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Armenian Christians Sue In Turkey To Regain Church Property
The Religion Clause - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:12 am In Turkey yesterday, the Armenian Christian church filed suit in Turkey's Constitutional Court seeking to regain ownership of its historic headquarters, the Catholicosate of the...
Atheist Group Sues Pennsylvania Transit System Over Refusal To Accept Ad
The Religion Clause - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:05 am The ACLU of Pennsylvania announced that it has filed suit on behalf of an atheist group against the County of Lacawana Transit System (COLTS) over its advertising policy. The...
Tech Talk: TKTS, NYC on Sale
CatholicMom.com - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:00 am New York City is one of those places that fits the old saying: “It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” Actually, I might not mind living there, if I could...
Small Church Brings RLUIPA Suit Against Kansas County
The Religion Clause - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:00 am AP reports that the 15-member Liberty Baptist Church in Crawford County, Kansas on Monday filed a RLUIPA lawsuit against the county which has twice denied the church a conditional...
Catholics join efforts to heal, move forward in Baltimore
Franciscan Media - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:00 am
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- As the city cleaned up after a night of riots,
looting and fires following the funeral of Freddie Gray, Archbishop
William E. Lori said the church's place is...
Catholic groups prepare for pope's ecology encyclical
Franciscan Media - Apr 29, 2015 at 6:00 am
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Few papal encyclicals have been as eagerly awaited as Pope Francis' upcoming statement on the environment.
While no date other than early summer for its...
General Audience: On Marriage
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:44 am Here is the translation of the Holy Father's address during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square. * * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning!
After having...
Pope meets with Ecuador's president
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:32 am Pope Francis met privately on April 28 with President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, who was in Rome attending a workshop on climate change sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of ...
Revere and have compassion on the poor, Pope says in video appeal
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:27 am In a video message to homeless actors at a performance that took place under the auspices of the Diocese of Rome's Caritas organization, Pope Francis called for compassion on the...
Religious Liberty Is Not Enough
Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:25 am
I want to thank those who took the time to respond to my recent article, “Why Religious Liberty Arguments Aren’t Working.” Our focus at the Ruth Institute is crafting sound...
Vatican Burns with Global Warming Enthusiasm
Crisis Magazine - Church - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:20 am
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences had its one-day global warming conference. Not unlike a certain synod, it ended with the issuing of an anticlimactic pre-prepared climatic...
Pope laments broken marriage bonds, calls for equal pay for equal work
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:11 am Continuing his catechesis on the family during his April 29 general audience, Pope Francis lamented the decline of marriage and said that men and women should be compensated...
Chief Rabbi of Rome: Pope Francis Will Visit Synagogue Soon
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:10 am Riccardo Di Segni, the Chief Rabbi of Rome, confirmed that Pope Francis will soon visit the Synagogue of Rome. In an interview with Vatican Insider, Rabbi Di Segni visited the...
Will youth inevitably support same-sex marriage? These activists say nope
EWTN - US Latest News - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:08 am Washington D.C., Apr 29, 2015 / 05:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Marriage defense advocates of diverse ages and backgrounds rallied
outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on...
The Feast of St Peter Martyr - Guest Article by Dr Donald Prudlo
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:02 am We are very grateful to Dr Donald Prudlo, Associate Professor of Ancient and Medieval History at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, for sharing with us this...
Victory for Nashville Dominicans, other Catholic entities against HHS mandate
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:01 am Without comment, the United States Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that the Michigan Catholic Conference and other Catholic entities...
Daily Gospel Reflection for April 29, 2015
CatholicMom.com - Apr 29, 2015 at 5:00 am
Today’s Gospel: John 12:44-50
Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Jesus declares His unity with the Father in Heaven in today’s Gospel, boldly...
Kentucky court upholds right of business to refuse to print gay pride T-shirts
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 29, 2015 at 4:47 am In 2012, Hands On Originals, a business in Lexington, Kentucky, refused to print gay pride T-shirts. Two years later, the city's Human Rights Commission ruled that the company had...
President Correa: "We Await The Pope's Visit to Ecuador With Joy"
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 29, 2015 at 4:42 am President Rafael Correa of Ecuador ended his visit to Rome on Tuesday night. He came to take part in an international symposium on the environment held in the Vatican and...
Boring politics leads to the magic-wand politics of Ukip and the SNP
Catholic Herald - Apr 29, 2015 at 4:39 am So far, so very boring, and only ten days or so to go. The general election campaign here in Britain has proved to be dull, and there is little chance of it catching fire in these...
