -- either in private emails, on Twitter or perhaps in our comments pages -- I get involved in a debate with a reader about an issue that's at the heart of...
What you won’t hear from the media and gay activists about same-sex ‘marriage’
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:20 am Despite popular rumor, marriage can be defended through recognition of social, physical, psychological, and natural law sciences. And redefining it cannot.
Miracle in Nepal as 4-Month-Old Baby Found Buried Alive in the Rubble After 22 Hours
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:15 am Out of the tragedy in Nepal as a horrific earthquake has claimed the lives of thousands of people comes the uplifting news that a 4-month-old baby was found buried alive in the...
Congress to vote on law that ‘takes away our right in Catholic schools’ to teach faith
LifeSiteNews - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:07 am 'We’re being forced to diminish our Catholic identity and what we believe in favor of the government’s ideology,' lamented Tom Burnford, education secretary for the Archdiocese of...
Young Men Breaking Free: Tools to Combat Porn Addiction in Our Homes
CatholicMom.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 11:00 am Editor’s note: Today, we welcome a guest article by Steve Wood of www.dads.org. We thank Steve for sharing this important information with our readers. Lisa
Young Men Breaking...
