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News Anchor: Boyfriend Forced Me to Have Abortion, Threatened to Kill Me if I Didn’t
LifeNews.com - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:44 am Roxanna Haynes, a TV meteorologist and former Fox and CBS reporter, has told police that her ex-boyfriend forced her to abort their baby and then, a week later, choked her, the...
Arriving at Amen: Seven Catholic Prayers That Even I Can Offer [Book]
Brandon Vogt - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:41 am
Arriving at Amen: Seven Catholic Prayers That Even I Can Offer by Leah Libresco (Ave Maria Press, 2015)
Atheist convert Leah Libresco is well-known for her sharp...
The Economics of Faith
CatholicMom.com - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:30 am
Russ Roberts, a professor of Economics, conducts interviews each week with experts in a variety of fields in his podcast EconTalk. Economics is often the topic, but just as often...
Pope Francis is a more influential tweeter than President Obama, study shows
Catholic Herald - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:20 am A study of the Twitter accounts of world leaders and their retweet rates, US President Barack Obama has the most Twitter followers, but Pope Francis’s @Pontifex is the more...
Egypt: Muslims Donate Money to Build Coptic Church Dedicated to the Virgin Mary
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:16 am A Muslim community in Egypt has donated money for the building of new Coptic Church. According to Fides News Agency, Muslims from the Governorate of Al Manufiyya, located in...
How does the Washington Post frame its gay-marriage story? Take a guess
GetReligion - Apr 28, 2015 at 8:00 am
The Washington Post plays a classic Frame Game in its advance story yesterday on the Supreme Court's plans to consider making same-sex marriage a basic right.
Ostensibly, the...
10 Reasons a Tattoo of Your Baby on Your Face is a Great Idea
Creative Minority Report - Apr 28, 2015 at 7:59 am A father got a tattoo of his baby's face on the side of his face. And I'm thinking this is so awesome for so many reasons.1) You won't have to keep a picture of your baby in your...
Faith in the center ring: how Ringling Brothers ministers to Catholics under the big top
The Deacon's Bench - Apr 28, 2015 at 7:53 am CNS’s Chaz Muth and Tyler Osborn have produced this lively look at one of the most unusual ministries in the Church. Check it out (and check out that chasuble!): The Arlington...
Cor Unum Sending $100,000 to Nepal as Expression of Pope Francis' Spiritual Closeness
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 28, 2015 at 7:39 am Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has undertaken to send a first contribution of $100,000 for aid to the...
“Cor Unum” to send 100,000 dollars to earthquake-stricken Nepal
News.va - Apr 28, 2015 at 7:35 am
Vatican City, 28 April 2015 (VIS) – Following the earthquake that struck the territory of Nepal with extraordinary vehemence last weekend, the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”...
Blessings When the Eucharist Is Exposed
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:54 am Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: I seemed to have learned in the...
Lebanese cardinal: Christian exodus weakens moderate Islam
Catholic Herald - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:38 am The exodus of Christians from the Middle East — due to wars, conflicts, socio-economic crises and persecution — will weaken moderate Islam “which, thanks to the Islamic-Christian...
Science and Miracles
Dominicana - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:30 am On June 20th, 2013, Giovanni Giudici, the Bishop of Pavia, pronounced the cure of Danila Castelli to be miraculous, 24 years after her pilgrimage to Lourdes. Her cure, and the 68...
Jewish Sheriff's Office Employee Sues Alleging Religious Discrimination and Harassment
The Religion Clause - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:18 am The Florida ACLU announced yesterday that it has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Jewish employee of the Collier County, Florida Sheriff's Office alleging religious...
Pope Francis: humble prayer is key to discernment
News.va - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:15 am (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said Mass on Tuesday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. Speaking to the congregation following the readings of the day...
Kentucky Court Says Businesss May Refuse To Print Gay Pride T-Shirts
The Religion Clause - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:15 am In Hands On Originals, Inc. v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, (KY Cir. Ct., April 27, 2015), a Kentucky state trial court, reversing an order of a county...
The Paschal Troparion in French
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:13 am Here is a nice arrangement by Iliya Galadza of the Paschal Troparion, translated into French.Le Christ est resuscité des morts; par la mort Il a vaincu la mort. A ces qui sont...
Suit Challenges Library's Rules For Use of Conference Rooms
The Religion Clause - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:05 am Yesterday, Liberty Counsel announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Conference Room Policy of the Wake County, North Carolina Public Library. The Policy...
Tech Talk App Review: Scriptural Rosary by Valent Richie
CatholicMom.com - Apr 28, 2015 at 6:00 am I am pleased to offer a review of the Scriptural Rosary app, available on iTunes (not yet for Android).
Easy to learn, simple to use
This is an app that gets right to the point....
